The Implementation Monitoring Committee (IMC) on the Consolidated Non-Teaching Tools Allowance (CONTTA) has assured non-teaching staff in federal polytechnics and colleges of education that the long-awaited implementation table is expected to be released by Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
The assurance was given by the IMC Chairman, Senator Tejuosho, during a virtual meeting with representatives of affected unions on Monday, November 2.
The meeting was attended by officials of the Senior Staff Union of Colleges of Education Nigeria (SSUCOEN), the Senior Academic and Non-Academic Staff of Polytechnics (SANIP), the Non-Teaching Staff Union of Polytechnics (NOTSUP), the National Association of Academic Technologists, Polytechnics (NASU Polytechnics) and NASU Colleges of Education.
CONTTA is designed to compensate non-teaching employees for the tools, equipment and materials required to perform their duties in technical institutions.
The allowance has been a longstanding demand of the affected unions. Expectations rose on October 13, 2026, when the Minister of Education formally announced the release of funds during a ceremony.
However, subsequent checks by union officials indicated that the funds had not been disbursed, leaving workers waiting for payment weeks after the announcement.
Unions express frustration over CONTTA delay
During Monday’s meeting, Comrade Peters Adeyemi (JP), National General Secretary of one of the affected unions, expressed frustration over the delay.
Adeyemi described the situation as a series of unfulfilled promises, noting that workers had been waiting in good faith since the ministerial announcement.
He urged the IMC leadership to work with the unions to intensify pressure on the relevant government agencies and ensure that the outstanding processes were completed.
He also called for a clear and credible explanation of the delay, given the expectations created by the October announcement.
Tejuosho gives November 4 timeline
Responding to the concerns, Senator Tejuosho appealed to the unions to remain patient and promised to personally monitor the outstanding processes.
The IMC chairman said he would travel to Abuja on Tuesday, November 3, to engage the relevant agencies and push for progress ahead of the Wednesday deadline.
He disclosed that the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission had given indications that the implementation table would be ready by November 4.
A national leader of one of the affected unions also said a separate conversation with a director at the commission during the previous week had produced a similar assurance.
Why the CONTTA implementation table matters
The implementation table is expected to specify the allowance payable to each category of non-teaching staff, including the relevant salary grades, scales and payment figures.
According to the information provided by the unions, the document is required before the next stages of the payment process can proceed.
Once it is released, the relevant circulars and spending authorisations can be processed through the Budget Office and the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation.
The process is expected to lead to payment processing through the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), followed by disbursement to eligible workers.
Workers await actual payment
Although the IMC chairman’s assurance has provided a fresh timeline, non-teaching staff are still waiting for the implementation table and the subsequent payment process to be completed.
The November 4 date is an expected release deadline, not confirmation that workers will receive the allowance on that day.
For employees of federal polytechnics and colleges of education, the next step is the release of the implementation table, which would allow the relevant agencies to proceed with the payment arrangements.
