A Promise Made, A Promise Kept: Securing Staff Welfare and Academic Stability in Our Tertiary Institutions. For too long, unresolved agreements and industrial disputes have disrupted academic calendars, forcing students to spend five, six or even seven years completing four-year programmes. Following our landmark ASUU Agreement, today we took another decisive step towards ending this cycle. I am pleased to have unveiled 12 Federal Government Agreements with Academic and Non-Academic Staff Unions across universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, covering ASUP, COEASU, SSANU, NASU, NAAT, SSANIP, NOTSUP and SSUCOEN. Like the ASUU Agreement, the 12 agreements introduce the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance (CATA) and Consolidated Non-Teaching Tools Allowance (CONTTA), effective 1 January 2026, with strengthened oversight to ensure full implementation. Beyond staff welfare, these agreements will support uninterrupted learning, more effective institutional management and improved academic stability. Together with our proposed Nigeria Higher Education Ranking and Assessment Classification (NHERAC), we are laying the foundation for stronger, more accountable tertiary institutions. I commend the unions and the negotiating committee, chaired by Alhaji Yayale Ahmed, CFR, and thank President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for his leadership in making this milestone possible. Our goal is simple: better-supported staff, better-run institutions and students who graduate on time. A four-year course must be a four-year course. A promise made. A promise kept. #RenewedHope #NESRI #EducationReform