ASUU Threatens Action Over Unpaid Arrears at Yobe Varsity

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to take action regarding unpaid arrears and unimplemented agreements at Yobe State University. During a press briefing on Thursday, Comrade Muhammad Adamu, chairperson of ASUU YSU, expressed dissatisfaction with the Yobe State Government's persistent failure to implement provisions of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in July 2025.

The union's congress meetings held on April 23, May 13, and June 17, 2026, addressed unresolved welfare issues affecting academic staff. Despite assurances from the government to settle the accumulated promotion arrears from 2018 to 2024, the commitments remain largely unfulfilled.

The union also criticized the non-implementation of a new salary package approved in the 2025 agreement. ASUU has warned that continued neglect of staff welfare could lead to an exodus of senior academic staff, undermining the university's teaching and research capabilities.

The union urges the state government to take urgent steps to address these issues to preserve industrial harmony.