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4 Dec
The Kwara Branch of Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) has sued the state’s Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) at an industrial court sitting in Akure, Ondo State over what it described as illegal deductions.
30 Oct
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has approved N71,000 as statutory wage for civil servants. In a statement on his official Facebook
17 Oct
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has renewed call on the Federal Government to adopt the first line charge for payment of primary school teachers across the country.
11 Oct
Comrade Olu Abiala, former Secretary of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) in Oyo State, has urged labour unions to prioritize their
10 Oct
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has renewed call on the Federal Government to adopt the first line charge for payment of primary school teachers across the country.
8 Oct
The Federal Capital Territory Wing of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has suspended its three-week strike following the intervention of the FCT Minister, Mr. Nyesom Wike. READ ALSO:NUT honours six governors over education reforms The Union announced the suspension in a communiqué signed by its Chairman, Abdullahi Shafa, Secretary, Mrs. Margaret…
8 Oct
Local council unions have urged the Federal Government to make workers’ salaries a first-line charge on the Federation account and pay directly to statutory bodies, including the Local Government Service Commission.
7 Oct
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has honoured Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf for reforming Kano State’s education sector. A statement at the weekend by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa
5 Oct
Teachers in Kwara State have commended the state government for prompt payment of their salaries, cash-backing of the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) teachers' promotions of 2021 and 2022, and the recent 2023 and 2024 promotion approvals. Speaking at this year's World Teachers Day celebration in Ilorin, the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT),…
3 Oct
With controversies surrounding Saturday’s local government elections in Rivers State, teachers under the aegis of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) have pledged to come out en masse to exercise their franchise. It is, however, not clear if the proposal council polls would hold over differences between the camps of Minister of Federal Capital Territory,…
19 Sep
The leadership of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has warned the Federal Government against “unchecked commercialisation” of education, citing outrageous increase in school fees and other charges across the country.
6 Jun
As the rate of attacks on schools increase nationwide and with students and school workers abducted for ransom, the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has again called on the federal and state governments to adopt community policing as an effective way to tackle the menace.
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