Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved the implementation of a new salary structure for academic and non-academic staff of the Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology and Northwest University Kano.

The new remuneration package, adopted from the Federal Government’s salary review for workers in federal universities, will take effect from January 2026, while payment is expected to commence in September.

The approval was contained in a statement issued yesterday by the governor’s spokesman, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa.

According to the statement, the decision followed the report and recommendations of a committee constituted by the State Executive Council to review requests by the two state-owned universities for the domestication of the new federal salary package.

The government said the salary review would cost the state N391.85 million monthly, translating to N4.70 billion annually for the two institutions.

For Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, the monthly cost stands at N228.20 million, comprising N141.08 million for academic staff under the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) agreement and N87.11 million for non-academic staff under the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU).

Similarly, Northwest University will require N163.65 million monthly, with N112.24 million allocated to academic staff and N51.41 million to non-academic workers.

The government has approved N1.57 billion in the 2026 Supplementary Budget to cover the payment from September to December this year.

It also said arrears amounting to N3.13 billion, covering January to August 2026, would be provided for in the 2027 Budget.

The state government said the salary review was aimed at ensuring industrial harmony and improving the welfare of workers in the two universities, in line with the new remuneration package being implemented in federal universities and other state-owned institutions.

Governor Yusuf also approved the consideration of visitation panels for the two universities and other tertiary institutions in the state in accordance with relevant laws.

The panels, according to the government, are expected to strengthen accountability, administration and effective management of the institutions.

Yusuf reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to improving workers’ welfare and strengthening the quality of higher education as part of its broader human capital development agenda.