₦airaland Forum

realsammie:
Is it thesame Una Sani that has refuse to pay state lecturers, primary School teachers and state health workers minimum wage that is the best performing governor because of grassroot development. Which yeye grassroot development?

Chimarto:
They don't have state university

zero8zero:
A joke taken too far, Gov Sani met a big mess on ground created by Elrufai. Kaduna had nothing in the treasury, Elrufai had mortgaged the state to the tune of 350 billion naira debt. It takes strategic planning and FG's intervention to help Kaduna state stabilize.

U09ce:
Let me tell you the tricks they play. Technically, Primary school teachers are under the employ of the LGs. So when they were implementing the minimum wage they left them out and only activated the new wage for core state govt workers. Meanwhile same governor is cornering all the LG allocations to the centre. Also, the only workers who got a significant raise in their pay where those earning less than 70k before the new wage. As for those earning more, most got an increment of less than 5k. Uba Sani leadership thrives on propaganda. He over exaggerates every little thing he does. The state has really retrogressed in terms of governance.

nedu666:
64k as salary for lecturer
37 salary for teachers
Haba Nigeria leaders are wicked to the bone. All they do is propaganda. No wonder every governor is investing in media PR.

bennyflipy:
Uba Sani is a media Governor

37k o

I was offered a lecturing job at State poly I refused, you can't be paying me this peanut salary.

AMINDA:
Governor Amuneke. I don't know how Uba Sani thinks he can govern Kaduna using PR bots and databoys on social media The reality on ground is a far-cry from what he tries to portray online. From the fraudulent "groundbreaking" on roads that get abandoned to the commissioning of incomplete projects like the 300-bed hospital, man is living in his own crafted delusion.

elitejayjeff:
Kaduna Polytechnic, which you used their image, is a federal Polytechnic. So the heading is misleading.

bennyflipy:
😲
This is serious, Biko can I also DM you? I have some questions to ask you Biko.

bennyflipy:
So you're saying these Lecturers earn more than this amount quoted?

Trymeee:
I really don't understand this question. But in salary structure, we have basic and allowances. Your basic might be 150 and allowances added might skyrocket to 240+.

Cigarette allowance , uniform allowance etc.

werisetogether:
Interesting situation

Not sure whether the lecturers should be comparing their salaries with those of corpers to start with

The corpers are just there to serve their own dear native land

Let's hope that's all they compare with the corpers...

SoftSport:
I get your frustration, but the truth is, real change takes time, and while the past is frustrating, we can't dismiss the potential of a new direction that Tinubu has brought, what’s important is pushing for accountability and not letting it slip through the cracks again.

Trymeee:
Thought Tinubu said the governor brought sanity to Kaduna..... Same sanity El-rufai supposedly removed.


I will keep saying this, El-rufai had is bad, but no minister or governor in the north can run shoulders with is accomplishment. Dude was the conveyer of the new FCT and even new Croc city.

SoftSport:
This is really heartbreaking, lecturers earning less than corps members they trained? Thankfully, with president Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda, we’re sure real reforms in education and welfare will reach states like Kaduna soon.

Kaduna poly, education college lecturers’ allege corps members earn higher pay

There is growing discontentment among the academic staff in Kaduna State as findings reveal that serving members of the National Youth Service Corps posted to the state now allegedly earn more than full-time lecturers in some of its tertiary institutions.

As a result, not a few lecturers at the Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, and the Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya, described the development as “insulting” and a reflection of the state government’s continued neglect of educators’ welfare.

Arewa PUNCH gathered that while corps members receive allowances of up to N77,000 monthly, many lecturers allegedly earn as little as N63,000 to N65,000, despite years of service and teaching experience.

“This is disheartening. How do you expect a family man with over 10 years of experience to survive on N65,000 in this economy?” a lecturer at Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, who spoke on condition of anonymity, lamented.

At the College of Education, Gidan Waya, the situation is reportedly leading to the mass exit of qualified staff.

