The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Lagos State Government-owned Universities Joint Campus Group, has declared a total and indefinite strike across the three universities owned by the Lagos State Government.
The affected institutions are Lagos State University (LASU), Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), and Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH).
The union said the industrial action followed the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum issued to the Lagos State Government on August 31, 2026, without a satisfactory resolution or concrete plan to address its demands.
According to ASUU, the state government failed to initiate dialogue before the September 13 deadline, despite a final warning issued on September 10.
The union’s major demand is the full domestication and implementation of the December 2025 ASUU-Federal Government of Nigeria agreement across all Lagos State-owned universities.
Speaking with journalists, the Chairman of ASUU LASUSTECH, Murisku Onigemo, said the Lagos State Government could have made provision for the implementation of the agreement through a supplementary budget.
Onigemo said that when the Federal Government signed the agreement in December, the Federal Appropriation Act had already been passed and a supplementary budget had also been released.
He said this enabled the Federal Government to settle the backlog of arrears up to August.
He added that Lagos State could similarly pass a supplementary budget to address the financial implications of implementing the agreement.
“So, I believe that Lagos State, even if it was not initially projected, would have passed another supplementary budget to take care of this aspect,” he said.
Onigemo said the current economic situation had made it increasingly difficult for workers and students to bear the cost of transportation and other expenses associated with attending university.
He said the Federal Government had recognised the situation during its negotiations with ASUU and involved governors and other stakeholders in the process.
“The governors and other stakeholders were invited to participate in the negotiations with the Federal Government,” he said.
The union’s declaration means academic activities at the three state-owned universities are expected to be affected until the issues raised by ASUU are resolved.
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