The Lagos State Government has agreed to pay 12 months out of the 23 months’ arrears of the 25 per cent and 35 per cent salary increase owed to workers of the Lagos State University (LASU).
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The agreement to pay 12 months out of the 23 months was signed on Thursday, August 7, between the Joint Action Committee (JAC) and the Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat.
However, LASU workers, at an emergency congress over the weekend, rejected the offer and criticised the JAC leadership for signing the agreement without consulting the congress.
Despite the rejection, LASU management has announced the resumption of academic activities on Monday, August 11.
The Vice-Chancellor of LASU, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, in a personal message to the workers, appealed to them to accept the state government’s offer.
In a letter to the Deputy Governor, dated Friday, August 8, 2025, JAC informed the state government of the congress resolution to reject the 12-month payment offer and to continue the industrial action.
The letter was signed by ASUU-LASU Chairman, Prof. Ibrahim Bakare, and Secretary, Dr. Sylvester Idowu; SSANU-LASU Chairman, Oluwaseyi Lawal, and Secretary, Waheed Majekodunmi; NAAT-LASU Chairman, Olujimi Adejo, and Secretary, Adewunmi Fadiora; and NASU-LASU Chairman, Obafemi Sanni, and Secretary, Muhammed Kelani. The unions insisted on full payment of the 23-month arrears.
JAC stated that congress had reviewed the agreement and found the payment of only 12 months out of the 23-month arrears of the 25 per cent and 35 per cent salary increase to be insufficient.
“Congress resolved that full payment of the 23-month arrears be made under an appropriate arrangement deemed fit by the government and LASU management. The payment should be made in five tranches: four tranches of five months each and the last tranche of three months, with the first payment commencing in August 2025,” congress argued.
Under the signed agreement, only 12 months’ arrears would be paid—nine months by the state government and three months by LASU management.
Based on the agreement, LASU management, in a circular, directed staff to resume work on Monday, August 11, stating that the state government had met their demands.
In her message to colleagues, Olatunji-Bello said the voices of staff had been heard and that, together with the JAC leadership, they had acted in the workers’ best interest.
“Today, the state government has made offers in response to our demands. I know they may not yet meet every expectation, but I ask that we accept them as part of the realities of negotiations and of life, where we win some and lose some, while allowing academic and administrative activities to resume this Monday, August 11, 2025, as directed by management.
“The longer we remain apart from our students and our work, the greater the ripple effect on our community, on our young people, on our reputation, and on the very progress we have made together,” she added.
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