Government approves 70% salary increase for tertiary institution workers
Government approves 70% salary increase for tertiary institution workers
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has approved the implementation of 70 percent of the 2024 CONPCASS/CONTEDISS salary structure for staff of all state-owned tertiary institutions.
The implementation takes effect from October 2025.
The approval followed a crucial meeting between the governor and leaders of the Joint Union of Tertiary Institutions (JUTIKS), leading to the suspension of a month-long strike.
The meeting, held at the Government House Kaduna, was facilitated by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kaduna State Council, and attended by representatives from institutions such as Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, the College of Education Gidan Waya, and the Kaduna State College of Nursing and Midwifery.
The unions had embarked on an industrial action on September 30, 2025, demanding the implementation of the 2009 CONPCASS/CONTEDISS structure, improved retirement benefits, and general welfare for staff.
At a joint press conference after the meeting, union leaders praised Governor Sani’s leadership, transparency, and commitment to education and workers’ rights as captured in a statement jointly signed by NLC Kaduna Chairman, Comrade Ayuba Suleiman; JUTIKS/ASUP Chairman, Comrade Usman Shehu Suleiman; JUTIKS Secretary General, Comrade Shuaibu Dauda Adamu; COESU Chairman, Comrade Nuhu Yerima Christopher; NASU Chairman, Comrade Mahmud Aliyu Kwarbai; and Academic Staff Union Chairman, Comrade Daniel Danboyi.
They confirmed several key outcomes that include 70 percent implementation of the 2024 CONPCASS/CONTEDISS salary structure for academic and non-academic staff, and approval of 65 years as retirement age and 40 years of service policy for non-teaching staff.
Daily Trust gathered that before the approved new salary structure, most of the junior lecturers received N64,000 monthly after all deductions.
A junior lecturer at Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic who prefers to speak anonymously said his take-home pay before the increment was N64,000.
