The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened a nationwide strike. The union decried the failure of the Federal Government to appoint Governing Councils for federal universities. The union also faulted what it described as the nonchalant attitude of the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government to matters pertaining to academics in federal universities. The body of academics, during an …

The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State, has admitted that it owes the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company up to N495 million, for which reason the teaching hospital was disconnected from the public power supply. This was as doctors, nurses, and other staff of the hospital refused to work beyond 4.00 pm unless power is reconnected. In an interview with The …

The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress to shelve its planned strike and focus on prioritising national development. It appealed to the NLC to shun the path of strike action and explore alternative avenues to resolve disputes with the Federal Government. The NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, had insisted in a statement on Sunday …

A group operating under the aegis of the National People with Disabilities Awareness Movement (NAPAM) has cautioned the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Sunday, against embarking on its planned strike, saying such would shut down the economy, which would be against the interests of Nigerians. At a press conference held at the Unity Fountain in Maitama, Abuja, on Sunday, the …

The organised labour in Niger State has embarked on an indefinite strike, shutting down government offices and hospitals. The action is in protest of what the workers described as a violation of civil service laws, following the state government’s appointment of politicians as executive directors into government parastatal in the state. A visit to government offices saw the gates under …

Teachers in Plateau State on Sunday suspended their planned strike billed to commence on Monday. It was learnt that their decision to suspend the strike was reached on Sunday during a meeting with the 17 Local Government chairmen in the state and the representatives of labour unions, which was held in Jos, the state capital. The state Secretary of the …

The Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas workers has called on its members not to embark on strike, following the recent leadership tussle rocking the PTD. PTD’s factional National Chairman, Lucky Osesua, made the call in Abuja while speaking with officials of the association, adding that tanker drivers would not want to …

The National Industrial Court has restrained the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) as well as their affiliates from embarking on any strike or industrial action. At an extraordinary National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday in Abuja, the workers’ bodies declared a total nationwide strike from next Tuesday. The unions took the decision following the alleged assault on …

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Saturday said the suspension of its 1st October nationwide strike was a temporary move. It noted that it remained conditional upon the fulfilment of the promise by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to fulfil the conditions enlisted in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the Federal Government and the Organised Labour. Labour also …

More than 75,000 employees at Kaiser Permanente began one of the largest healthcare workers strikes in recent US history on Wednesday after failing to resolve a dispute over staffing levels. The strike of union members at the largest non-profit healthcare organisation in the United States began on Wednesday morning at sites in Virginia and the District of Columbia. It is …