Lecturers at the University of Lagos UNILAG, Akoka, Lagos, have resolved to withdraw their services from Wednesday over allegations that their salaries for January and February 2026 were not paid in full.
The decision emerged from an emergency congress of the university’s union held on Tuesday, where members expressed strong dissatisfaction with what they described as “amputated” salaries.
Sources at the congress said members rejected the partial payments for the first two months of the year. According to the sources, the January 2026 salaries were paid without EAA allowances for the Akoka campus and without EAA and CATA payments for the Idi Araba campus. February salaries were also allegedly paid incompletely to all staff.
“After extensive and exhaustive deliberations on the one item on the agenda, Congress observed that the University paid amputated salary in January 2026 to all members. The University also unilaterally and wickedly paid amputated February 2026 salary to all our members. The recent action of the University Administration violates all the tenets of decency and clearly portrays the University Administration as wicked and unfeeling,” a source said.
The lecturers’ union vowed to take decisive action to ensure that all outstanding payments, including allowances and arrears, are paid promptly. The service withdrawal is expected to disrupt academic and administrative activities if the university administration does not respond adequately.
UNILAG management is yet to comment on the matter, but the lecturers’ decision underscores rising tensions between staff and the administration regarding remuneration and staff welfare.
The union’s action also highlights broader concerns in Nigerian universities over timely payment of salaries and allowances, which has been a recurring issue in the country’s higher education sector.
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