KASU-ASUU Strike: Kaduna Gov Approves 2025 Salary Agreement for Lecturers

Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has approved the implementation of the 2025 Federal Government-Academic Staff Union of Universities (FGN-ASUU) salary agreement for academic staff of Kaduna State University (KASU), effective from October 2026.

The approval comes amid an ongoing industrial dispute between the Kaduna State Government and the KASU chapter of ASUU, which has progressed from a warning strike to an indefinite strike over unresolved demands.

The Commissioner of Education, Prof Abubakar Sambo, announced the government’s decision at a press briefing in Kaduna on Friday.

Sambo said the approval followed the report and recommendations of a nine-member Government-KASU/ASUU Negotiation Committee constituted by Sani to review the union’s demands and recommend a “fair and sustainable framework” for their implementation.

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According to him, the approved package gives effect to provisions of the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement, including the revised Consolidated University Academic Salary Structure (CONUASS), Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance (CATA) and other applicable salary adjustments and allowances.

The development follows weeks of tension at KASU over the implementation of the agreement and other conditions of service.

ASUU-KASU had earlier issued a two-week ultimatum to the government and university authorities, threatening industrial action if its demands were not addressed.

The union subsequently embarked on a two-week warning strike before escalating the action to an indefinite strike, insisting that several of its grievances remained unresolved.

Among the issues raised by the union were implementation of the 25 and 35 per cent wage adjustments, university autonomy, promotion arrears, pension remittances, death benefits and group life insurance, as well as other welfare concerns.

The dispute also generated concern over the reported departure of experienced academic staff from the university.

ASUU-KASU had claimed that more than 200 professors and other academic staff had left KASU, attributing the development to poor conditions of service and delays in implementing the 2025 agreement.

However, the Kaduna State Government disputed the scale of the alleged exodus, saying its records showed that 59 academic staff had left the university between January 2024 and August 2026, including 17 professors and associate professors.

The latest approval follows an earlier decision by Sani to release ₦300 million as a one-off payment of Earned Academic Allowance to KASU academic staff.

The government said the payment was part of efforts to address a backlog of more than ₦800 million in accumulated entitlements and allowances dating back to 2016.

Sambo urged ASUU, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) to reciprocate the government’s interventions by embracing dialogue.

“A government that listens and responds to legitimate concerns deserves a university community equally committed to constructive engagement, industrial harmony and the public interest,” he said.

He also urged KASU to translate improved staff welfare into better teaching, research, innovation and student outcomes.

The government said the salary approval should be regarded as an investment in human capital and an opportunity to restore industrial harmony at the university.

It called on the university community and the unions to use the latest development as an opportunity to return to constructive engagement and work towards improving KASU’s academic standards and competitiveness.