Workers including teaching and non-teaching staff of Lagos State government-owned universities have commenced an indefinite strike, accusing government of failing to respond to their demands , following agreements reached with the various reunions on the various campuses
The striking workers, under the aegis of the Joint Action Committee of Workers of Lagos State-owned Universities, announced the decision on Friday during a press briefing.
The affected unions include ,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).
The unions are Lagos State University (LASU), Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) and Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM).
JAC Chairman, Prof. Ibraheem Bakare addressing the media on behalf of the unions, 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.
“We have demonstrated unprecedented patience, maturity, and commitment to peaceful dialogue,” Bakare said.
“However, our patience has been pushed to the absolute limit. We have exhausted every possible administrative channel to avert this crisis.”
The unions listed their demands to include the full implementation of the signed 2025 Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN)/unions agreement across the four institutions.
They are demanding for 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 maintained that the unions considered their demands legitimate and within the financial capacity of the state government.
The JAC Chairman assured that the workers remained open to intervention by the governor before the strike deadline.
We remain open to immediate executive action before the midnight deadline tonight,” he assured
Bakare, however, warned that the unions would not resume work unless all the demands were addressed.
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