The Cameroonian government has announced the transfer of more than FCFA 1 billion to support payments to university lecturers under a special financial allowance programme.
According to a September 28 press review, the Ministry of Higher Education announced that FCFA 1,028,995,000 was transferred on September 25 for 1,300 university lecturers under the second-quarter special financial allocation.
The payments form part of broader measures concerning financial support for teaching staff in Cameroon’s state universities.
The same report indicated that payment operations were continuing for other beneficiaries.
The issue of payments to university lecturers has remained a significant subject in Cameroon’s higher-education sector, with recent media reports closely following government measures addressing outstanding financial obligations.