Following a meeting with the Federal Government, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended the planned strike over the removal of the petrol subsidy. The labour unions announced the suspension after a meeting of their leaders and representatives of the federal government on Monday. They are to reconvene on June […]
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Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have finally agreed to call off their eight-month strike that placed academic activities on hold. The national executive council (NEC) of ASUU made the resolution to suspend the industrial action during its overnight meeting from Thursday to Friday. Confirming the decision, Chris Piwuna, vice-president of the […]
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Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have finally agreed to call off their eight-month strike that placed academic activities on hold. The national executive council (NEC) of ASUU made the resolution to suspend the industrial action during its overnight meeting from Thursday to Friday. Confirming the decision, Chris Piwuna, vice-president of the […]
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After meeting with the Federal Government of Nigeria (FG), Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has explained why the ongoing strike action will not end anytime soon. Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU president, made this disclosure when he spoke on Wednesday during a Twitter Space organised by Premium Times. Recall that ASUU has been on strike since […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday approved the sack of the management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) over the strike by the Nigerian Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE). The strike by the NUEE left areas serviced by the AEDC without power for hours on Monday. The areas serviced by the company are the federal […]
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Aviation workers have threatened to withdraw their services at the Kaduna airport from Sunday, May 16 to Friday, May 21, 2021. This is contained in a joint letter signed by Ocheme Aba, general secretary of the National Union Of Air Transport Employees (NUATE); Rasaq Saidu, general secretary of the Association Of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANANP); […]
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The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) resolved to endorse the decision of the Central Working Committee (CWC) to embark on an indefinite strike and peaceful protest from Monday, 28 September 2020. That is if government fails to reverse the recent hike in the pump price of petrol and electricity tariff […]
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The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) said they would proceed on strike over unresolved issues with the Federal Government immediately the universities reopen. Mr Samson Ugwoke, the Chairman, Joint Action Committee (JAC) of both unions said this while addressing newsmen on the resolutions […]
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Three officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) died mysteriously after a flash of thunder lightning occurred in their office at the early hours of Wednesday in Ilese area of Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State. The News Agency of Nigeria learnt that incident occurred about 10.00 a.m. when a prolong rain accompanied by thunder occurred […]
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The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) chapter, on Monday urged the Federal Government to pay their allowances to avoid industrial action. Dr Lanre Olosunde, the branch President of ARD, in statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin warned that the strike would commence on […]
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