The Pen Resource University (PRU), Gombe, has announced a salary increment for all categories of staff, the increment, which ranges from 25% to 35%, is aimed at cushioning the effects of the fuel subsidy removal.
The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the council, Dr Sani Jauro disclosed this at the weekend during the second matriculation ceremony of 334 students admitted by the university.
He said the gesture is one of the initiatives by the university to show concern about the welfare of its staff and management in the face of the current economic hardships in the country.
Dr Jauro added that it is expected that the salary increment will help to boost staff morale and motivation which will, in turn, improve productivity at the institution.
“The council of the university is aware of what everybody is going through and has approved the upward review of our salaries. All our staff, from the cleaners to Lecturer I, will receive a 25 percent salary increase, senior lecturers and readers will get a 30 percent increase, and the Professors are going to get a 35 percent salary increase.
“This salary review has been approved and will be implemented from this October,” he said.
The pro-chancellor further disclosed that the salary review included the staff of the Nursery, Primary, and Secondary section of the Pen Resource Academy.
He said, “All staff of the academy, from the cleaners up to the headteacher, principal, and head of admin as well as every other staff will receive a 25 percent salary increase.
He urged the staff to rededicate themselves to their duties and work for the actualisation of the goal of the University, which is to become one of the top 10 universities in Nigeria.
Dr Jauro appreciated the staff and management of the institutions for their commitment to placing the university and the academy on a developmental pedestal.
