The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) chapter at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has suspended the strike it declared yesterday over what it described as “amputated” salaries for January and February 2026, opting instead for dialogue with the university management.
The union announced the decision in a notice issued after the intervention of ASUU’s national leadership.
ASUU-UNILAG had on Tuesday directed its members to withdraw their services indefinitely after accusing the university of paying incomplete salaries and withholding components of their earnings, including Earned Academic Allowances (EAA).
National leadership intervenes
In the notice signed by the chairperson of ASUU-UNILAG, Idou Keinde, a professor, the branch said the national leadership of the union acknowledged its efforts to compel the university to pay the full salaries.
It said the resolutions adopted by the branch congress had been forwarded to the national body of the union.
According to the statement, several efforts are now underway in response to the branch’s demands, with university officials who previously declined to engage with the union now reaching out.
The union said its members were uncomfortable with what it described as another “systemic spate of owed components” in their new salaries, similar to what occurred in January and February 2026.
Strike shelved for dialogue
However, the president of ASUU, Chris Pinuwa, a professor, intervened and advised the branch to suspend the industrial action.
The decision also followed the involvement of the chairman of the university’s governing council, Wale Olanipekun, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and plans for an emergency meeting between the union leadership and the university administration scheduled for early Thursday.
Following the directive from the national leadership, the branch asked its members to resume their normal duties while discussions continue.
“Members are enjoined to respectfully defer to our union’s national leadership and continue with their normal activities while this matter is being resolved,” the statement said.
