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 educational 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 considerations amongst college students, dad and mom, 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, notably 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 situations of service.
It additionally acknowledged the efforts of the Taraba State Government to handle the welfare considerations of employees within the state’s tertiary establishments, together with the latest structure of a committee to evaluate 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 educational 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 throughout the college neighborhood whereas the dispute stays unresolved.
It additionally suggested college students to concentrate to official communications from the establishment relating to the resumption of examinations and different educational actions.
The management expressed optimism that the dispute would quickly be resolved by way of dialogue and goodwill, permitting college students to return to their educational 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 cost of wage arrears relationship from January 2026.
