Over 200 KASU lecturers resign, ASUU threatens indefinite strike

More than 200 professors and academic staff have left Kaduna State University due to poor working conditions and the non-implementation of the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU Agreement, says the Academic Staff Union of Universities at KASU. The union has given a two-week ultimatum to university authorities and stakeholders to fully implement the agreement, threatening a total and indefinite strike if it doesn't happen.

KASU's ASUU chairman, Abubakar Abdullahi, revealed this during a press conference at the union's secretariat. He stated that the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement, which provides enhanced conditions for academic staff in Nigerian universities, started in January 2026 but hasn't been implemented at KASU. Abdullahi mentioned that the union has written to the university management, Governing Council, the Governor of Kaduna State, and other stakeholders, urging them to domesticate and implement the agreement.

Despite this, only a few federal and state universities have started implementation, and KASU's staff are among the lowest-paid in the country. The union warns that the delay will lead to the accumulation of salary arrears and loss of experienced staff, which may take years to recover. The union declared an industrial dispute and plans to launch a total, comprehensive, and indefinite strike, as per the National Executive Council's resolution on August 8-9, 2026.

Abdullahi highlighted several issues affecting academic staff, including university autonomy, excessive workload, promotion arrears, death benefits, group life insurance coverage, wage awards, and pension remittances. The union urges the university authorities and relevant stakeholders to address these issues urgently to maintain peace and stability at the institution. Parents, stakeholders, and well-meaning Nigerians are also appealed to intervene in the matter.