The management of Kaduna State University (KASU) has issued an urgent appeal to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), KASU branch, calling for the immediate suspension of its two-week warning strike to allow room for constructive dialogue.
​The appeal was contained in an official press statement released on Friday, August 28, 2026, from the Vice-Chancellor’s office at the university’s main campus in Kaduna and signed by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abdullahi Ibrahim Musa.
ASUU-KASU officially commenced a two-week warning strike following an extensive congress meeting held on Thursday, August 27, 2026. The union rejected a ₦300 million earned allowance package approved by the state government, citing unresolved demands regarding salary adjustments (25–35% agreement), university autonomy, and unpaid promotion arrears.
In response to the union’s grievances, the Visitor to the University and Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, constituted a nine-member committee to review the union’s demands.
The committee is chaired by the Kaduna State Commissioner for Education, Professor Abubakar Sani Sambo, and has been mandated to submit actionable recommendations within one month.
​In the statement, Professor Abdullahi Ibrahim Musa emphasised that the state government is taking active steps to address the lecturers’ welfare concerns and urged union leaders to give the ongoing negotiations a chance to succeed.
​”Management urges ASUU-KASU to give the ongoing dialogue every opportunity to succeed and to reconsider the suspension of the warning strike, particularly in view of the concrete steps already being taken by the Kaduna State Government to address the issues under discussion.” said Prof. Abdullahi Ibrahim Musa.
​The management noted the distress the academic disruption causes to students and parents, emphasizing that stable academic calendars are critical for students traveling from across the country to pursue their degrees.
While ASUU-KASU leadership has yet to officially respond to the management’s statement, university authorities maintained that dialogue remains open to achieve a lasting resolution.
