The Kaduna State University (KASU) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its ongoing strike following the Kaduna State Government’s approval of the implementation and domestication of the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU agreement for the institution’s academic staff.
The suspension took effect from 12:01 a.m. on Friday, September 18, 2026, following a meeting of the union’s congress.
KASU-ASUU said its members unanimously accepted the approvals granted by the Kaduna State Government, the university’s Governing Council and management.
Agreement to take effect in October
Under the arrangement approved by the state government, implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement for KASU academic staff will begin in October 2026.
The university’s Governing Council and management have also approved the payment of accrued arrears covering nine months, from January to September 2026.
The development follows weeks of disagreement between the union and authorities over salaries, allowances, promotion-related arrears, university autonomy and other conditions of service.
Governor Uba Sani had earlier approved the implementation of the agreement following recommendations from a nine-member Government-KASU/ASUU Negotiation Committee.
Strike followed unresolved demands
ASUU-KASU had escalated its industrial action after earlier interventions failed to resolve all of its grievances.
The union had raised concerns including implementation of salary adjustments, academic allowances, pension contributions, death benefits, group life insurance and promotion arrears.
The government had also approved a one-off N300 million payment in Earned Academic Allowance as part of efforts to address accumulated entitlements.
The Kaduna State Government said more than N800 million in withheld salaries had been released over the previous three years, while KASU management cited other interventions in the university.
The government and the union had also differed over the number of academic staff who had left the university during the dispute. ASUU claimed that more than 200 professors and other academic staff had left, while the government said its records showed 59 academic staff, including 17 professors and associate professors, departed between January 2024 and August 2026.
Resumption expected
With the suspension of the strike, ASUU-KASU urged students to prepare for the resumption of academic activities.
The union described the latest approvals as important steps toward restoring industrial harmony, improving staff welfare and retaining academic personnel at the institution.
The development brings temporary relief to students and staff following the disruption of academic activities, while implementation of the agreement and payment of the approved arrears will now become key tests of the resolution reached between the parties.