ASUU threatens strike in 5 varsities over unpaid allowance

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sokoto Zone, has urged Kebbi, Katsina, and Zamfara state governments to implement the 2025 Federal Government/ASUU Agreement to avoid industrial action.

The Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Abubakar Sabo, made the call in Sokoto on Wednesday, July 1, 2026.

Sabo said ASUU members would embark on an indefinite strike in the five state-owned universities in the states if the union’s demands were not met.

Sabo said Kebbi is the worst state that failed as Earned Academic Allowances (EAA) from 2014 to date for Academic Staff of Abdullahi Fodiyo University of Science and Technology, Aliero (AFUSTA) remained unpaid.

He listed other institutions to include Umaru Musa Yaradu’a University Katsina (UMYUK) and Zamfara State University, Talata Mafara (ZAMSUT).

The ASUU official stated: “The NEC and Zone observe that several state universities are yet to fully implement the salary components of the Agreement, including the mainstreaming of Consolidated Academic Tool Allowances (CATA), Earned Academic Allowances (EAA), and Professorial Allowances into the monthly salary structure as agreed.

“We wish to bring to your notice that several state universities have enjoyed the implementation of the 2025 ASUU-FGN agreement, including SAZU, EKSU, BOUESTI, UNIOSUN, BSU, OOU, SSU, and SSUES among others.”

ASUU threatens indefinite strike over unpaid agreement

Sabo urged the governments of these three affected states to emulate the Sokoto State Government and urgently do the needful by implementing the agreement to avert the unpalatable consequences of an eventual strike.

He said the decision to embark on strike was taken during the Emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at the ASUU National Secretariat in Abuja on June 21.

Sabo said that the academic staff of the universities have accumulated promotion arrears, third party deductions, stressing the need for governments to treat academics with dignity and prompt payment of their entitlements.

“The continued delay in addressing these issues will lead to brain drain in our universities. NEC and Sokoto Zone are seriously disturbed by the continued neglect of unresolved welfare issues affecting it members in these Universities,” the ASUU zonal coordinator added.