Kaduna tertiary establishments’ unions subject 15-day strike ultimatum

The Joint Union of Tertiary Institutions of Kaduna State (JUTIKS) has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the state authorities over excellent wage changes, allowances and different welfare calls for, warning that failure to fulfill them might set off an industrial strike.

The ultimatum, which took impact from October 27, 2026, adopted what the unions described as the federal government’s failure to answer earlier appeals and a reminder on the problems.

Addressing a press convention, JUTIKS Chairman, Comrade Usman Shehu Suleiman, stated the unions had written to the federal government on September 9 and September 30, looking for the implementation of excellent welfare agreements.

Among their calls for are the fee of the remaining 30 per cent of the Consolidated Tertiary Education Salary Structure (CONTEDISS) and Consolidated Tertiary Education Salary Structure for Academic Staff (CONCASS) changes, as earlier promised.

They additionally demanded the implementation of the beforehand accepted 25 and 35 per cent Federal Government wage allowances, in addition to the issuance of an institution round to implement the 65-year or 40-year-of-service retirement age for non-teaching employees.

Other calls for embrace the exclusion of Academic Earned Allowance (AEA) and different allowances from taxation, and the implementation of the Consolidated Academic Tool Allowance (CATA) and Consolidated Non-Teaching Tool Allowance (CONTTA) for instructing and non-teaching employees respectively.

The unions additional demanded fee of arrears of the 25 and 35 per cent wage allowances and CATA/CONTTA from January 2026, in keeping with what they stated was the Federal Government’s approval.

Suleiman stated the joint congresses of the affiliated unions had unanimously mandated the management to subject the ultimatum, including that failure by the federal government to deal with the calls for throughout the interval would depart them with no choice however to embark on industrial motion.

He, nonetheless, stated the unions remained open to dialogue with the state authorities to resolve the problems and preserve industrial concord.

The unions comprise members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Senior Staff Union of Colleges of Education in Nigeria (SSUCOEN) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics (SSANIP), amongst others.