ASUU Gives Kaduna State University Two-Week Deadline to Implement 2025 Agreement, Threatens Indefinite Strike Over 200 Lecturer Departures

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Kaduna State University chapter, has issued a two-week ultimatum to university authorities and other stakeholders to implement the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU Agreement, warning that failure to act could trigger an indefinite strike. The ultimatum comes amid reports that more than 200 lecturers have left the institution due to worsening conditions of service.

Dr. Abubakar Abdullahi, Chairman of ASUU-KASU, disclosed the development during a press conference in Kaduna on Monday, August 17, 2026. He stated that the union had given the university authorities two weeks to take concrete steps toward implementing the agreement and resolving other outstanding welfare issues affecting academic staff. Abdullahi warned that failure to provide satisfactory responses within the stipulated period could lead to a total and indefinite strike.

The core grievance is the non-implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement, which was designed to improve the welfare and conditions of service for university lecturers. According to Abdullahi, the agreement took effect in January 2026 but has yet to be implemented at KASU. "More than eight months after the...