“We are the ones training these corps members, yet they’re paid more than us. What message is the government sending to the academic community?” Another lecturer queried.

Arewa PUNCH independent investigations showed that a Lecturer III with over five years of experience earns around N80,000, while the newly recruited academic staff are placed on salaries as low as N63,000, under a salary regime that has remained stagnant for years.

The disparity becomes more glaring when compared with NYSC members who, in addition to their federal stipend, enjoy extra state support and incentives depending on their place of primary assignment.

The situation, not a few of the academic staff say, has led to a growing number of resignations among staff.

In the words of one of the concerned lecturers, he simply mentioned a few of those among his colleagues who have left to include: “Genesis, Nathan, Simeon, Nura – all of them have left for Kaduna State University. Some resigned and never came back. Dr. Philip Hayab left abruptly after his study leave,” the lecturer said.

A viral Facebook post by one aggrieved academic Staff reads: “If you are an academic staff in Kaduna State College of Education Gidan Waya, you are a teacher, not a lecturer. Your take-home pay doesn’t take you home.”

Beyond salaries, staff and students are also decrying the decrepit condition of facilities, particularly at the College of Education, Gidan Waya.

Our correspondent, who visited the institution, observed that all hostel blocks have been overtaken by thick vegetation, with walls visibly cracked, leaking roofs, and windows in disrepair.

No student resides in the hostels, as they are considered uninhabitable. Instead, students live off-campus and complain of exorbitant rent charged by landlords in the area.

A non-academic staff member corroborated this claim, “The Kaduna State Government has refused to implement what others already enjoy. Salaries have remained static while inflation keeps skyrocketing.”

Many of the lecturers have also highlighted the sharp increase in transportation costs, noting that a trip from Gidan Waya to Kaduna, which costs about N1,500 in 2022, now gulps as much as N7,000 A motorcycle ride that once cost N50 now goes for N200.

“The price of a bag of rice has jumped from N8,000 to over N100,000. Sachet water that used to be N100 is now N500 per bag. Our cars are grounded because we can’t afford fuel. Our children are out of school. Some lecturers are sick and dying,” one staff member lamented.

Attempts to get official comments from the Kaduna State Ministry of Education and the management of the affected institutions yielded no response.

Meanwhile, the three-day warning strike earlier embarked upon by the academic unions in the state have been suspended following the intervention of the Secretary to the State Government, the Governor’s Chief of Staff, CPS and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education.

Meanwhile, stakeholders have called on Governor Uba Sani to urgently intervene to salvage the collapsing education sector in the state.

destinychildolu:
If they are prudent in their spending, the money should be enough.the economy has greatly improved. I am only speaking the minds of Tinubu supporters ooo

TallNigerian:
Now, we will all pretend like we are not seeing their struggle. When they begin to Japa, we will start calling them unpatriotic, selfish, etc.

Is there anyone who has sworn allegiance to poverty? Why should they not seek better opportunities elsewhere if it arises.

60,000? For a lecturer? How much is the salary of a member of Kaduna State House of Assembly? I am even going far.... Salary of a ward councillor?

The Kaduna State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized Governor Uba Sani for allegedly neglecting the state’s tertiary education system, which it claims triggered the ongoing warning strike by staff unions.

Workers at Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Kaduna State College of Education (Gidan Waya), Kaduna State College of Nursing, and Shehu Idris College of Health Technology (Makarfi) began the strike on Thursday to protest deteriorating infrastructure and poor working conditions.

APC’s Criminal Neglect of Tertiary Education in Kaduna State is a Tragic Betrayal of Our Youth and Future

The recent notice of a three-day warning strike by the Joint Congress of Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya – comprising COEASU, SSUCOEN, and NASU – is yet another damning indictment of the APC-led administration’s catastrophic failure in managing the educational sector in Kaduna State.

As the leading opposition voice and a passionate advocate for quality education in our dear state, I cannot remain silent while our institutions are reduced to relics of what they once were.

