The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Lagos State Government-owned Universities Joint Campus Group, has declared a total and indefinite strike across the state’s three government-owned universities.
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 strike followed the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum issued to the Lagos State Government on August 31, 2026, without a satisfactory response to its demands.
The declaration was contained in a statement signed by the Coordinator, Steering Committee, ASUU-LASU, Olusegun Babalola; Acting Chairman, ASUU-LASUED, Grace Abimbola; and Chairman, ASUU-LASUSTECH, Murisiku Onigemo.
ASUU said the state government failed to open negotiations before the September 13 deadline, despite a final warning issued on September 10 that “silence is no longer an option.”
The union said its major demand was the full domestication and implementation of the December 2025 ASUU-FGN agreement across all Lagos State-owned universities.
According to the union, the agreement covers the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance and other welfare provisions for serving and retired academic staff.
“Following the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum issued to the Lagos State Government on 31 August 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 said.
ASUU said the strike would continue until meaningful negotiations produced a satisfactory resolution and the state government signed, domesticated and fully implemented the applicable provisions of the 2025 agreement.
The union said it remained committed to dialogue and would restore academic activities once the outstanding issues were addressed.
ASUU described the decision as one taken with a “heavy heart” and urged students and parents to remain calm and law-abiding.
It also described the strike as a “rescue mission for Lagos State education.”
The union said its national leadership had backed the action, including previous letters sent to university managements, governing councils and the state’s Visitors, as well as the 14-day ultimatum.
ASUU appealed to traditional rulers, religious leaders, alumni associations, civil society organisations and other stakeholders to support its demands.
The three Lagos State-owned universities join other institutions that have embarked on industrial action over demands for the implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement by their respective state governments.
