The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ibadan Zone, has warned the governments of Oyo and Kwara states to immediately implement the 2025 Federal Government–ASUU Agreement or face a total and indefinite strike across affected state-owned universities.
The union said lecturers have exhausted their patience after waiting months for the agreement to be implemented.
Speaking through its Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Biodun Olaniran, ASUU accused the two state governments of failing to honour commitments contained in the agreement despite repeated engagements and appeals.
The union described the delay as unacceptable and said members have already begun mobilising for industrial action.
According to ASUU, the affected institutions include Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso; Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo State; and Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete.
The union said lecturers in these universities continue to wait for the implementation of agreed welfare packages and allowances.
The Ibadan Zone noted that while the governing councils of the universities have made efforts to facilitate implementation, the ultimate responsibility lies with the state governments to provide the necessary funding required to fulfil the agreement.
ASUU insisted that all components of the 2025 agreement, including the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance (CATA), other negotiated allowances, and outstanding arrears dating back to January 2026, must be fully implemented without further delay.
The union maintained that its members have exercised restraint for several months in the hope that the governments would fulfil their obligations.
However, it said the continued inaction has left lecturers with no option but to prepare for a comprehensive and indefinite strike if nothing changes.
ASUU argued that failure to implement the agreement undermines staff welfare, lowers morale among academic workers, and threatens the stability of teaching, research, and community service within the affected universities.
The union warned that prolonged neglect could further weaken the quality of higher education in the states.
The association pointed out that the Federal Government and several state governments have already implemented the agreement, including the payment of arrears, demonstrating that compliance is both achievable and necessary for industrial harmony.
According to ASUU, industrial peace can only be sustained when agreements freely entered into by government are respected.
It stressed that lecturers should not continually be compelled to resort to strike actions before negotiated commitments are honoured.
The warning in Oyo and Kwara follows similar ultimatums recently issued by other ASUU zones to state governments over the implementation of the same agreement, indicating growing dissatisfaction among lecturers in several state-owned universities across the country.
Education stakeholders have repeatedly expressed concern that another prolonged strike could disrupt academic calendars, delay graduations, and negatively affect students already coping with previous interruptions in Nigeria's university system.
ASUU reaffirmed that it remains committed to dialogue but insisted that discussions must now translate into concrete action.
The union urged the Oyo and Kwara State governments to urgently release the necessary funds and fully implement the agreement before the situation escalates into another nationwide concern.
With mobilisation already underway, attention now shifts to the responses of the two state governments, whose next steps could determine whether the affected universities continue normal academic activities or face another round of industrial action in the coming weeks.