Lecturers in Kano State owned higher institutions will start receiving their Consolidated Academic Allowance from the October 2026 salary cycle. This follows the approval of Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf.
The Joint Consultative Forum JCF, a coalition of the lecturers, disclosed this during a press conference on Friday. The JCF Chairman, Adamu Muhammad Fagge, said the payment will begin with the October salary.
Fagge said the allowance will benefit academic staff in several state institutions. These include Kano State Polytechnic, Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education Kumbotso, Aminu Kano College of Islamic and Legal Studies, Audu Bako College of Agriculture Science and Technology Dambatta, Yusuf Maitama Sule College of Education Gari, and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso College of Advanced Studies CAST Tudun Wada.
He said the approval shows the Kano State Government’s strong commitment to education. He praised the administration for balancing infrastructure development with the welfare of both teachers and students.
The forum also thanked the Head of Civil Service, Hajiya Bilkisu Shehu Maimota, for her support in making the approval possible
