National grid restored after strike suspension
The National Union of Electricity Employees said the national grid has been restored after the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress suspended their strike. NUEE National President, Adebiyi Adeyeye, confirmed this in an online interview on Tuesday. “The strike has been suspended, which means the grid has come back to normal. It is […]
University workers end warning strike
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has announced the end of its seven-day warning strike, to give more room for government to do the needful. President of the association, Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, who made the declaration at a virtual stakeholders’ forum, blamed the present state of things on the government’s attitude toward the education […]
FG appeals to SSANU and NASU to call off strike
The Federal Government is however appealing to the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) to call off their seven-day warning strike. The Minister of State, Labour, and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, is calling on them to shelve the strike, having expressed her displeasure over […]
University workers’ union direct members to begin nationwide strike today over Withheld Salaries
The leadership of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have declared a seven-day warning strike. The Unions, in a statement dated March 15, directed their members across university and inter-university centres nationwide to withdraw services beginning from today Monday, March 18, 2024. […]
Kenyan doctors start seven-day strike
Doctors in Kenya have started a week-long strike over delays by the government to deploy medical interns. They are also complaining about the poor working conditions they say they have to work under. The Labour Court had earlier issued an order to halt the industrial action to make room for negotiations between the labour minister, […]
The SSANU accuses FG of treating its members with disdain
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has accused the Federal Government of treating its members and that of the Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) with “disdain”. President Bola Tinubu had directed the payment of withheld salaries for university workers owing to their strike of 2022. But SSANU, NASU, and […]
The FG has appealed to labour unions to retract their 14-day ultimatum for a potential strike in 2 weeks
During a meeting between government officials and labour leaders, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, assured the unions of the government’s commitment to accelerating the implementation of the October 2023 16-point agreement reached with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on October 2, 2023. Michael Oluwagbemi, […]
Workers in the construction industry should begin a 3-day warning strike today
The workers, under the aegis of the National Union of Civil Engineering Construction, Furniture and Wood Workers (NUCECFWW) as well as the Construction and Civil Engineering Senior Staff Association (CCESSA), had last Friday directed their members to begin the warning strike today, despite the appeal by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka […]