The management of the Taraba State University, TSU, Jalingo, has appealed to college students to stay calm and affected person following the continuing 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, mother and father, guardians and different stakeholders over the uncertainty surrounding the educational 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 vital interval when examinations are underway.
The management reaffirmed its dedication to employees welfare, noting that it recognises the aspirations of educational employees for improved circumstances of service.
It additionally acknowledged the efforts of the Taraba State Government to handle the welfare issues of staff within the state’s tertiary establishments, together with the current structure of a committee to evaluate their wage construction.
According to the assertion, “The college stays optimistic that sustained dialogue, mutual understanding and constructive engagement among the many related stakeholders will result in an amicable decision of the dispute,” the management mentioned.
It expressed hope that the continuing engagement would restore industrial harmony, guarantee tutorial stability and assist the continued improvement of the establishment.
Meanwhile, the management urged college students to chorus from actions able to disrupting peace and order inside 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 can be recalled that the ASUU-TSU department commenced its indefinite strike on October 12, 2026, over calls for referring to the implementation of the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU settlement and the cost of wage arrears courting from January 2026.
