The LASU strike has drawn in the student body, with the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) giving the Lagos State Government 48 hours, in a statement made public on 6 October, to end the industrial dispute that has shut 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). Academic and administrative work at the four institutions has been halted since midnight on 2 October, when the unions’ indefinite strike began.
The ultimatum came from the NANS Joint Campus Council (JCC), Lagos State axis, led by its chairman, Quadri Odewunmi, and the association’s national secretary-general, Oladimeji Uthman, endorsed it. The students warned that if the 48 hours pass with the schools still closed, they’ll have “no other option than to commence appropriate, peaceful and lawful mass action.”
- Agreement on improved allowances reachedThe unions say it hasn't been implemented
- Indefinite strike begins at all four institutionsASUU, SSANU, NASU and NAAT under the Joint Action Committee
- NANS issues 48-hour ultimatum
- Ultimatum expires48 hours after the 6 October statementStudents threaten peaceful mass action
The Lagos State Government had not publicly responded to the strike or the NANS ultimatum when this was published.
What the LASU strike unions are actually asking Lagos to pay
The strike is being run by a Joint Action Committee (JAC) of four unions, namely the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT). They say the state has failed to implement the agreement reached on 31 August, which covers a 40% Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance and a 10% Earned Academic Allowance for lecturers, and a 35% Consolidated Tertiary Institutions Non-Teaching Staff Allowance for non-teaching workers.
The arrears have also grown. The August deal contemplated eight months of back pay, but the unions say September salaries didn’t reflect the agreed allowances either, so they’re now demanding payment for January to September 2026. JAC chairman Ibrahim Bakare said the unions had “demonstrated unprecedented patience, maturity and commitment to peaceful dialogue,” adding that “our patience has been pushed to the absolute limit.”
Locked gates at LASU show how far the shutdown has gone
Union members have locked LASU’s gates and the Senate building, cutting off access to the main campus in Ojo this week. Non-teaching staff have been enforcing the shutdown, although compliance has reportedly varied across the four schools. This is a step beyond the position earlier in the dispute, when ASUU said no talks had taken place and the other unions were yet to join. You can read how the dispute widened in our report on SSANU, NASU and NAAT joining ASUU.
What students at LASU, LASUED, LASUSTECH and LASUCOM should do now
If you’re a student at any of the four schools, don’t travel back to campus for lectures or tests until your institution announces a resumption date through its official channels, because no academic activity is holding while the strike lasts. Keep copies of any course registration, school fee receipts and hostel payments you’ve already made, since these will matter if the calendar is adjusted when work resumes.
Final-year students and anyone waiting on results or transcripts are likely to feel the delay most, so it’s worth checking with your department once staff return about how deadlines will be handled. The outcome now depends on whether the Lagos State Government opens talks with the JAC before the student ultimatum runs out, and GuidesCafe will update this story as soon as either side makes an official statement.
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