Students at all three Lagos State-owned universities must stay away from classes after their lecturers started a total and indefinite strike on Tuesday.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Joint Campus Group ordered the immediate work stoppage across Lagos State University (LASU), Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), and Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH).
The decision follows the end of a 14-day notice sent to the Lagos State Government on August 31. Union leaders said state officials failed to start talks or present a solid plan before the final 13 September deadline passed.
Lecturers took this action to force the state government to adopt and implement a December 2025 agreement made between the national union and the Federal Government.
Demands for better staff welfare
The main request from the union is the full implementation of the national agreement across the three state schools. Lecturers are asking for the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance, known as CATA, alongside better welfare protections for both active and retired staff.
ASUU stated that its members took the painful decision after waiting eight months without seeing any progress from state authorities. The group explained that neighbouring states have already implemented similar terms for their own university workers.
“This fight is fundamentally about preserving the quality and sustainability of your education,” the union said to students. “A demoralised faculty cannot provide the world-class standard of learning you deserve.”
READ RELATED NEWS
ASUU-LASU shuts down LASU over 2025 agreement dispute
ASUU strike threat puts university students at risk again — Atiku
ASUU shuts down NAU over unpaid August salaries
The union asked students to remain calm, peaceful, and law-abiding while the industrial action continues. Lecturers also reached out to parents who worry about delay in the graduation of their children.
“We deeply share your anxieties regarding delays in your children’s educational journeys,” the group stated, pointing out that its patience was tested for eight months.
Full support from national union
The strike has the complete backing of the national ASUU leadership. National leaders guided the local branches through every step, starting from the first letters sent to university councils up to the 14-day notice.
Local branches clarified that the strike action is not aimed at university management heads.
“This decision is by no means an adversarial action against your office,” ASUU stated to the school administrations. “It is a strategic effort to empower you to superintend over a happy, motivated staff and ensure the smooth running of our universities.”
The union praised the leaders of the three Lagos universities for attempting to help adopt the national agreement. It asked royal fathers, religious leaders, former students, and community groups to intervene and ask the state government to resolve the issue.
“We call on traditional institutions, religious leaders, alumni associations, civil society organisations, and all well-meaning Lagosians to see this as a rescue mission for Lagos State education and lend their voices to this call,” the union stated.
Lecturers reportedly confirmed that campuses will stay closed until the Lagos State Government signs, adopts, and fully implements the 2025 agreement provisions.
“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,” ASUU stated.
For More News Details, Visit New Daily Prime.
