BREAKING: ASUU-LASU DECLARES TOTAL, INDEFINITE STRIKE

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By: Fasasi Hammad

The Lagos State University branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU-LASU) has declared a total and indefinite strike over what it described as the government’s failure to implement the 2025 ASUU/FGN Agreement.

The union announced the industrial action on Tuesday, September 15, following a congress where members resolved to commence the strike.

In a statement signed by the Secretary of the ASUU-LASU Steering Committee, Comrade Thanny Nooem, and the Coordinator, Comrade Oluwaseun Babalola, the union said the decision followed months of what it described as “patient and constructive engagement” with the government without a resolution of the outstanding issues.

“This unfortunate and avoidable action has become necessary due to the continued failure of the Government to address the Union’s longstanding agitation over the implementation of the 2025 ASUU/FGN Agreement,” the statement said.

ASUU-LASU said it was demanding the full domestication and implementation of the 2025 ASUU/FGN Agreement as a condition for resolving the dispute.

“The strike shall be total and comprehensive until there is a satisfactory resolution of the issues in dispute,” the union said.

The union expressed regret over the development, noting that previous efforts to resolve the dispute through engagement had failed to produce the desired outcome.

The strike is expected to affect teaching and other academic activities at Lagos State University, including the Ojo campus and other campuses, pending further developments.

The union concluded its statement with its traditional slogan: “Aluta continua, victoria ascerta.”