Wudil – August 2, 2026 – The Management of Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, ADUSTECH, Wudil, has dismissed allegations by the institution’s branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, that the review of the University’s Conditions of Service was carried out through an illegal process.
This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by Abdullahi Datti Abdullahi, Head of the Information and Public Affairs Unit.
The university said the review followed due process and was undertaken with the participation of representatives of all in-house unions. It said the exercise was initiated about five years ago by the 4th Governing Council, continued under the 5th Council and concluded by the current 6th Governing Council after inconsistencies were identified in existing documents.
According to the statement, ASUU was represented on the review committee but its representative ceased to be a member after proceeding on sabbatical leave in line with university regulations.
The management said repeated requests for the union to nominate a replacement were ignored. It added that although the representative was later reinstated, ASUU directed its members not to sign the committee’s final report, contrary to established regulations.
The statement noted that the committee’s report was reviewed during a three-day retreat of the Governing Council in Kaduna, where further amendments were made before final approval.
Among the major concessions approved was a reduction in the proportion of publication points required from Scopus- and Web of Science-indexed journals for academic promotions. Under the revised provisions, 2.5 per cent of total publication points is required for promotion to Associate Professor, while 5 per cent is required for promotion to Professor.
The university said ASUU boycotted a sensitisation meeting organised to explain the reviewed documents to staff and unions, and instead convened its own congress to criticise the exercise.
It added that while most of the reviewed documents took effect in October 2026, implementation of provisions affecting academic staff was deferred until 2027 under a transitional moratorium.
The management said the Governing Council acted within its statutory powers and constituted a broad-based committee to promote transparency and stakeholder participation.
It disclosed that copies of the reviewed documents had been forwarded to the State Ministry of Education, the Office of the Head of Service and the Office of the Secretary to the State Government.
The university urged the public to disregard what it described as misinformation by the union and appealed to ASUU to place the interest and development of the institution above other considerations.
