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1 Dec
Following what they tagged as the non-implementation of the proper minimum wage by Governor Francis Nwifuru, the Ebonyi state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Sunday directed workers in the state to begin a one-week warning strike. Briefing journalists in Abakaliki, the Chairman of the Ebonyi State Labour Congress, Prof. Egwu Ogugua, said…
30 Nov
Gaza's civil defence agency said three aid workers were killed in an Israeli air strike in the Hamas-run territory on Saturday but the Israeli army said it killed a "terrorist". The agency said the aid workers killed were Palestinian employees of World Central Kitchen. The US aid group did not immediately respond to AFP requests…
27 Nov
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) will commence strike on December 2, 2024. Chairman of ASUP, Kaduna Polytechnic Chapter, Comrade Abubakar J. Abdullahi, said the decision is due to the failure of the Federal Government to meet their longstanding demands. He said, "The silence and inaction have left us with no option but to…
25 Nov
Civil servants in Cross River State have embarked on a two-day warning strike to protest the government's failure to implement the newly approved minimum wage. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) initiated the industrial action, scheduled for November 25 and 26, 2024. The unions warned that if their demands are not…
24 Nov
The Jigawa State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its members to embark on an indefinite strike following the state government’s failure to implement the approved N70,000 minimum wage. It is recalled that the state government had earlier constituted a committee to align with the national wage policy. While the committee made…
23 Nov
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Yobe State has dismissed a circulating social media post calling for a statewide strike as false and misleading. In a statement released on Saturday, NLC State Chairman, Muktar Tarbutu, clarified that negotiations on the new minimum wage have concluded and the report has been submitted to Governor Mai Mala…
20 Nov
Many students in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, did not attend their schools as commercial transporters refused to convey them and other residents to their destinations. The Guardian gathered that the transporters, mostly mini-bus drivers popularly known as Korope, shunned the roads in protest against the shooting and hospitalization of the chairman of the…
1 Nov
The Joint Health Sector (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professionals Association (AHPA) said it would suspend its seven-day warning strike effective from midnight Oct. 31 in the spirit of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and the general public interest. Kabiru Minjibir, National Chairman of JOHESU said this in a communiqué jointly signed by Martin Egbanubi,…
28 Oct
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has declared that it was forced to embark on a nationwide strike after exhausting all efforts to resolve the issue of withheld salaries with the Federal Government. SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim, disclosed this on Monday during an interview on Channels Television News Track programme, stressing that members…
26 Oct
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) says it has resolved to defer its planned nationwide strike to the Dec. 2, to allow the Federal Government meet its demands. Mr Kpanja Shammah, National President of ASUP said this in a statement at the end of the union’s emergency National Executive Council (NEC), on Saturday in…
26 Oct
The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNMW), Kaduna State Branch, has called off its indefinite strike action
19 Oct
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) chapter of the Gombe State University has called off its strike action after reaching an agreement with the state government. The members of ASUU, Gombe varsity branch had brought all academic activities to a halt after embarking on a total, comprehensive and indefinite strike on September 11, 2024.…
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