LASU Workers Suspend Strike, Resume Work Wednesday After Partial Agreement with Govt

Academic and non-academic staff of Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, will return to work on Wednesday, August 13, following the suspension of their industrial action which began on July 31.

The decision was reached on Monday during a congress by the Joint Action Committee (JAC), comprising ASUU, NASU, SSANU, and NAAT. The strike had paralyzed academic and administrative activities, forcing the university to postpone its second-semester examinations initially scheduled for August 4.

Last Thursday, JAC leaders and LASU management met with Lagos Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat, where a deal was struck for the payment of 12 out of 23 months of salary arrears owed to staff. The state government agreed to cover nine months, while LASU management would pay the remaining three in instalments between August and December 2025.

However, workers initially rejected the agreement at an emergency congress last Friday, demanding full payment of the 23-month arrears in five instalments. Some staff accused JAC leaders of signing the deal without proper consultation.

LASU Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, urged staff to accept the government’s offer, warning that prolonging the strike would harm students and the university’s reputation.

She highlighted previous welfare improvements, including full Christmas bonuses and cleared promotion backlogs.

Following Monday’s Senate meeting, the university announced the resumption of academic activities from Wednesday, August 13. Students have been directed to return to hostels in Ojo, Ikeja, and Epe campuses, while the postponed second-semester examinations will now begin on Monday, August 18, 2025.

A statement by LASU’s Centre for Information and Public Relations confirmed the developments, urging students to prepare adequately for the exams.

The suspension of the strike ends a two-week disruption, though some workers remain dissatisfied with the partial resolution of their demands.

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Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled:  Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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