Academic and non-academic activities at the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, may be grounded as the three staff unions in the institution have announced notice of immediate withdrawal of their services over unresolved welfare demands.

The unions, which include Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)-LASU, Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU)-LASU and National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT)-LASU, reached the decision at a well-attended joint congress held on Wednesday.

The unions said the leadership briefed members on the outcome of their engagement with representatives of the Lagos State Government before members resolved to down tools.

In a notice jointly signed by the secretaries of the three unions, Sylvester Idowu of ASUU-LASU, Muhammed Kelani of NASU-LASU, and Adewumi Fadiora of NAAT-LASU, the unions listed four key demands that include payment of the N50,000 palliative promised to Lagos State workers, provision of Macopolo buses, also promised by the governor, payment of the 20 per cent salary increase pledged after the 2023 governorship election, and implementation of the FG/ASUU/SSANU/NASU/NAAT 2025 agreement.

The unions, however, did not state how long the strike will last, but said services would remain withdrawn “until the demands are met by the state government.”

Meanwhile, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has reportedly pulled out of the action.

However, ASUU has alleged that senior professors in Lagos State-owned universities now earn less in monthly remuneration than secondary school principals in the state’s public service.

The union described the situation as a reflection of the declining welfare of academics, while accusing the Lagos State Government of failing to implement the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU agreement, subjecting lecturers to what it called “starvation wages,” increased tax deductions and alleged victimisation of union leaders.

ASUU Zonal Coordinator, Oluwaseun Babalola, appealed to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to urgently implement the 2025 agreement in the state-owned universities.

He said that government’s failure to implement the agreement, eight months after its agreed commencement date of January 1, 2026, had worsened the condition of academic members of staff.