The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Lagos state government-owned university joint campus group, on Tuesday, September 15, declared an indefinite strike across the three state-owned universities over unmet demands.
The affected institutions include the Lagos State University (LASU), Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), and Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH).
According to the union, the strike followed the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum issued to the state government on August 31, without a satisfactory resolution or concrete plan from the government.
The declaration is contained in a statement jointly signed by Olusegun Babalola, coordinator of the steering committee, ASUU-LASU, Grace Abimbola, acting chairman of ASUU-LASUED, and Murisiku Onigemo, chairman, ASUU-LASUSTECH.
ASUU said the state government allowed the September 13 deadline to elapse without initiating a dialogue, despite its final warning on September 10.
The union noted that its major demand remains the full domestication and implementation of the December 2025 ASUU-FGN agreement across all Lagos state-owned universities.
The union said that the demand also includes the implementation of the consolidated academic tools allowance and critical welfare provisions for serving and retired academic staff.
“Following the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum issued to the Lagos state government on August 31, 2026, the Academic Staff Union of Universities Joint Campus Group, comprising Lagos State University, Lagos State University of Education, and Lagos State University of Science and Technology, hereby declares a total, comprehensive and indefinite strike action effective immediately,” the statement read.
The union maintained that the strike would remain in force until meaningful engagement produced a satisfactory resolution and the state government signed, domesticated, and implemented the applicable provisions of the 2025 agreement in full.
“The union remains entirely committed to constructive dialogue and to the swift restoration of normal academic activities as soon as these outstanding issues are addressed,” the union said.
The union urged students and parents to remain calm, peaceful and law-abiding while efforts are being made to secure a permanent resolution.
It said that the action was a rescue mission for Lagos state education, adding that the strike had the full backing of the ASUU national leadership.
It also called on traditional rulers, religious leaders, alumni associations, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and other stakeholders to support its demand.
In August, lecturers at LASUSTECH lamented the delay in salary payment, accusing the university management of deliberately withholding their salaries.
The lecturers said there was no justification for the delay as their counterparts in other state-owned universities had been paid, with no directive from the state government against the payment.
However, the management attributed the delay to the industrial action by the members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) at the university.
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