Kano State Governor, 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.
The new increase in salary was adopted from the Federal Government’s new remuneration package implemented at the Federal Universities in Nigeria.
This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesman, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, which states that the approval followed a report and recommendations of a committee constituted by the State Executive Council to examine and review requests by the two state-owned universities for the domestication of the new salary package.
Under the approved arrangement, the new remuneration package will take effect from January 2026, while payment will commence in September 2026.
The salary review will have a total financial implication of ₦391,847,555.24 monthly, amounting to ₦4,702,170,662.88 annually for the two universities.
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.
The Governor reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to improving the welfare of workers and strengthening the quality of higher education as part of its broader investment in human capital development.