Korede Abdullah 
LAGOS, Nigeria – Three Lagos State-owned universities risk another round of industrial action as the ASUU Lagos strike dispute deepens, with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Lagos Zone, accusing the state government of failing to implement the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU Agreement.
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday at the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), ASUU leaders say the prolonged delay in implementing agreed welfare provisions has left lecturers across Lagos State University (LASU), Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) and LASUSTECH “neglected, undervalued and increasingly uncertain” six months after the agreement was signed.
ASUU Lagos Zone Coordinator, Dr Adesola Nassir, questions the government’s commitment to higher education, arguing that quality university education cannot be achieved without investing in the welfare of academic staff.
“How can a government demand world-class university rankings while failing to create world-class conditions for academic work? How can excellence flourish where welfare remains uncertain?” Nassir asks.
According to the union, Lagos—widely regarded as Nigeria’s “Centre of Excellence”—is falling behind several other states that have already begun implementing the 2025 agreement.
Nassir says the continued delay has weakened staff morale, undermined confidence in government commitments and created uncertainty across the affected institutions.
“No government can legitimately claim excellence while the intellectual workforce responsible for producing excellence experiences prolonged uncertainty over agreed welfare commitments.”
Beyond welfare concerns, the union raises fresh allegations of unresolved labour disputes at LASU and LASUED, including the dismissal of ASUU officials and the alleged victimisation of the branch chairperson at LASUED.
“The government, not ASUU, should be held responsible if all universities belonging to Lagos State are thrown into avoidable crises or totally shut down.”
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