‎By Ahmed Akanbi

‎Kwara State University, KWASU, Malete, has dismissed a viral online report alleging that its workers are not benefiting from the new N100,000 minimum wage approved by the Kwara State Government.

‎The university described the publication as “false, misleading, and spurious.”

‎In a statement by the Director of University Relations, Professor Saeedat Aliyu, KWASU said all categories of staff are paid in full and at par with their counterparts in federal universities.

‎“We pay full minimum wage,” the statement stressed, adding that teaching, non-teaching, and technology staff of KWASU “receive salaries and entitlements in line with approved university salary structures.”

‎The management faulted the report for claiming that Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s minimum wage announcement was a “publicity stunt,” saying the writers failed to verify their facts before publication.

‎The university clarified that the workers referenced in the viral report are not on its payroll.

‎“Those individuals are part-time workers engaged by private owners of student hostels within and around the university community. Such workers are neither employed nor remunerated by the institution,” Aliyu stated.

‎KWASU said the AbdulRazaq administration has sustained its commitment to the university through funding that has improved academic standards, infrastructure, and research output.

‎The institution urged the public to disregard the report, insisting it misrepresents both the employment status of those cited and the university’s wage policy.

‎“The public should be guided accordingly,” the statement concluded.