The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has vowed to sustain its indefinite strike across Lagos State-owned universities until the state government addresses its outstanding demands.                           

The union’s position comes days after lecturers at Lagos State University, LASU, Lagos State University of Education, LASUED, and Lagos State University of Science and Technology, LASUSTECH, commenced the industrial action.                                         

ASUU declared the strike on September 15 after the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum issued to the Lagos State Government on August 31.                                                      

The union said the deadline passed without a satisfactory resolution or concrete plan from the government.           

The central demand is the full domestication and implementation of the December 2025 agreement between ASUU and the Federal Government across the three Lagos State-owned universities.                            

The union specifically cited the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance, CATA, and other welfare provisions affecting serving and retired academic staff.                          

ASUU-LASU said its decision followed months of what it described as efforts to resolve the dispute through dialogue.                       

The union also issued a final warning on September 10, saying the September 13 deadline would be allowed to determine its next step.              

According to ASUU, the government did not initiate the engagement it sought before the deadline expired.         

In a fresh statement reported by Vanguard, ASUU-LASU said the strike would remain total and comprehensive until the issues in dispute were satisfactorily resolved.         

The union maintained that it remained open to dialogue and would support the restoration of academic activities once the outstanding issues were addressed.               

The action has disrupted academic activities at LASU, LASUED and LASUSTECH, leaving students and parents awaiting a resolution between the union and the state government.                                           

The union has also appealed to traditional rulers, religious leaders, alumni associations, civil society organisations and other stakeholders to support its demand.            

ASUU said the industrial action had the backing of its national leadership, which it said had supported the process leading to the strike, including correspondence with university authorities, governing councils and the state’s Visitors.                                                                    

Punch has also reported that the lecturers’ demands include implementation of the 40 per cent salary increase approved under the federal government’s 2025 agreement, alongside other provisions contained in the agreement.                                                 

For now, ASUU-LASU has given no indication that it will suspend the action without progress on its demands.                                                   

Academic activities at the three state-owned universities therefore remain affected pending further negotiations.