KEY POINTS

• Over 200 KASU lecturers have reportedly resigned over poor conditions.
• ASUU gives authorities two weeks to implement the 2025 agreement.
• Union threatens an indefinite strike if demands are not met.

More than 200 professors and other academic staff have reportedly left Kaduna State University, KASU, over poor working conditions and the failure to implement the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU agreement.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), KASU chapter, has consequently issued a two-week ultimatum to the university and other relevant authorities to address the issues or face an indefinite strike.

The ASUU-KASU chairman, Abubakar Abdullahi, said the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement, which took effect in January 2026, had yet to be implemented at the university.

He said the union had repeatedly written to the university management, Governing Council, Visitor, Kaduna State Government and other stakeholders, urging them to domesticate and implement the agreement.

According to the union, the delay has persisted for eight months despite several federal and state universities either implementing the agreement or setting timelines for its implementation.

Poor conditions drive lecturers away

ASUU said the failure to implement the agreement has left KASU academic staff among the least-paid university workers in the country.

The union attributed the departure of more than 200 experienced academics, including professors and lecturers, to poor conditions of service.

It warned that the loss of experienced personnel could seriously affect the university’s academic standards and take years to reverse.

Following a Congress meeting on August 12, ASUU-KASU resolved to declare an industrial dispute and begin a total and indefinite strike if its demands are not addressed.

The ultimatum was issued in line with the resolution of ASUU’s National Executive Council meeting held on August 8 and 9 at the University of Abuja.

The union said the two-week period provides the authorities with an opportunity to take concrete steps towards resolving the dispute and implementing the agreement.

Beyond the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement, the union listed several unresolved issues affecting its members.

These include university autonomy, excessive workload, promotion arrears, death benefits, group life insurance, 25 and 35 per cent wage awards, and pension remittances.

ASUU urged the university management and other authorities to address the issues urgently to prevent industrial action and protect stability at the institution.

The union appealed to parents, stakeholders and well-meaning Nigerians to intervene in the dispute and help prevent a shutdown of academic activities at KASU.

It warned that failure to reach an agreement within the two-week ultimatum could trigger a comprehensive and indefinite strike.