Let us be clear: this strike is not just about salaries. It is about survival – of our schools, our educators, and the dreams of thousands of students whose academic progress now hangs in the balance due to government negligence.

This administration has turned its back on tertiary education.
Despite repeated promises, the APC government has failed to implement the 15-year-old CONPCASS/CONTEDISS salary structure. Newly recruited lecturers now earn a shameful ₦64,000 per month — less than the NYSC allowance! This is not just unsustainable, it is disgraceful. It is no surprise that our best and brightest lecturers are leaving in droves, deepening the brain drain and crippling our institutions.

Furthermore, the government's refusal to review the Executive Order on 65-year retirement age to include non-academic staff reflects a complete lack of empathy and strategic foresight. What we are witnessing is not mere incompetence — it is a deliberate abandonment of responsibility.

The APC administration’s track record on education is littered with unfulfilled promises, broken agreements, and deafening silence in the face of crises. If the government had shown a fraction of the urgency it reserves for politics and propaganda, we would not be facing this moment.

This strike should serve as a wake-up call to all well-meaning citizens of Kaduna State. It is time to rescue our education sector from this spiral of failure. It is time for leadership that listens, that acts, and that prioritizes education not in words, but in budgetary allocations and policy actions.

We stand in full solidarity with the staff unions and the academic community. Their demands are just, their sacrifices enormous, and their patience stretched thin.

I call on the Kaduna State Government to act decisively and immediately. Engage the unions with sincerity. Implement the agreed salary structures. Invest in our institutions. Restore dignity to teaching.

Failure to do so will not only further tarnish the APC’s already battered credibility but will confirm what the people of Kaduna are increasingly realizing — that this government is incapable of securing their future.

The Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya chapter of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU has called for a three day warning strike beginning on Thursday, June 19, 2025.

The Union and two other affiliate bodies, SSUCOEN and NASU are embarking on the industrial action to press home their two points demand which include, the immediate implementation of the 15 years old CONPCASS/CONTEDISS salary structure for tertiary institution. This is contained in the Schemes and Conditions of Service of NCCE, the regulatory body for all Colleges of Education.

The kaduna state college of nursing and midwifery, and Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic are also drowning tools to press their demands.
Non-implementaion of the 15 year old revised salary structure makes them the least paid lecturers in the entire country, with some earning as little as N63,000 a month.

The Union is also asking for a review of the Executive Order on 65 years retirement age for academic to include the non-academinc staff as contained in the Schemes and Condition of Service of NCCE, the regulatory body of all Colleges of Education in Nigeria without any punitive additional requirement.

The Union in a statement to its Congress Men and Women recalled the 14 day ultimatum issued by the Joint Congress of Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya to the Kaduna State Government on June 2, 2025, where the demands were made.

“Following the expiration of the of the ultimatum on 18th June 2015 without any tangible offer, it became necessary for the Joint Union to embark on a three (3) day warning strike starting from Thursday, 19th June, 2025 to Monday, 23rd June 2025.”

The Union called on members to adhere strictly to the directive, while reaffirming its commitment to ensuring synergy with the State Government, as it remains open to constructive dialogue with the hope of a swift resolution.

Richtaiwo:
Please from which of the minimum wages to which? Is it from 18k to 30k or from 18k to 70k?

Lol, this gov does not regard Abians. He even said the 15k award was paid in the last 3 months. Watch how they shower him with praises when many other states are paying same as the fed govt 35k.

And to think igbos are praising this man as the best gov ever produced in Nigeria because of elu p factor. Choi, SE govs are the luckiest in Nigeria. All you need to do as a gov in SE is, just tell them the president is the problem, gbam, you can pocket all the state's fund and retain your title as the best.

Years to come, they will project Otti as the only man fit to be Nigeria president. Imagine grievingory and his awful performance of 8 years in Anambra now emerging as the best presidential candidate.