ASUU announces date for indefinite strike

In an effort to get the federal government to honour an agreement earlier reached, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said it will commence a warning strike action starting on the 2nd of October, 2016. According to reports, the ASUU Chairman, University of Abuja Chapter, Dr Ben Ugheoke disclosed this while speaking with […]

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ASUU threatens strike over unpaid allowances

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike to press home its demands for the implementation of its 2009 agreement with the Federal Government. The ASUU Lagos Zone Coordinator, Prof. Olusoji Sowande, said this at a news conference on Tuesday in Lagos. Sowande said that the union was […]

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Fuel scarcity loom, as PENGASSAN begins nationwide strike

Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, on Monday, directed its members nationwide to embark on a strike from Thursday, following government refusal to address pending issues affecting the oil industry. The impending strike, as revealed by PENGASSAN’s Acting General Secretary, Lumumba Okugbawa, will affect all sub-sectors of the oil and gas […]

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Why we support petrol price increase – NUPENG

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) said it supported the petrol price increase because of President Muhammadu Buhari’s sincerity towards infrastructure development and oil and gas policies.The Chairman of the union in South-West, Tokunbo Korodo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday that his union and the […]

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