LAUTECH Strike: ASUU Orders Suspension of Lectures, Exams Over Unpaid Entitlements

• The LAUTECH strike has begun after a 14-day ultimatum expired, with ASUU directing members to suspend lectures and examinations over unpaid entitlements and an unimplemented agreement.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, has commenced an indefinite strike over outstanding staff entitlements and the alleged failure to implement the 2025 Federal Government–ASUU agreement.

The industrial action took effect on Thursday, October 29, 2026, following the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum issued to the university management.

In a statement signed by branch chairperson Professor Olujimi Dada and secretary Dr Soji Arinola, the union said members approved the action during an emergency congress held on Wednesday, October 28.

The branch described the strike as “total, comprehensive and indefinite.”

Lectures and examinations affected

ASUU directed its members to suspend lectures, examinations, statutory meetings, laboratory work and teaching-related interactions with students for the duration of the action.

The directive creates uncertainty for students awaiting scheduled academic activities, as the union has not announced a resumption date.

The action concerns the LAUTECH branch. It is not an announcement of a nationwide ASUU strike.

Lecturers demand allowances and promotion arrears

The union’s financial demands include full implementation of the 2025 agreement and payment of consequential arrears dating back to January 2026.

Members are also seeking outstanding Earned Academic Allowances and promotion arrears covering 2013 to 2025.

According to ASUU, the university’s Governing Council had approved implementation of the agreement, but the administration had repeatedly cited insufficient funding as the reason for the delay.

The union said its efforts to resolve the dispute through formal and informal discussions had not produced a satisfactory outcome.

October 27 meeting failed to resolve dispute

Before the strike, union representatives met the university management on Tuesday, October 27, in an attempt to settle the outstanding issues.

ASUU said management informed its representatives that efforts were underway to secure the intervention of Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, the university’s Visitor.

However, the union maintained that the response did not adequately address the demands contained in its ultimatum.

Members subsequently reviewed the meeting’s outcome at their emergency congress and voted to proceed with industrial action.

Governance and infrastructure concerns also raised

Beyond unpaid entitlements, the union listed concerns about the composition of the staff disciplinary committee and the Committee of Provosts and Deans.

It also called for greater transparency in the university’s electronic voting system, adequate office accommodation and improvements to infrastructure, particularly facilities serving the ICT Unit.

These demands broaden the dispute beyond salaries and allowances to include university administration and working conditions.

Students appeal for dialogue

Students interviewed by Radio Nigeria urged the lecturers and management to resolve their differences through dialogue, expressing concern about disruption to their studies.

The broadcaster reported that its attempt to obtain a response from the university’s registrar was unsuccessful.

No management response or agreement ending the strike was available in the reports reviewed for this article. The union’s announced position remains that the action will continue until its demands are addressed.