Nigeria, Jan. 24 -- Academic and non-academic workers across Katsina State-owned tertiary institutions have called off their two-week warning strike, opting to return to classrooms and offices after fresh interventions cooled frayed nerves.

The decision was announced on Saturday in Katsina by the Chairman of the Joint Consultative Forum of the institutions, Dr. Muhammad Nasir-Gidado.

The industrial action, which began on January 12, 2026, was triggered by what the forum described as the government's cold shoulder to a basket of unresolved demands.

Nasir-Gidado said the grievances include the failure to approve and implement 35 per cent and 25 per cent salary increments for staff of the affected institutions.

He added, "We also demande...