The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kaduna State University (KASU) Chapter, has raised the alarm over the mass resignation of more than 200 academic staff, including professors, from the institution. The union has issued a two-week ultimatum to the university authorities and relevant stakeholders to address outstanding issues or face a total, comprehensive and indefinite strike.
The development was disclosed by the Chairman of ASUU-KASU, Comrade Abubakar Abdullahi, at a press conference held on Monday at the union’s secretariat on the university campus in Kaduna.
According to the union, the lecturers left the university due to poor conditions of service and the non-implementation of the 2025 Federal Government–ASUU Agreement, which took effect in January 2026. The agreement was designed to improve welfare and conditions of service for academic staff in Nigerian universities. While several federal and state universities have begun implementation or announced timelines, KASU has yet to commence domestication of the agreement.
Comrade Abdullahi noted that repeated letters and appeals to the university management, the Governing Council, and the Kaduna State Government have yielded no concrete results. He stated that the delay has left academic staff at KASU among the least-paid university workers in the country, despite the institution’s earlier reputation for prioritising staff welfare.
The union’s Congress, at a meeting held on 12 August 2026, resolved to declare an industrial dispute and embark on a total, comprehensive and indefinite strike should the authorities fail to act within the two-week ultimatum. The decision aligns with the resolution of the National Executive Council (NEC) of ASUU, which met at the University of Abuja on 8 and 9 August 2026.
Beyond the non-implementation of the national agreement, ASUU-KASU listed several unresolved local issues affecting its members. These include university autonomy, excessive workload, promotion arrears, death benefits, group life insurance coverage, the 25 and 35 per cent wage awards, and pension remittances.
The union warned that continued inaction would further deplete the university’s academic workforce and undermine the quality of teaching and research at the institution.
ASUU-KASU called on the university management, the Governing Council, and the Kaduna State Government to urgently commence full implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement and address the outstanding local demands in the interest of industrial harmony and the future of the university.