Academic activities at Lagos State University (LASU) may be disrupted indefinitely as the Lagos State University branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU-LASU) has declared a total and indefinite strike.
The union announced the industrial action on Tuesday, September 15, following a congress where members resolved to withdraw their services over the alleged failure of the government to implement the 2025 ASUU/FGN Agreement.
In a statement signed by the Secretary of the ASUU-LASU Steering Committee, Comrade Thanny Nooem, and the Coordinator, Comrade Oluwaseun Babalola, the union said the decision followed months of what it described as “patient and constructive engagement” with the government.
According to the union, those efforts failed to resolve the issues surrounding implementation of the agreement.
“This unfortunate and avoidable action has become necessary due to the continued failure of the Government to address the Union’s longstanding agitation over the implementation of the 2025 ASUU/FGN Agreement,” the statement said.
ASUU-LASU said its major demand was the full domestication and implementation of the 2025 ASUU/FGN Agreement, adding that the strike would continue until the matter was satisfactorily resolved.
“The strike shall be total and comprehensive until there is a satisfactory resolution of the issues in dispute,” the union declared.
The union expressed regret over the development, maintaining that it had exhausted previous avenues of engagement with the government without achieving a resolution.
The strike is expected to affect teaching and other academic activities at LASU, including the Ojo campus and other campuses, pending further developments.
ASUU-LASU concluded its statement with its familiar solidarity slogan: “Aluta continua, victoria ascerta.”
