The Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos, Plateau State, Prof. Tanko Ishaya, ordered security to break open the gate of the university locked by protesting non-teaching staff members of the university. Non-teaching university staff, under the aegis of the Senior Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), began a one-week strike on Monday, March 18, over alleged unfair treatment and disparity in the payment of their salaries by the Nigerian Government. On Monday …
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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, of Nigeria have declared an indefinite strike starting from October 3. At a press briefing held in Abuja on Tuesday, September 26, the President of NLC, Joe Ajaero and the TUC, Festus Osifo, advised Nigerians to stockpile foodstuffs because the strike would shut down economic activities in the country. According to the communique read by the two Presidents, the indefinite strike is as a result …
The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has directed its members to withdraw their services nationwide on Wednesday, June 7 and join the strike action proposed by the Nigerian Labour Congress NLC over the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal government. In a memo signed by its acting general secretary, Dominic Igwebike, the NUEE urged its members to comply with the directive and stop work from the early hours of Wednesday. ‘’All National, State and Chapter …
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) will commence a 2-week warning strike from Monday May 16. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of its National Executive Council on Wednesday May 11. ASUP which suspended its industrial action declared on the 6th of April 2021 on the 10th of June, 2021 following the signing of a Memorandum of Action (MoA) with the government, said the strike became necessary over refusal of the federal government to meet their demand. …
The University of Lagos (Unilag) has responded to Rema after he complained that the ASUU strike was keeping him from resuming since he got admission to study at the school. The singer had tweeted earlier: “ASUU, since dem give me admission I neva start school o, e don do nau!” Bowen University then saw it as a chance to advertise their institution so they tweeted at Rema, writing: “ASUU can’t delay you if you’re enrolled in Bowen University.” …
Nine police officers have been dismissed over their roles in the botched strike by rank and file of the institution. The police officers’ dismissal was approved by Inspector-General (IG) Alkali Usman and they comprised of two inspectors, five sergeants and two constables. They are: AP/No. 245800 – Inspector Nanoll Lamak; AP/NP 287568 – Inspector Amos Nagurah; F/No. 271367 – Sergeant Onoja Onuche; F/No. 442680 – Sergeant Franklin Agughalau; and F/No. 495378 – Sergeant Emmanuel Isah. Others are F/No. 508168 – …