Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the implementation of new allowances for workers across state-owned universities and asked trade unions to end their ongoing strike immediately.
The approval was contained in an official letter dated October 7, 2026, issued by the Lagos State Ministry of Tertiary Education and signed by the Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Tolani Sule.
Under the new package, academic staff will receive a 40 per cent Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance and a 10 per cent Earned Academic Allowance. The government also adopted monthly allowances of ₦70,000 for Readers and ₦145,000 for Professors.
For non-academic staff across all state-owned tertiary institutions, the state government approved 35 per cent revised allowances.
The payment structure takes backdated effect from January 2026. The government plans to clear all outstanding arrears in two installments, paying them alongside the October and November 2026 staff salaries.
Tax waiver and directive for immediate execution
The state government stated that every union allowance included in the approval will be completely tax-free.
The Ministry of Tertiary Education instructed relevant government offices to start implementing the financial directives right away in line with established public finance rules.
Following the announcement, state officials appealed directly to the leadership of the affected trade unions to instruct their members to call off the industrial action and return to their duties without delay.
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The strike involves the Joint Action Committee, which groups the Academic Staff Union of Universities, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, the Non-Academic Staff Union, and the National Association of Academic Technologists.
NewDailyPrime on 16 September reported that the unions declared the indefinite strike action after a final deadline given to the state administration expired.
Schools impacted and possible class resumption
The strike affected operations across four major state institutions: Lagos State University, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Lagos State University of Science and Technology, and Lagos State University of Education.
The official approval offers a path toward resuming academic activities across the state. However, students attending the four institutions must wait for formal announcements from their respective school authorities before returning to campus.
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