ASUU Kano zone threatens industrial action over unimplemented agreement

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Kano Zone has issued a warning of potential industrial action if the governments of Kano, Kaduna, and Jigawa states continue to delay the implementation of the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU Agreement within their state-owned universities. The union highlighted that while the federal government has started enacting key provisions of the agreement in federal institutions, none of the state universities in the zone have yet to domesticate or implement the pact.

The Kano Zone includes prominent institutions such as Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; Bayero University, Kano; Kaduna State University; Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil; Federal University Dutse; Northwest University, Kano; Sule Lamido University, Kafin Hausa; and the Federal University of Technology, Babura. ASUU noted that the federal government has released funds to cover salary arrears related to the agreement, including allowances for consolidated academic tools, professorial secretariat administration, and earned academic allowances.

Despite participating in negotiations that led to the agreement's signing in December 2025, the state governments have not yet honored their commitments. ASUU pointed out that several other state-owned universities nationwide, including Sa’adu Zungur University, Ekiti State University, Osun State University, Benue State University, Sokoto State University, and Shehu Shagari University of Education, have already adopted and implemented the agreement.

"We therefore urge the governments of Kano, Kaduna and Jigawa states to immediately domesticate the agreement, settle outstanding entitlements and resolve pending issues affecting lecturers in their respective universities or risk industrial action," stated the zonal coordinator. ASUU also reiterated its demand for the payment of three-and-a-half months of withheld salaries, arguing that lecturers continued their research and resumed academic duties promptly after the strike suspension.

The union further expressed concern over delays in remitting third-party deductions and pension contributions to the National Pension Commission. They called for the clearance of backlogs and ensured regular remittances to Pension Fund Administrators. ASUU cautioned that continued delays, selective implementation, or disregard for the 2025 agreement could jeopardize industrial harmony and disrupt academic activities across the zone's universities.

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We therefore urge the governments of Kano, Kaduna and Jigawa states to immediately domesticate the agreement, settle outstanding entitlements and resolve pending issues affecting lecturers in their respective universities or risk industrial action.