The Federal Government has released the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance (CATA) for academic staff in federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, covering the period from January to August 2026.
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Wednesday shortly after inaugurating the Ministerial Committee on Accreditation.
CATA is a financial allowance designed to assist academic staff with the purchase of essential tools and materials needed for teaching, research and other academic activities.
According to the minister, the payment was made in line with the provisions of the 2025 Federal Government–Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) agreement. He reaffirmed the government’s commitment to implementing the agreement.
Alausa announced that the full CATA allocation for the eight-month period had been released to all federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, adding that the institutions had been notified to commence payments to eligible academic staff.
He said: “The Office of the Minister of Education is happy to announce that the full CATA payment has now been released by the Federal Government from January to August 2026 to all universities, all polytechnics and colleges of education.”
The minister further disclosed that the payment process for non-academic staff was also ongoing.
The development is expected to provide financial support to academic workers in meeting some of the costs associated with their teaching and research responsibilities.
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