Over 200 lecturers leave Kaduna University over unmet 2025 agreement, says ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kaduna State University (KASU) chapter, says more than 200 lecturers have left the institution over poor working conditions and the failure to implement the 2025 agreement reached between the Federal Government and the union.
Abubakar Abdullahi, ASUU-KASU chairman, disclosed this on Monday at a press conference in Kaduna, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Abdullahi said the lecturers who departed the university included professors, with many securing appointments at newer universities within and outside Kaduna State.
The development comes amid concerns over the implementation of the renegotiated agreement between the Federal Government and ASUU.
The agreement, signed on January 14 after negotiations concluded in December 2025, provides for the payment of the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance (CATA), Earned Academic Allowance (EAA) and professorial allowance.
The payments are intended to improve lecturers’ welfare and enhance teaching and research in Nigerian universities.
However, state universities have continued to raise concerns over the failure of their respective governments to implement the agreement.
Reports indicate that only about 10 state universities have fully implemented the agreement, while more than 57 others are yet to do so.
ASUU gives two-week ultimatum
Abdullahi said ASUU-KASU had issued a two-week ultimatum to the Kaduna State Government and university authorities to implement and domesticate the agreement.
He said the ultimatum followed a directive from the union’s national leadership and warned that failure to meet the demand could lead to a total and indefinite strike at the university.
According to him, the union had repeatedly written to the university management and governing council over the matter.
He added that Uba Sani, Kaduna governor and visitor to the university, had also been informed of the concerns.
Abdullahi said the continued delay had made KASU academic staff among the least-paid university workers in the country.
He warned that failure to implement the agreement could also result in the accumulation of salary arrears dating back to January 2026.
The ASUU chairman said the two-week period was intended to give the authorities enough time to take concrete steps towards implementing the agreement and avert industrial action.
Union lists other grievances
Abdullahi also identified several unresolved issues affecting lecturers at the university.
They include university autonomy, excessive workload, promotion arrears, death benefits, group life insurance coverage, wage awards and pension remittances.
He urged the Kaduna State Government and university authorities to urgently address the concerns to preserve industrial harmony and stability at the institution.
The ASUU-KASU chairman also appealed to parents and other stakeholders to support efforts to prevent a strike at the university.
