NASU gives Yobe govt 14-day ultimatum on non-academic staff welfare

The Yobe State Council of NASU has given the state government a 14-day ultimatum starting 28 October 2026 to meet three welfare demands for non-academic staff or face industrial action. The demands are implementing the 65-year retirement age, the reviewed 2024 CONTEDISS salary table, and the CONTTA plus Earned Allowance that were already granted to academic staff.

Pidgin: Yobe State Council of NASU don give di state government 14-day ultimatum wey start 28 October 2026 to meet three welfare demands for non-academic staff or dem go strike. Di demands na to implement 65-year retirement age, di reviewed 2024 CONTEDISS salary table, and CONTTA plus Earned Allowance wey dem don already give academic staff.

How this affects you: Non-academic staff in Yobe state-owned tertiary institutions face unequal treatment on retirement age, salary and allowances compared with academic staff, leading to dissatisfaction and low morale.