Nigeria: ASUU Declares Indefinite Strike At Three Lagos Universities

What the report says

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has объявnounced an indefinite strike at three Lagos State-owned universities: Lagos State University (LASU), Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) and Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH). Premium Times, in a report distributed by AllAfrica, said the decision was announced by the ASUU Joint Campus Group after a 14-day ultimatum to the Lagos State Government expired without a resolution.

According to the report, the union said it had issued a final warning on 10 September and later set a 13 September deadline, but no talks took place. ASUU is seeking the domestication and implementation at the three institutions of provisions linked to its December 2025 agreement with the federal government. The listed issues include the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance and welfare measures for serving and retired academic staff.

ASUU said it took the step reluctantly because of the likely impact on students, the academic calendar and the wider university community. It urged students to remain calm and asked parents, traditional rulers, religious leaders, alumni groups and civil society organisations to help press for a settlement. The union also said the action is not aimed at university management, which it praised for supporting efforts to implement the agreement.

The dispute adds to wider tensions over university funding and staff welfare in Nigeria’s public higher education system. The report noted that ASUU is also pressing for implementation of the same 2025 agreement in other places, including some state-owned universities outside Lagos.