Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano has approved a salary increase for academic and non-academic staff of two universities in Kano State.

The two universities include, Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, and Northwest University, Kano.

In a statement on Monday, the governor’s spokesman, Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa, said the new increase in salary was adopted from the federal government’s new remuneration package implemented at the Federal Universities in Nigeria. 

“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,” he said.

He said that 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.

For Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, the monthly financial implication is ₦228,195,210.83, comprising ₦141,082,223.37 for Academic Staff under the ASUU agreement and ₦87,112,987.46 for Non-Academic Staff under SSANU.

“For Northwest University, Kano, the monthly implication is ₦163,652,344.41, comprising ₦112,238,985.30 for Academic Staff and ₦51,413,359.11 for Non-Academic Staff,” Mr Dawakin-Tofa said.

According to him, the government has approved the inclusion of over one billion in the 2026 Supplementary Budget to cover payments from September to December 2026.

The spokesperson said the arrears cover between January to August 2026, amounting to over three billion would be provided under 2027 budget.

“Governor Yusuf also approved the consideration of Visitation Panels for the two universities and other tertiary institutions in the state, as provided by relevant laws, to strengthen accountability, administration and effective management of the institutions,” he said.