DistantNews
Support us
Over 200 Kaduna university lecturers quit over poor pay, ASUU says, threatens indefinite strike
🇳🇬 Nigeria /Culture & Society

Over 200 Kaduna university lecturers quit over poor pay, ASUU says, threatens indefinite strike

From Premium Times · () English

Summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Ongoing story
  • Over 200 lecturers, including professors, have left Kaduna State University due to poor pay and conditions, according to the university's ASUU chapter.
  • The lecturers' union blames the exodus on the failure to implement the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU agreement and warns of an indefinite strike if demands are not met within two weeks.
  • The union highlights other unresolved issues including workload, promotions, and benefits, while a lecturer confirmed the hardships faced by staff.

Kaduna State University is experiencing a significant loss of academic staff, with over 200 professors and lecturers departing the institution. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at KASU attributes this exodus to poor service conditions and the non-implementation of the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU agreement. Abubakar Abdullahi, chairman of ASUU-KASU, described the situation as a "haemorrhage of experienced manpower," expressing concern that the continued departure of experienced academics could severely impact the university's academic programs and reputation.

The union has issued a two-week ultimatum to the university management and relevant authorities, demanding the full implementation and domestication of the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement. ASUU warns that failure to comply will result in a total, comprehensive, and indefinite strike. This decision follows recent congress and national executive council meetings of the union. Beyond the core agreement, ASUU also cited other unresolved issues, including university autonomy, excessive workload, promotion arrears, death benefits, group life insurance, wage awards, and pension remittances, all contributing to the difficult working environment for lecturers.

At a rate that we are losing more than 200 professors at a time, professors and others alike. It’s frightening.

— Abubakar Abdullahi, ASUU-KASU chairmanAbdullahi describes the scale of lecturer departures from KASU, highlighting the alarming rate at which experienced academics are leaving the institution.

A lecturer at KASU, who requested anonymity, corroborated the union's claims, confirming that academic staff are facing "serious hardship." The lecturer emphasized the urgency of the situation, stating, "This call is needed, and the government must act now." Efforts by PREMIUM TIMES to obtain a comment from the Kaduna State Commissioner for Education were unsuccessful, as the commissioner was unavailable at the time of reporting. ASUU remains open to dialogue but stresses that immediate action is crucial to improve lecturers' welfare and halt the ongoing departure of experienced faculty.

This call is needed, and the government must act now.

— A lecturer at KASU (unnamed)The unnamed lecturer expresses the urgent need for government intervention to address the hardships faced by academic staff at KASU.
About this summary

Originally published by Premium Times. Summarized and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

More Stories

From Our Blog