President Bola Tinubu says his administration has commenced moves to review the conditions of service and remuneration of university staff across the country, in line with prevailing economic realities and the need to improve the quality of teaching, research and learning in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions.

Tinubu made this known on Monday at the 49th Convocation Ceremony of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State.

The President said the proposed review was aimed at addressing long-standing welfare concerns of university workers, while creating an enabling environment for academic excellence and global competitiveness in the nation’s higher education sector.

According to him, improved remuneration and working conditions for academic and non-academic staff would contribute significantly to enhanced productivity, stability and innovation within Nigerian universities.

Tinubu reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to dialogue as the most effective means of achieving lasting industrial peace in tertiary institutions, stressing that engagement with stakeholders remained central to government policy.

He emphasised the importance of mutual respect, trust and sustained collaboration between the Federal Government and university staff unions, noting that adversarial approaches often disrupt academic calendars and undermine learning outcomes.

The President, who was represented at the event by the former Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Kabir Bala, assured the university community that his administration was determined to reposition the education sector as a catalyst for national development.

He urged university administrators, staff and students to work collectively in support of reforms that would strengthen the integrity, relevance and global standing of Nigerian universities.

According to the reports the convocation ceremony attracted top government officials, academics, traditional rulers and other stakeholders in the education sector.