Lagos State University (LASU) has been plunged into an indefinite academic shutdown after the local wing of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU-LASU) declared a total strike, accusing the government of failing to implement the 2025 ASUU/FGN Agreement.
The union announced the industrial action on Tuesday, September 15, following a congress at which members voted to down tools.
In a joint statement signed by the Secretary of the ASUU-LASU Steering Committee, Comrade Thanny Nooem, and the Coordinator, Comrade Oluwaseun Babalola, the union said the decision came after months of dialogue with the government yielded no breakthrough.
“This unfortunate and avoidable action has become necessary due to the continued failure of the Government to address the Union’s longstanding agitation over the implementation of the 2025 ASUU/FGN Agreement,” the statement read.
ASUU-LASU is demanding the “full domestication and implementation” of the agreement as the condition for calling off the strike, describing the action as “total and comprehensive” until the disputed issues are satisfactorily resolved.
The union expressed regret that earlier attempts at engagement had failed to produce results, stressing that the walkout was a last resort rather than a first response.
The strike is expected to disrupt teaching and other academic activities across LASU’s campuses, including its main Ojo campus, with no timeline yet given for a resumption of classes.
ASUU-LASU closed its statement with its rallying cry: “Aluta continua, victoria ascerta.”
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