Headlines

Withheld salaries: NASU, SSANU declare indefinite nationwide strike

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 28 October 2024 0

..Regrets that in spite of Tinubu’s approval for 50% four months withheld salaries to be paid, none of its members had received any payment .Says sincerity of government to their cause in doubt The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of non-teaching staff unions in the universities has directed its

Headlines

Anxiety as health workers declare 7-day nationwide warning strike over unmet demands

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 26 October 2024 0

BY ADA DIKE Nigeria’s health sector is in for more stormy days. The reason is that the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have declared a seven-day nationwide warning strike set to commence at midnight (Friday), October 25. JOHESU National Chairman, Comrade Kabiru Ado Minjibir, made the announcement, […]

Headlines

AGF decries incessant labour unrest, strike actions

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 9 October 2024 0

BY ANDREW OROLUA Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN said on Tuesday Nigeria cannot afford to continue on the present trajectory of incessant labour unrest and strike actions. Essentially, if indeed, we desire to grow our economy beyond the present state of our country. Fagbemi stated this during […]

Headlines

NASU, SSANU, NAAT suspends warning strike

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 25 March 2024 0

…direct members to resume work By Ukpono Ukpong The Non-Academic Staff Unions of Nigerian Universities have directed their members to resume duty, having successfully executed the seven day warning strike. In a circular addressed to its members, the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the […]

Headlines

NASU, SSANU begin seven-day warning strike

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 18 March 2024 0

By Ukpono Ukpong Non-teaching staff of Nigerian universities have commenced a seven day warning strike from today. This was contained in a letter issued to members by the Joint Action Committee (JAC), of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU). The directive indicates

Headlines

SSANU, NASU to embark on 7-day warning strike over withheld salaries

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 12 March 2024 0

By Ukpono Ukpong Non-teaching staff unions in Nigerian universities have declared a seven- day warning strike following the federal government’s failure to pay their members the four months withheld salaries despite President Bola Tinubu’s directive. The affected unions are the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of

News

Strike: FG grinding workers, ordinary Nigerians in dust of poverty for voting LP, says party

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 27 September 2023 0

Backs strike By Felix Durumbah More support has come for the nationwide indefinite strike planned by Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) over Federal Government’s removal of fuel price subsidy without adequate mitigating cushions on ground. Labour Party (LP) today thumbed up both labour centres for the strike,which kicks off on Tuesday. […]

Headlines

Strike: Consider generational consequences, Buhari tells ASUU

Ihesiulo Grace 12 July 2022 0

By Ukpono Ukpong President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reconsider their position on the prolonged strike, expressing worry that the hiatus will have generational consequences on families, the educational system and future development of the country. The President made the call on Monday when he received some […]

News

Railway workers suspend three-day warning strike

Ihesiulo Grace 20 November 2021 0

Railway workers have suspended their three-day warning strike which was earlier declared to demand improved welfare. The workers announced the suspension on Friday, a day after they had commenced the strike and shut down passenger and cargo train services of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC). In Abuja, the nation’s capital, prior to calling off the […]

Labour

How FG, Labour reached truce on planned strike

Ihesiulo Grace 28 September 2020 0

By Ukpono Ukpong The Federal Government has agreed to make some concessions following the public outcry and protest over its recent twin policies on Electricity Tariff Reform and full implementation of deregulation of the downstream sector of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry resulting in the planned nationwide industrial action by Organised Labour. Consequently, the […]

Labour

NNPC boss hails labour for suspending planned strike

Ihesiulo Grace 28 September 2020 0

Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Mele Kyari, has hailed the decision of labour leaders to suspend their planned protest scheduled to have commenced Monday. Kyari, in a tweet on his official Twitter handle on Monday praised the leadership of the unions for choosing the pursuit of common good. He said : […]

News

Reasons why NLC suspended strike for 2 weeks

Ihesiulo Grace 28 September 2020 0

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its planned nationwide strike over the recent hike in electricity tariff and fuel pump price in the country for two weeks. READ ALSO: NLC calls off strike as FG suspends electricity tariff for 2 weeks The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, said this while reading a joint […]

News

NLC, TUC strike: Police plan to enforce law

Ihesiulo Grace 27 September 2020 0

The Nigerian Police reports that it will enforce the law ahead of the planned strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress from Monday over the recent hike in electricity tariff and fuel price. READ ALSO: NGF warns any strike action will worsen Nigeria’s economy Despite two court injunctions restraining the unions and their […]

News

Akwa Ibom workers threaten strike

Ihesiulo Grace 26 September 2020 0

By Isaac Job Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Akwa Ibom has said it may proceed on an indefinite strike over the continued refusal of the state government to pay workers entitlements. Speaking to newsmen in Uyo, state chairman of NLC, Comrade Sunny James, said workers in Akwa Ibom State will not hesitate to join the […]

Aviation Headlines

Airspace to be shut from Monday as aviation join NLC strike

Ihesiulo Grace 26 September 2020 0

Four unions in the country aviation industry on Friday expressed their support for the nationwide strike proposed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to force the Federal Government to reverse the recent increase in pump price of petrol and electricity tariff. The unions are the National Union of Air […]

News

NGF warns any strike action will worsen Nigeria’s economy

Ihesiulo Grace 25 September 2020 0

Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) ahead of the looming national strike has cautioned the organised labour against embarking on industrial action to force the Federal Government to rescind its decision to hike oil and electricity prices in the country. READ ALSO: Court stops planned NLC, TUC strike over electricity, fuel hike The warning was contained in a communique […]

News

Breaking: Court workers to begin strike Monday

Ihesiulo Grace 25 September 2020 0

Staff of the Federal High Court across the country have indicated their intention to embark on a two-week strike on September 28, 2020. READ ALSO: Obaseki pays thank you visit to Buhari In a notice, circulated in and around the Federal High Court headquarters building in Abuja, the court staff, under the aegis of the Judiciary […]

News

Ekiti workers begin three-day warning strike today

Ihesiulo Grace 3 August 2020 0

Workers in Ekiti State began a three-day warning strike today over welfare and other pertinent issues. Daily Times gathered that the 14-day ultimatum that organized Labour comprising Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress and Joint Negotiating Council had issued to the state government expired in the midnight of Sunday, August 2. Rising from a meeting […]

Labour

Ondo workers threaten strike over unpaid salary arrears, issue 5-day ultimatum

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2020 0

Workers in Ondo State Public Service have threatened to down tools following government’s failure to pay their outstanding salaries. The workers, under the Joint Negotiating Council (JNC), gave the notice in a letter made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Akure on Saturday. They gave Gov. Akeredolu till Wednesday, July 15, 2020 […]

News

Lai Mohammed carpets Resident Doctors, says strike needless

Ihesiulo Grace 21 June 2020 0

Abuja – The Federal Government says the strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) was “needless and insensitive” because issues raised by the association had received attention. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made this known at a media briefing on Sunday in Abuja. The briefing was jointly addressed by […]