Delta approves new salary structure for lecturers

Delta Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has approved a new salary structure for academic staff of the state-owned universities from August 2026.

The Governor also said the new salary structure for non-academic staff and workers in other tertiary institutions would take effect from September.

Oborevwori stated these during the swearing-in of the newly appointed Auditor-General of the state, Mr Emasogbe Matthew Oghene and the inauguration of the Governing Councils of the University of Delta, Agbor; Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba; and Southern Delta University, Ozoro.

He said the four state-owned universities had expanded their academic programmes to include professional courses such as medicine, law, nursing and accounting.

The Governor said the salary adjustment was part of efforts to support the state’s tertiary education sector and improve conditions for academic and non-academic staff.

He added that student enrolment had risen from about 50,000 in 2023 to more than 100,000 in 2026.

The enrolment figure has also been reported by the State Government in recent education-sector briefings.

Oborevwori noted that the academic calendar of the universities had not been disrupted by staff strikes or student unrest in 17 years, describing the development as evidence of the state government’s commitment to stable academic activities.

He described the state as an emerging education hub in Nigeria, saying his administration is committed to repositioning the state-owned universities as centres of excellence. NigeriaTourism Info

He charged the newly inaugurated councils to pursue policies that would strengthen corporate governance, improve institutional efficiency and position the universities for sustainable growth.

He said the councils, as the highest policy-making bodies of the institutions, must ensure regular meetings, collective responsibility, transparency and accountability, while ensuring that the universities operated strictly in accordance with their enabling laws.

Muoboghare called for the establishment of a Higher Education Endowment Fund to provide sustainable funding for tertiary institutions to enable them to compete favourably with their counterparts globally.