The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) branch, has warned the Oyo State government that continued failure to implement the December 2025 Federal Government-ASUU agreement and settle outstanding staff entitlements could push the university community towards industrial action. This warning was issued in a statement jointly signed by ASUU Chairperson Prof. Olujimi Dada and Secretary Dr. Soji Arinola.
According to ASUU LAUTECH, the union had exhausted formal and informal channels of dialogue with the state government and was now demanding urgent action to prevent a disruption of academic activities at LAUTECH. The union emphasized that its agitation was not driven by a desire for confrontation but a need for the government to fulfill its obligations.
At the centre of the dispute is the December 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement, which was reached after years of negotiations between the Federal Government and the union. The LAUTECH ASUU branch claimed that provisions of the agreement requiring domestication at the university were processed and approved by the institution’s governing council and brought to the attention of the visitor to the university.
The union insisted that the dispute was not about whether an agreement existed, but about the failure to fully implement an agreement whose financial and institutional implications had already been communicated to the relevant authorities. ASUU said the Oyo State Government had requested details of the financial implications of implementation and that the affected tertiary institutions had submitted the required figures.
Beyond the 2025 agreement, ASUU LAUTECH said academic staff were still owed outstanding entitlements, including balances of Earned Academic Allowance (EAA) and promotion arrears. Some components of the arrears dated back several years. The union stressed that these payments were not new benefits or discretionary rewards but entitlements arising from work already performed and obligations that had accumulated over time.
The LAUTECH branch also linked the dispute to what it described as inadequate and unpredictable funding of the university. Staff had continued to teach, supervise students, conduct research, publish academic works and sustain the academic calendar despite funding constraints, unpaid entitlements and inadequate teaching and research facilities.
The union cited LAUTECH’s national recognition, including its identification as the Best State University in Nigeria and Best University of Technology in Nigeria, as evidence of the contribution of its workers to the institution’s reputation. The achievements had been sustained largely through the commitment and sacrifice of the university’s workforce, ASUU said.
Key points
- ASUU LAUTECH warns Oyo govt of potential strike over unpaid entitlements
- The union demands implementation of December 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement
- Academic staff are owed outstanding entitlements, including EAA and promotion arrears
