One of the major demands of the unions is the full implementation of the signed 2025 Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN)/unions agreement across the four state-owned universities.
The workers are also demanding payment of nine months’ accumulated arrears covering January to September 2026, as well as compliance with the agreed non-taxable status of negotiated allowances.
They further demanded the implementation of a 15 per cent “Lagos Factor”, which they said was necessary to address the high cost of living faced by university workers in Lagos State.
The unions also accused the state government of failing to implement earlier commitments attributed to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, including a 20 per cent salary increase announced in 2023 and the provision of five Marcopolo buses for the transportation of students and staff.
Bakare said the demands were legitimate and within the financial capacity of the state government.
He added that the unions remained open to intervention by the governor, but maintained that the strike would continue until the demands were comprehensively addressed.
“We remain open to immediate executive action before the midnight deadline tonight,” he said.
However, the unions subsequently proceeded with the industrial action after the deadline elapsed without a resolution of the outstanding issues. Vanguard reported that the strike commenced on Friday and covers both teaching and non-teaching staff across the four institutions.
The unions said the industrial action could disrupt academic and administrative activities in the affected institutions until an agreement is reached with the state government.
The strike follows an earlier industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Joint Campus Group involving LASU, LASUED and LASUSTECH. The group had declared an indefinite strike in September after the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum issued to the Lagos State Government over the implementation of the 2025 agreement and other welfare demands.
The latest action, however, involves a broader coalition of both academic and non-academic unions and extends to LASUCOM.
Bakare said the unions would not suspend the strike until the outstanding demands were comprehensively addressed, indicating that the duration of the industrial action would depend on the outcome of further engagement with the state government.
The development is expected to affect teaching, examinations, administrative services and other university activities across the four institutions, with students and members of the university communities awaiting further developments in the dispute.
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