Staff of the International School, University of Lagos staged a protest on Wednesday, 21 October 2026, overnpaid arrears, their removal from the university’s payroll and delays in implementing a court judgment.
The dispute centres on outstanding financial entitlements, including CONTTA arrears and payments arising from the 25% and 35% salary adjustments in 2024.
The chairman of the ISL Board, Prof. Bolajoko Dixon-Ogbechi, appealed to the teaching staff to give the board more time to settle the arrears, while the school’s principal, Mr Kolawale Amusan, warned of possible consequences arising from the protest.
“The result of this protest would lead to a lot of consequences for their actions,” Amusan said while addressing the workers in the morning.
Dr Rasak Yusuf, chairman of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), University of Lagos branch, called on the Federal Government to comply with the National Industrial Court’s judgment on the workers’ demands.
Yusuf, who is also a tutor at ISL, said the affected workers were surprised when their names were removed from the university’s regular payroll without prior notice or explanation.
He said their names were restored in February following several efforts but removed again in March.
Yusuf added that he met with the university’s Vice-Chancellor the previous week and was asked to investigate a similar case involving a university in Abuja and submit a report. He said he had completed and submitted the report as requested.
The SSANU chairman also said he had been meeting with the school’s principal to discuss the dispute and seek a resolution.
In a press release issued on Wednesday, the tutors announced a work-to-rule action over delays in implementing the court judgment, paying outstanding arrears and restoring affected workers to the university’s payroll.
Their demands include the payment of outstanding CONTTA arrears and arrears arising from the 25% and 35% salary adjustments introduced in 2024.
The tutors maintained that their appointment letters and years of service established their employment relationship with the University of Lagos.
They called on the university management to implement the court judgment, restore affected workers to the payroll and provide a clear timetable for settling their outstanding entitlements.
At about 15:00 WAT, Dixon-Ogbechi addressed the protesters and appealed to the teaching staff to give the board more time to settle the outstanding payments.
She said the board had previously arranged payments, including those arising from the 25% and 35% salary adjustments, without directives from the university council or director.
Dixon-Ogbechi said the board had sought an increase in school fees to generate additional revenue but had been unable to meet its outstanding payment obligations because it had yet to receive expected funds from the Federal Government.
She explained that the school relied largely on tuition fees to finance its operations and that the current financial situation had made it difficult to meet the workers’ demands.
The board chairman appealed to the staff to allow the board to engage with the university management to secure the funds needed to settle the arrears.
The dispute remains centred on the implementation of the court judgment, the payment of outstanding financial entitlements and the removal of affected tutors from the university’s payroll.
