The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kano Zone, has warned the governments of Kano, Kaduna and Jigawa states that it may embark on industrial action over their continued failure to implement the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU Agreement in state-owned universities.
The union issued the warning on Wednesday during a press briefing held at Bayero University, Kano.
Speaking on behalf of the union, the ASUU Kano Zone Coordinator, Abdulrazaq Ibrahim, said that although the Federal Government had commenced implementation of major components of the agreement across federal universities, the affected state governments had yet to domesticate or enforce the pact in institutions under their control.
The Kano Zone comprises Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; Bayero University, Kano; Kaduna State University; Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil; Federal University Dutse; Northwest University, Kano; Sule Lamido University, Kafin Hausa; and the Federal University of Technology, Babura.
Ibrahim explained that the Federal Government had already released funds to settle outstanding five-month salary-related arrears captured under the agreement.
According to him, the payments cover the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance, Professorial Secretariat Administrative Allowance and Earned Academic Allowance.
However, the union expressed dissatisfaction that the three state governments had not implemented the agreement despite participating in the negotiations that led to its signing in December 2025.
ASUU noted that several state-owned universities across Nigeria have already adopted and implemented the agreement.
The institutions listed include Sa’adu Zungur University, Ekiti State University, Osun State University, Benue State University, Sokoto State University and Shehu Shagari University of Education.
“We therefore urge the governments of Kano, Kaduna and Jigawa states to immediately domesticate the agreement, settle outstanding entitlements and resolve pending issues affecting lecturers in their respective universities or risk industrial action,” Ibrahim said.
The union also renewed its demand for the payment of the three-and-a-half months’ salaries withheld from its members.
ASUU maintained that lecturers remained actively engaged in research activities during the strike period and resumed academic work immediately after the suspension of the industrial action.
In addition, the union criticised the delay in remitting outstanding third-party deductions and pension contributions to the National Pension Commission.
It called on the relevant authorities to clear all outstanding obligations and ensure that pension remittances are made regularly to Pension Fund Administrators.
The union warned that any further delay, selective implementation or disregard for the provisions of the 2025 agreement could destabilise industrial relations and negatively affect academic activities across universities within the zone.
ASUU appealed to parents, students, civil society organisations, media practitioners and the general public to urge the affected state governments to honour the agreement.
The union said failure to implement the pact could undermine the quality of higher education and disrupt students’ academic programmes and career progression.
Beyond issues affecting universities, ASUU also raised concerns over the country’s broader socio-economic challenges.
The union lamented the worsening security situation, persistent economic hardship and the growing impact of climate change on national development.
According to ASUU, terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and recurring farmer-herder conflicts continue to threaten lives, livelihoods and the nation’s overall progress.
