ASUU Gives 2-Week Ultimatum Over Resignation of 200 Lecturers from Kaduna Varsity
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kaduna State University (KASU) Chapter, has raised the alarm over the exit of more than 200 lecturers from the institution, including professors and other experienced academic staff.
The union attributed the mass departure largely to poor conditions of service and the failure of the university authorities to implement and domesticate the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU Agreement, among other outstanding welfare issues.
ASUU-KASU has consequently issued a two-week ultimatum to the university management and other relevant stakeholders to commence full implementation of the agreement, warning that failure to comply could trigger a total, comprehensive and indefinite strike.
The Chairman of ASUU-KASU, Comrade Abubakar Abdullahi, disclosed this on Monday at a press conference held at the union’s secretariat at KASU, Kaduna.
Abdullahi said the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement, which provides for improved conditions of service for academic staff in Nigerian universities, took effect in January 2026 but had yet to be implemented at KASU.
He said the union had written several letters to the university management, Governing Council and the Visitor to the university, the Governor of Kaduna State, urging them to domesticate and implement the agreement in line with the law establishing the institution.
According to him, ASUU-KASU had also engaged stakeholders within and outside Kaduna State to intervene in the matter in an effort to preserve peace, stability and industrial harmony at the university.
The union chairman expressed concern that more than eight months after the agreement was signed, KASU had yet to commence its implementation, while several federal and state universities had either implemented the agreement or announced timelines for its implementation, including payment of accrued arrears.
He said the delay had left academic staff at KASU among the least-paid university workers in the country, despite the institution’s previous reputation for prioritising staff welfare.
Abdullahi further disclosed that more than 200 lecturers, including professors, had left the university for polytechnics, colleges of education and other institutions.
He warned that continued delay in implementing the agreement would result in the accumulation of salary arrears dating back to January 2026.
The ASUU-KASU chairman also linked the departure of experienced academic staff to poor conditions of service, warning that the loss of professors and other senior lecturers could take years for the university to reverse.
He said the union’s Congress, at a meeting held on August 12, 2026, resolved to declare an industrial dispute and embark on a total, comprehensive and indefinite strike, in line with the resolution of ASUU’s National Executive Council (NEC), which met at the University of Abuja on August 8 and 9, 2026.
Abdullahi explained that the two-week ultimatum was issued in accordance with established procedures governing industrial disputes, giving the university authorities an opportunity to take concrete steps towards the full implementation and domestication of the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement.
The union also identified several outstanding local issues affecting its members, including university autonomy, excessive workload, promotion arrears, death benefits, group life insurance coverage, the 25 and 35 per cent wage awards, and pension remittances.
ASUU-KASU urged the university management and other relevant authorities to treat the issues with urgency and provide satisfactory resolutions to avert industrial action and preserve peace and stability at the institution.
