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Kaduna Electricity Workers Begin Indefinite Strike Over Mass Layoffs

Workers of Kaduna Electric have begun an indefinite strike over alleged plans to sack over 900 staff. The protest, led by the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), also highlights unpaid pensions, lack of promotions, and poor working conditions. On...

NLC Plans Nationwide Protest Against Telecom Tariff Hike

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its affiliate unions and state chapters to begin mass mobilization ahead of a nationwide protest on February 4, 2025, against the recent 50% increase in telecom tariffs. NLC President Joe Ajaero announced the decision on Wednesday after a meeting of the National...

FCT Doctors Begin Strike Over Seven Months’ Unpaid Salaries

Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have commenced a three-day warning strike over unpaid salaries for colleagues employed in 2023. The action, which began on Wednesday, has disrupted medical services across the territory. At Kubwa General Hospital, patients were...

FCT Area Councils’ Workers Call Off Strike Over Minimum Wage

Workers in the FCT area councils, including primary school teachers, have suspended their strike following an agreement between the FCT chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the six area council chairmen. The strike, which began on December 1,...

Striking Workers Halt Activities in Kaduna, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, and Cross River

Workers in Kaduna, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, and Cross River states began a one-week warning strike on Monday, demanding the implementation of the new national minimum wage and necessary wage adjustments. In Nasarawa, public offices, including the State House of Assembly and...

ASUP to Begin Nationwide Strike December 2

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has announced plans to shut down polytechnics across the country starting December 2, citing the Federal Government’s failure to meet its demands. Comrade Abubakar J. Abdullah, Kaduna Polytechnic Chapter Chairman, highlighted unresolved issues,...

Polytechnic Lecturers Threaten Strike, Issue 15-Day Ultimatum.

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to address its various demands, or it will proceed on an indefinite strike. ASUP’s National President, Mr. Shammah Kpanja, issued the ultimatum while...

FG Sets Up Panel to Prevent New ASUU Strike.

The Director of Press in the ministry federal Ministry of Education, Folasade Biriowo, announced the ministry is working to prevent another strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU had last week given the Federal Government a...

Calls, Texts Services May Be Disrupted as Telecommunications Workers Go on Strike.

The Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PTECSSAN) have embarked on a 7-day warning strike, threatening to cripple services nationwide. The union, largely contract staff, began their industrial action on Monday as they demand, among other things,...

FG Threatens to Withhold Salaries of Doctors on Strike Over Kidnap of Colleague.

The Federal Government has threatened to enforce “no work, no pay” against the members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) who are on a 7-day warning strike over the kidnap of one of their colleagues eight month...
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