Teachers of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have embarked on a fresh strike action over non-compliance with the new minimum wage of N70,000 by the area councils of the territory. Following the development, before the conclusion of the first-term examination, pupils who went to school on Monday to continue with their first-term examination were…
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, yesterday, announced that it would begin a two-week warning strike beginning from December 2, 2024, over the inability of the government to resolve its eleven item demands. Cardinal among the demands is the appointment of a Rector in Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Imo State without following the due process…
Striking members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, yesterday turned down persuasions from the Federal Government to call off the strike. The workers insisted that until they got an alert on the withheld salaries, the industrial action would continue. Recall that…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, has insisted that there is no going back on the strike by the union and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, until their demands are met. Newsmen report that SSANU and NASU embarked on an indefinite strike on Monday over the non-payment of…
Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and Non-Academic Staff protesting against nonpayment of earned allowances, Wage award outstanding of their members amongst other demands in Abuja. The Joint Action Committee of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has vowed to indefinitely…
The Federal Government has appealed to the members of the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, to call off their seven-day warning strike. The Minister of State for Health, Dr Tunji Alausa, made the appeal on Thursday in Kaduna during a visit to the National Eye Centre. According to Alausa, negotiations are ongoing to ensure…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that strike is not imminent, if the Federal Government implements the agreements reached in the next two weeks. Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, President of ASUU said this in an interview with newsmen on Monday. It would be recalled that ASUU had threatened to embark on strike over…
By Yetunde Oke Chairman National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Oyo State Council, Dr Samuel Adeyemi says members of the association want a face-to-face encounter with Governor Seyi Makinde before suspending the ongoing strike. Dr Adeyemi made this known in an interview with Pensioners FM. According to Dr Adeyemi, the association’s demands are accumulated…
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), has insisted they would go ahead with the strike today, while negotiations on their demands could continue. The congress, in a post on X, said the industrial action which has grounded the nation’s economy will continue until Tuesday’s meeting of organs of the union where all…
The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), has distanced itself from the nationwide strike declared by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). The NLC and TUC had flagged a nationwide strike on Monday after a four-hour meeting with the leadership of the National Assembly on Sunday evening in Abuja, failed to…