The management of Kaduna State University has insisted that academic activities will continue despite the industrial action embarked upon by some affiliate unions, urging students to attend lectures as scheduled.\n<\/p>\n
The university said the labour dispute did not amount to the closure of the institution, assuring students that teaching and other academic engagements would continue.\n<\/p>\n
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abdullahi Musa, gave the assurance in a statement issued on Friday amid concerns about the impact of the industrial action on the university\u2019s academic calendar.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cAcademic activities are continuing, and students are encouraged to attend lectures and participate in all scheduled academic engagements,\u201d Musa said.<\/p>\n
He urged students to remain calm and focused on their studies, adding that the management was taking steps to sustain academic programmes and other essential operations.<\/p>\n
The vice-chancellor acknowledged the grievances of the affiliate unions, particularly their concerns over the implementation of the 2026 Consolidated Non-Teaching Tools Allowance.\n<\/p>\n
He, however, appealed to the unions to embrace dialogue and constructive engagement rather than allow the disagreement to disrupt the university\u2019s operations.<\/p>\n
Musa urged the unions to give the Kaduna State Government, through the university management and governing council, an opportunity to address the outstanding issues. <\/p>\n
He also appreciated Governor Uba Sani, the visitor to the university, for his interventions towards improving the welfare and working conditions of academic and non-teaching staff.\n<\/p>\n
The vice-chancellor said the management remained committed to maintaining industrial harmony, protecting the interests of workers and students, and ensuring that the university\u2019s teaching, research and community service responsibilities were not compromised.\n<\/p>\n
The dispute is part of a prolonged disagreement between the university\u2019s non-teaching unions and the Kaduna State Government over the implementation of negotiated agreements and staff welfare benefits.\n<\/p>\n
PUNCH Online had reported in September that the unions, operating under the Joint Action Committee of SSANU, NASU and NAAT, rejected the government\u2019s plan to implement the newly negotiated Federal Government agreement for academic staff alone, arguing that non-teaching workers should also benefit.\n<\/p>\n
The development followed an earlier court order restraining the three unions from embarking on industrial action pending the determination of a suit instituted by the university.\n<\/p>\n
PUNCH Online reported on November 8 that the National Industrial Court had fixed November 18 for the hearing of the case.<\/p>\n
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