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By Gabriel Dike
The management of Modibbo Adama University, Yola, Adamawa State, has suspended the payment of Consolidated Academic Tool Allowances (CATA) allowance to academic staff in the institution.
The decision was conveyed in a circular dated May 18th, 2026 and signed by the university Bursar, Haniel Ayuka, addressed to all academic staff and copied the vice chancellor, deputy VC admin/academic, provost, registrar, internal auditor, university librarian, deans, ASUU chairman and head, payroll.
The one-page circular, titled: “Suspension of CATA Allowance Payment” is generating ripples amongst the university academic staff.
The university management recalled that the minister of education in a letter addressed to vice chancellors directed them to source funds from their respective Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and use it for the payment of CATA allowance to deserving academic staff with effect from January 2026.
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“You are aware, this university has been paying the CATA allowance as directed with effect from January 2026 from its IGR. The cash backing however has not been made available up till this moment.
“Consequently, the university is unable to sustain the continued payment of the CATA allowance and will henceforth suspend the payment till the Federal Government of Nigeria sends the necessary cash backing. The suspension takes effect this May 2026,” the circular stated.
Several federal universities are facing the same challenges with vice chancellors struggling to pay the CATA allowance from their IGR.
The failure of the Federal Government to make funds available is one of the major reasons ASUU is currently agitating.
The union has debunked the claim by the Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa that the Federal Government has met ASUU’s demands and does expect them to embark on another industrial action.
