The management of the Taraba State University, TSU, Jalingo, has appealed to college students to stay calm and affected person following the continued strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities ,ASUU, which has disrupted tutorial actions, together with ongoing examinations.
The strike, embarked upon by the college’s ASUU department on October 12, 2026, as noticed by Daily Post, has generated issues amongst college students, dad and mom, guardians and different stakeholders over the uncertainty surrounding the tutorial calendar.
In a press release issued on Monday and signed by the Registrar, Dr Joseph Omar Bibinu, the college management acknowledged the difficulties and uncertainties created by the industrial motion, significantly at a essential interval when examinations are underway.
The management reaffirmed its dedication to workers welfare, noting that it recognises the aspirations of educational workers for improved circumstances of service.
It additionally acknowledged the efforts of the Taraba State Government to deal with the welfare issues of employees within the state’s tertiary establishments, together with the current structure of a committee to assessment their wage construction.
According to the assertion, “The university remains optimistic that sustained dialogue, mutual understanding and constructive engagement among the relevant stakeholders will lead to an amicable resolution of the dispute,” the management stated.
It expressed hope that the continued engagement would restore industrial harmony, guarantee tutorial stability and help the continued growth of the establishment.
Meanwhile, the management urged college students to chorus from actions able to disrupting peace and order throughout the college neighborhood whereas the dispute stays unresolved.
It additionally suggested college students to concentrate to official communications from the establishment concerning the resumption of examinations and different tutorial actions.
The management expressed optimism that the dispute would quickly be resolved by means of dialogue and goodwill, permitting college students to return to their tutorial pursuits with out additional disruption.
It could be recalled that the ASUU-TSU department commenced its indefinite strike on October 12, 2026, over calls for regarding the implementation of the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU settlement and the fee of wage arrears relationship from January 2026.
