The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sule Lamido University, Kafin Hausa Branch, has given the Jigawa State Government a two-week ultimatum to fully implement the 2025 ASUU-Federal Government agreement and pay all outstanding arrears, threatening industrial action from September 15, 2026.
The union also demanded payment of outstanding allowances, annual increments, promotion arrears and third-party deductions, as well as the release of the approved 2024/2025 Earned Academic Allowance.
The development comes amid similar demands by ASUU branches in universities across the country for the full implementation of the 2025 ASUU-FGN agreement, with several chapters threatening industrial action over unpaid arrears and delayed promotions.
The demands were contained in a statement jointly signed by the Chairman and Secretary of ASUU-SLUK, Idris Chiromawa and Salisu Yunusa, respectively, and made available to journalists on Wednesday in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital.
According to the statement, the resolution followed a special congress held on Tuesday to review the implementation of the 2025 ASUU-FGN agreement and assess progress on the union’s earlier demands.
“The Congress of ASUU-SLUK met on Tuesday, 1st September 2026, at the Faculty of Social and Management Sciences Lecture Theatre 2 to receive an update on the level of implementation of the 2025 ASUU-FGN agreement and review its earlier resolution,” the statement said.
The union said that, after extensive deliberations, the congress resolved to demand the full implementation of the agreement and payment of all outstanding arrears.
“We have issued a two-week ultimatum to the Jigawa State Government to fully implement the 2025 ASUU-FGN agreement and pay the accrued arrears from January 2026 to date,” the statement said.
It warned that failure to meet the demands would trigger industrial action from September 15.
“The congress will proceed on an industrial action effective from 15th September 2026 should the Government fail to implement the agreement,” it added.
Other demands
ASUU-SLUK also demanded that the university be exempted from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), arguing that the system does not adequately reflect the institution’s peculiarities.
The union further called for the remittance of all outstanding third-party deductions and urged the state government to reconsider its decision to reduce the 0.7 per cent deduction from the statutory two per cent Local Government Contribution to the university.
The lecturers also demanded payment of all outstanding responsibility allowances owed to eligible staff, annual increments dating back to 2023 and promotion arrears outstanding since 2024.
They also called for the release of the approved 2024/2025 Earned Academic Allowance.
Government responds
When contacted by our correspondent, the Jigawa State Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof. Yusuf Chamo, said the state government had only recently received a memorandum from the National Universities Commission concerning the Federal Government agreement.
“The state government had only just received the memo from the National Universities Commission regarding the Federal Government agreement this month of September.
“The government is yet to study the memo and incorporate the expenditures into the budget.
“The state government has the right to determine the sources of funding for its two universities,” Chamo said.
He, however, assured that the government remained open to dialogue to prevent any disruption to academic activities.
Chamo added that the administration of Governor Umar Namadi remained committed to repositioning the state’s education sector.
