Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the University of Lagos have announced plans for an indefinite strike over what they describe as “amputated” salaries for January and February 2026.
The UNILAG chapter of ASUU confirmed the decision following an emergency meeting held on Tuesday. The statement, signed by Idou Kehinde, the union chairperson, and Adesina Arikawe, the union secretary, said the strike would begin on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, and continue until the university administration meets the union’s demands.
The union explained that the strike follows “extensive and exhaustive” discussions with university management regarding recent salary deductions.
“The University discriminately paid amputated salary in January 2026 to all members, i.e., (i) Akoka Campus: No EAA payment. (ii) Idi-Araba Campus: No EAA and CATA payments. The University also unilaterally and wickedly paid amputated February 2026 salary to all our members,” the statement read.
ASUU condemned the university administration’s actions, describing them as a violation of decency and labeling the management “wicked, unfeeling and satanic.”
The union has instructed its members to halt all work until full payment of the January and February salaries is made.
“In view of the foregoing and in line with the subsisting Pre-NDC NEC resolution of Thursday, May 8, 2025, Congress unanimously resolves as follows: (i) reject in its entirety the recent action that resulted in all our members receiving amputated January and February 2026 salaries; (ii) withdraw our services effective Wednesday, March 11, 2026, since the University has failed to pay our January and February 2026 salaries in full as at March 9, 2026; (iii) The withdrawal of services by our members will remain in force until the University pays in full all our members’ January and February 2026 salaries,” the communique added.
The development marks the latest chapter in ongoing tensions between ASUU and university administrations over salary and welfare issues, and the indefinite strike is expected to disrupt academic activities at UNILAG until the dispute is resolved.
