ASUU Declares Total, Indefinite Strike Across LASU, LASUED, and LASUSTECH Over Unimplemented 2025 Agreement

Reported by: Ijeoma G | Edited by: Oravbiere Osayomore Promise.

Academic activities have been completely paralysed across the three Lagos State-owned universities after the Academic Staff Union of Universities declared a total, comprehensive, and indefinite strike on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, following the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum to the Lagos State Government. The decision, taken at separate branch congresses of ASUU-LASU, ASUU-LASUED, and ASUU-LASUSTECH, marks a significant escalation in the long-running dispute over the non-implementation of the December 2025 ASUU-Federal Government agreement.

The union's principal demand is the full domestication and implementation of the 2025 agreement across all Lagos State-owned universities, including the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance and welfare protections for both active and retired academic staff. ASUU had issued the 14-day ultimatum on August 31, 2026, warning that silence was no longer an option. A final warning was issued on September 10, but the state government allowed the September 13 deadline to lapse without initiating dialogue. The union said it had shown "ultimate restraint" for more than eight months, and that the responsibility for the painful disruption rests entirely on the Lagos State Government due to its "continuous inaction and disregard for agreements successfully implemented by neighbouring states."

The strike has the full backing of the ASUU national leadership, which supported every step of the process, from the formal letters to the university administrations to the issuance of the ultimatum. The union pointed out that states such as Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Abia, and Enugu have already domesticated and implemented the agreement, and questioned why Lagos State, with its enormous resources, has chosen inaction where others have demonstrated commitment.

In a statement issued to students, ASUU said the decision was taken "with a heavy heart," acknowledging the impact on the academic calendar. "This fight is fundamentally about preserving the quality and sustainability of your education," the union said, adding that "a demoralised faculty cannot provide the world-class standard of learning you deserve." The union also appealed to parents and guardians, expressing deep sympathy for the anxieties caused by the disruption to their children's educational journeys.

ASUU called on traditional rulers, religious leaders, alumni associations, civil society organisations, and all well-meaning Lagosians to support what it described as a "rescue mission for Lagos State education." The strike will remain in force until the state government signs, domesticates, and implements the applicable provisions of the 2025 agreement in full.

For students at LASU, LASUED, and LASUSTECH, the indefinite strike means lectures, examinations, and all academic activities are on hold until the dispute is resolved. The development adds to the growing wave of industrial actions across Nigerian universities, where lecturers in at least 18 other state-owned institutions have already embarked on strikes over similar demands. As the standoff continues, the people of Lagos State and the wider academic community are left to wonder whether the government will finally engage with the union or whether the strike will drag on, further disrupting the academic calendar.

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