The Joint Unions of Tertiary Institutions of Kaduna State, JUTIKS, have called on the state government to fulfil its promise to implement the outstanding 30 per cent of the CONPCASS/CONTEDISS salary structure for staff of tertiary institutions.
The unions made the call in a communiqué issued at the end of their meeting held at the Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria.
The communiqué, signed by the JUTIKS Chairman, Comrade Usman Shehu Suleiman, was read by the union’s Public Relations Officer, Comrade Umar Faruq Goma.
JUTIKS appealed to the Kaduna State Government to implement the remaining 30 per cent of the salary structure, which they said Governor Uba Sani had promised to implement in the first quarter of 2026.
The unions also demanded the implementation of the earlier 25 per cent and 35 per cent Federal Government wage allowances.
They called for the issuance of an establishment circular to facilitate the implementation of the 65-year or 40-year retirement age for non-teaching staff in the state’s tertiary institutions.
The unions further appealed to the government to exclude Academic Earned Allowance, AEA, and other allowances from taxation.
JUTIKS also demanded the implementation of the Consolidated Academic Tool Allowance, CATA, which it said amounts to 40 per cent of 100 per cent CONPCASS, as well as the Consolidated Non-Teaching Tool Allowance, CONTTA, equivalent to 35 per cent of 100 per cent CONTEDISS.
According to the unions, the demands are aimed at promoting uniform standards across tertiary institutions, particularly those regulated by the National Board for Technical Education, NBTE, and the National Commission for Colleges of Education, NCCE.
The communiqué maintained that addressing the demands would help standardise tertiary institutions across Kaduna State and promote industrial harmony.
The unions commended Governor Uba Sani for implementing 70 per cent of CONPCASS/CONTEDISS in October 2025, saying the development had improved the welfare of staff in the state’s tertiary institutions.
They, however, appealed to the state government to give the outstanding demands the attention they deserve.
JUTIKS comprises unions from the Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya, Kaduna State College of Nursing Sciences, Kaduna, and Shehu Idris College of Health Sciences and Technology, Makarfi.