The Kaduna State Government has constituted a nine-member negotiation committee to engage with the Kaduna State University (KASU) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other staff unions over their outstanding demands.
The government also approved a one-off payment of ₦300 million as Earned Academic Allowance (EAA) for academic staff of the university.
The decisions were contained in a statement issued by the Secretary to the Kaduna State Government, Dr AbdulKadir Mu’azu Meyere, on Monday.
According to the statement, the interventions are part of the administration’s efforts to resolve long-standing staff welfare and funding issues at KASU while preventing disputes that could disrupt academic activities.
Mr Meyere said the ₦300 million EAA payment was part of the government’s sustained efforts to address a backlog of more than ₦800 million in accumulated entitlements and allowances dating back to 2016.
