Workers at the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, in Ondo State on Tuesday embarked on an indefinite strike over the non-payment of salaries by the Ondo State Government. The striking workers, who are members of the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics (SSANIP), staged a peaceful protest on the institution’s campus to express their grievances. …

At least 450 foreign service officers in 109 Nigerian missions abroad have yet to receive their salaries for the past five to six months, The PUNCH report. The officials, serving under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are in financial distress and cannot pay rent and children’s school fees or meet other family and social obligations. The acting spokesperson of the Ministry …

The Nigeria Labour Congress on Thursday issued a note of warning to the Federal Government over the withheld salaries of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions. The congress in a statement by its Head of Public Affairs, Benson Upah said the government will court a nationwide protest if it …