Kaduna Approves N300m for KASU Lecturers, Launches Talks to Avert ASUU Strike

The Kaduna State Government has intensified efforts to prevent a looming strike at Kaduna State University (KASU) by approving the immediate payment of N300 million in Earned Academic Allowance and inaugurating a high-level committee to negotiate with staff unions.

The move follows renewed agitation by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), KASU chapter, and other university unions over unresolved welfare issues, allowances and conditions of service.

As part of measures to address the concerns, the state government constituted a nine-member committee to engage representatives of academic and non-academic unions and develop lasting solutions to the challenges affecting the institution.

Government officials said the N300 million payment is part of a broader strategy to improve staff welfare and clear outstanding obligations accumulated over several years. The administration has also continued efforts to settle salary-related claims and other entitlements owed to university workers.

The newly established committee has been given four weeks to review the unions’ demands, assess the financial implications of their requests and recommend practical and sustainable solutions for implementation.

Beyond addressing immediate concerns, the panel is expected to examine KASU’s welfare structure, evaluate allowances and benefits available to staff and benchmark them against practices in other state-owned universities.

The government stressed that dialogue remains the preferred path to resolving the issues, expressing optimism that ongoing discussions would help maintain industrial peace and protect the academic calendar from disruption.

The latest intervention underscores the administration’s determination to strengthen the university system, improve working conditions for staff and ensure a stable learning environment for students.

With negotiations expected to begin in earnest, stakeholders are hopeful that the engagement will lead to an amicable resolution and prevent a strike that could affect thousands of students across the state.