The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said it will picket and shut down Lagos State-owned universities over the refusal of the state government, the owner of the institution, to implement the FGN-ASUU 2025 Agreement.
The affected institutions are: the Lagos State University (LASU), the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) and the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED).
Briefing the press at LASUSTECH Main Campus in Ikorodu, on Thursday, 2 July, 2026, the Lagos Zonal Chairman of ASUU, Prof. Adesola Nassir, said it was unbecoming of the state government to lag in the implementation of the agreement.
He added that after many letters were written to the state government, ASUU members in those institutions would no longer tolerate the seeming neglect by the state government and would take the next line of action.
“We are giving this warning ahead so that there won’t be any allegation that some persons are the ones sponsoring ASUU members to demand their rights. The non-implementation of the Agreement being experienced by our members has left academic staff in the Lagos State-owned universities feeling neglected, undervalued, and increasingly uncertain about the government’s commitment to their welfare.
“You would recall that our union engaged the Federal Government in eight tortuous years of renegotiation of the FGN-ASUU 2009 Agreement, culminating eventually in the signing of the ASUU-FGN 2025 Agreement. To ensure that all stakeholders were carried along, the Federal Government Team comprised Pro-Chancellors of Federal and State Universities, in addition to representatives of other government agencies.
The ASUU Zonal Chairman noted that other states have implemented the agreement, leaving Lagos as the odd one out.
