LAGOS, NIGERIA– Teaching and non-teaching personnel of Lagos State-owned universities have actually started an indefinite strike over alleged failure by the state federal government to carry out contracts reached with the unions and fulfill outstanding needs.
The commercial action affects workers in 4 institutions which are Lagos State University (LASU), Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), Lagos State University of Science and Innovation (LASUSTECH) and Lagos State University College of Medication (LASUCOM).
The employees are operating under the Joint Action Committee (JAC), comprising the Academic Personnel Union of Universities (ASUU), Senior Personnel Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Allied Institutions (NASU).
The unions revealed the beginning of the strike at a press rundown in Lagos on Friday, October 2, 2026, following what they referred to as the failure of negotiations with the Lagos State Government to solve the impressive concerns.
Chairman of JAC, Prof. Ibraheem Bakare, said the unions had actually worked out restraint and stayed committed to fixing the concerns through dialogue but were required to start the strike after duplicated attempts stopped working.
“We have shown unprecedented perseverance, maturity, and commitment to peaceful dialogue. However, our perseverance has actually been pressed to the outright limit. We have actually tired every possible administrative channel to prevent this crisis,” he said.
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One of the significant needs of the unions is the complete execution of the signed 2025 Federal government of Nigeria (FGN)/ unions contract across the 4 state-owned universities.
The workers are likewise requiring payment of nine months’ built up defaults covering January to September 2026, in addition to compliance with the agreed non-taxable status of worked out allowances.
They even more required the application of a 15 percent “Lagos Element”, which they said was required to resolve the high expense of living faced by university employees in Lagos State.
The unions likewise accused the state government of stopping working to implement earlier dedications credited to Guv Babajide Sanwo-Olu, consisting of a 20 per cent raise announced in 2023 and the arrangement of 5 Marcopolo buses for the transport of trainees and personnel.
Bakare stated the needs were legitimate and within the financial capacity of the state government.
He added that the unions remained open up to intervention by the governor, however maintained that the strike would continue until the needs were comprehensively resolved.
“We remain available to immediate executive action before the midnight deadline tonight,” he stated.
However, the unions subsequently continued with the industrial action after the due date expired without a resolution of the impressive issues. Vanguard reported that the strike began on Friday and covers both teaching and non-teaching staff throughout the four institutions.
The unions said the commercial action could disrupt academic and administrative activities in the afflicted organizations up until an arrangement is reached with the state government.
The strike follows an earlier industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Joint Campus Group including LASU, LASUED and LASUSTECH. The group had stated an indefinite strike in September after the expiration of a 14-day final notice released to the Lagos State Federal government over the implementation of the 2025 agreement and other welfare demands.
The latest action, nevertheless, includes a more comprehensive union of both academic and non-academic unions and reaches LASUCOM.
Bakare said the unions would not suspend the strike till the impressive demands were thoroughly resolved, indicating that the duration of the industrial action would depend upon the result of more engagement with the state government.
The advancement is anticipated to affect mentor, assessments, administrative services and other university activities across the 4 institutions, with students and members of the university neighborhoods waiting for more developments in the dispute.