THE Kaduna State University has ordered its striking lecturers to resume work or face sanctions.
Lecturers in the university are members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which has been on strike since February 14 over unmet demands by the Federal Government.
Though state universities such as the Kaduna State University are owned and managed by the state governments, they also benefit from funding and other interventions by the Federal Government.
In a circular signed by the university’s Registrar, Samuel Manshop, on Monday, the university said it would be forced to invoke Section 2(2) of the Staff Conditions of Service if the lecturers failed to return to work.
“This is to convey the directive of the Governing Council that all academic staff should resume academic activities, especially the conduct of the Second Semester 2020/2021 Academic Session, with effect from Monday, September 5, 2022.
“Refusal to comply with this directive will force the Council to…
