Over 200 KASU lecturers resign; ASUU threatens indefinite strike

Kaduna State University (KASU) is facing a significant exodus of academic staff, with over 200 professors and lecturers resigning due to poor service conditions and the non-implementation of the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU Agreement. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), KASU chapter, has issued a stern warning.

ASUU-KASU chairman Abubakar Abdullahi stated that the union has given a two-week ultimatum to university authorities and relevant stakeholders to commence the full implementation and domestication of the agreement. He warned that a failure to act could trigger a "total, comprehensive and indefinite strike."

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The union has written several letters to the university management, Governing Council and the Visitor to the university, the Governor of Kaduna State and urged them to domesticate and implement the agreement in accordance with the law establishing the institution.

Abdullahi explained that the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement, designed to improve the conditions of service for academic staff, took effect in January 2026. However, KASU has yet to begin its implementation, despite numerous letters to the university management, Governing Council, and the Governor of Kaduna State.

He noted that while most federal universities and several state universities have either implemented the agreement or set timelines, KASU's delay has made its academic staff among the least-paid in the country. The union fears this delay will lead to salary arrears accumulating from January 2026 and warns that the loss of experienced personnel could take years for the university to recover from. The ASUU Congress resolved to declare an industrial dispute and embark on a strike, aligning with a national ASUU resolution.

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The union’s Congress, at a meeting held on August 12, 2026, resolved to “declare an industrial dispute and embark on a total, comprehensive and indefinite strike,” in line with the resolution of the National Executive Council of ASUU, which met at the University of Abuja on August 8 and 9, 2026.