Teaching and non-teaching staff of Lagos State government-owned universities have commenced an indefinite strike over unmet demands and the state government’s failure to implement agreements reached with the unions.
The unions involved are the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Allied Institutions (NASU).
Chairman of the joint Action Committee of Workers in lagos, Prof. Ibraheem Bakare, said the workers had demonstrated patience and commitment to dialogue but were compelled to take industrial action after exhausting available channels for resolving the disputes.
The unions said their demands included the full implementation of the signed 2025 Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN)/unions agreement across the four institutions.
They also demanded a one-off payment of nine months’ accumulated arrears covering January to September 2026, adherence to the agreed non-taxable status of negotiated allowances and implementation of a 15 per cent Lagos Factor allowance to cushion the impact of the high cost of living in the state.
Other demands include implementation of previous commitments by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, including a 20 per cent salary increase pledged in 2023 and the provision of five Marcopolo buses for student and staff transportation.
Bakare said the unions considered their demands legitimate and within the financial capacity of the state government andwarned that the unions would not resume work unless all the demands were addressed.
