KASU Strike: Non-Teaching Staff Shut Down Activities, Cancel GST Examination

The warning strike embarked upon by non-teaching staff of Kaduna State University (KASU) has taken full effect, with union representatives moving round the institution to ensure total compliance.

Representatives of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the university led by its chairperson, Comrade Sadiya Mustapha, were seen on Wednesday monitoring the enforcement of the industrial action to ensure a peaceful and comprehensive shutdown of activities by the affected workers.

According to Mustapha, the strike was aimed at expressing their grievances over the non-payment of the 2026 federal government agreement and the alleged selective implementation of the new wage structure.

They lamented that despite several dialogues and presentations to the Kaduna State Government, the demand for the extension of the new wage structure to all workers had yet to be met.

The unions particularly faulted the alleged “preferential implementation of the agreement in favour of academic staff,” insisting that non-teaching staff should also benefit from the approved arrangement.

As part of the impact of the industrial action, a scheduled General Studies (GST) examination was cancelled, while the union representatives continued their monitoring exercise to ensure peaceful compliance.

Comrade Sadiya Mustapha, however, reaffirmed the unions’ commitment to ensuring total and peaceful enforcement of a week warning strike.