KASU lecturers end strike, set for resumption
Lecturers at Kaduna State University are ending their strike after the Kaduna State Government approved the implementation and domestication of the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU agreement for academic staff.
The KASU chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities said the decision followed approvals by the state government, the university’s Governing Council and its management.
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Abimbola Joseph
Lecturers at Kaduna State University are ending their strike after the Kaduna State Government approved the implementation and domestication of the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU agreement for academic staff.
The KASU chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities said the decision followed approvals by the state government, the university’s Governing Council and its management.
The suspension took effect at 12:01 am on Friday, September 18, after the union’s congress unanimously accepted the terms agreed by the parties.
At the centre of the deal is the implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement for KASU academic staff from October 2026, according to the union.
The university’s Governing Council and management have also approved the payment of nine months’ accrued arrears, covering January to September 2026.
The agreement brings the university closer to restoring normal academic activities after weeks of industrial action over the implementation of new conditions of service and other provisions of the 2025 agreement.
KASU-ASUU Chairman, Abubakar Abdullahi, and Secretary, Silas Bakut, announced the suspension in a statement issued after the union’s congress at the university auditorium on Thursday.
The union said the approvals represented important steps towards restoring stability and industrial harmony at the institution.
It also said implementation of the agreement would improve staff welfare, strengthen retention and boost productivity.
The lecturers commended the Kaduna State Government, the Governing Council and the university management for their roles in resolving the dispute.
They particularly praised the government’s negotiation team for what they described as its commitment and prompt response to the issues raised during the negotiations.
The union also acknowledged the university management’s support through the provision of information, documents and other assistance to both the government negotiation team and ASUU.
ASUU said another significant aspect of the negotiations was that neither the union nor its members were subjected to threats or intimidation by the government or university management.
The union said the government also allowed it to follow its established internal procedures in both starting and suspending the strike, describing the approach as evidence of due process and constructive industrial relations.
With the industrial action suspended, the union urged students to prepare for the return of academic activities.
KASU-ASUU began its two-week warning strike on August 28, citing unresolved demands over salaries, earned allowances, university autonomy and promotion arrears.
The union had also argued that the state government’s approval of N300m for Earned Academic Allowance did not resolve all its outstanding demands.
The latest agreement, however, has paved the way for the suspension of the strike and the expected return of lecturers and students to academic activities.
