By Samuel Solomon
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved a new salary review for academic and non-academic staff of Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, and Northwest University, Kano.
The approval was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the governor’s spokesman, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, titled “Gov. Yusuf Approves Salary Increase for Staff of Two Kano Universities.”
The statement said, “Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved the implementation of a new salary review for Academic and Non-Academic Staff of Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, and Northwest University, Kano.”
According to the statement, the new salary structure was adopted from the Federal Government’s remuneration package implemented at federal universities across the country.
It said the approval followed a report and recommendations of a committee constituted by the State Executive Council to examine requests by the two state-owned universities for the domestication of the new salary package.
The statement added, “Under the approved arrangement, the new remuneration package will take effect from January 2026, while payment will commence in September 2026.”
It said the salary review would have a total monthly financial implication of ₦391,847,555.24, amounting to ₦4,702,170,662.88 annually for the two universities.
For Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, the statement said the monthly financial implication was ₦228,195,210.83, comprising ₦141,082,223.37 for academic staff under the ASUU agreement and ₦87,112,987.46 for non-academic staff under SSANU.
For Northwest University, Kano, it said the monthly implication was ₦163,652,344.41, comprising ₦112,238,985.30 for academic staff and ₦51,413,359.11 for non-academic staff.
The statement further said the government had approved the inclusion of ₦1,567,390,220.96 in the 2026 Supplementary Budget to cover payments from September to December 2026.
It added that arrears covering January to August 2026, amounting to ₦3,134,780,441.92, would be provided for under the 2027 Budget.
According to the statement, the decision was aimed at ensuring industrial harmony and improving the welfare of staff of the two institutions.
It said, “The decision, according to the committee’s report, is aimed at ensuring industrial harmony and improving the welfare of staff of the two institutions, in line with the implementation of the new remuneration package in federal universities and other state-owned universities.”
Yusuf also approved the consideration of visitation panels for the two universities and other tertiary institutions in the state.
The statement said the move was intended to strengthen accountability, administration and effective management of the institutions.
The governor, it added, reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to improving workers’ welfare and strengthening the quality of higher education as part of its broader investment in human capital development.
