{
  "id": 6782560,
  "title": "Kaduna gov approves ASUU request, urges KASU lecturers to end strike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/kaduna-gov-approves-asuu-request-urges-kasu-lecturers-to-end-strike",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T18:32:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/kaduna-gov-approves-asuu-request-urges-kasu-lecturers-to-end-strike/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has approved the 2025 Federal Government-Academic Staff Union of Universities salary agreement for KASU academic staff, effective October 2026. The decision came amidst KASU ASUU's indefinite strike over unresolved demands. The Commissioner of Education, Prof Abubakar Sani Sambo, announced the approval at a press briefing, stating it was based on the recommendations of a nine-member Government-KASU/ASUU Negotiation Committee. The package includes the revised Consolidated University Academic Salary Structure, Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance, and other salary adjustments, as per the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement. Sambo urged the striking lecturers and other university-based unions to return to dialogue and reciprocate the government's gesture, emphasizing that a government that listens deserves a university community committed to constructive engagement. KASU Vice-Chancellor, Prof Abdullahi Ibrahim Musa, highlighted the unprecedented interventions in staff welfare and the university's operations by the governor's administration, including the release of over N800m in withheld salaries and over N300m for essential academic activities in 2026.",
  "summary": "Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has approved the 2025 FG-ASUU salary agreement for KASU lecturers and urged them to call off their indefinite strike. Read More: https://punchng.com/kaduna-gov-approves-asuu-request-urges-kasu-lecturers-to-end-strike/",
  "key_points": [
    "Kaduna Governor Uba Sani approves ASUU salary agreement for KASU staff",
    "Approval effective October 2026, includes salary adjustments",
    "KASU urges striking lecturers to end indefinite strike"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Kaduna gov approves ASUU request, urges KASU lecturers to end strike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/kaduna-gov-approves-asuu-request-urges-kasu-lecturers-to-end-strike-6786098",
        "published": "2026-09-11T19:00:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "This Day",
        "title": "KASU Strike: Sani Approves 2025 Salary Agreement for Lecturers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/kasu-strike-sani-approves-2025-salary-agreement-for-lecturers",
        "published": "2026-09-12T01:03:28.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}