Mr Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has promised quick resolution of the indefinite strike declared by primary school teachers in the territory. The strike, which included area council workers was declared on Thursday, over non-implementation of N70,000 minimum wage and other pending welfare issues. Wike made the promise while interacting with … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kaduna State University (KASU) Branch, has announced plans to embark on an indefinite strike starting February 11 due to unresolved welfare concerns. The union made the announcement in a letter signed by its Chairman, Dr Peter Adamu, and Secretary, Dr Peter Waziri, which was addressed to the national … Read more
The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Ondo State Council, has suspended its four-day-old indefinite strike. Recall that nurses and midwives in the state government-owned hospitals and health centres began an indefinite strike on Jan. 31. Mr Lucky Aremu, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the association, made this known in a statement … Read more
Medical doctors under the employ of the Edo Health Management Agency (HMA), on Thursday, commenced a 2-day warning strike to protest against the appointment of a new Executive Secretary for the agency. According to reports, the doctors operating under the aegis of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, Edo HMA branch, were kicking … Read more
The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCT) has suspended its three-day warning strike after the intervention of the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesome Wike. The President of the Association, Dr. George Ebong, in a statement on Friday night said the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) under the minister had met their demands. … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Taraba University chapter, has suspended it’s one month old strike action. This is contained in a statement by the chapter chairman, Dr Joshua Mbaver, which was made available to newsmen on Saturday in Jalingo. The statement said that the suspension followed the state government’s acceptance to meet the … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) Chapter, on Saturday threatened to embark on strike over poor welfare package and wage irregularity. At a news conference in Lagos, the Chairman of the chapter, Dr Akolade Lapite, said that the members might resort to strike to press home … Read more
The Lagos State Government has appealed to labour unions in the broadcasting stations of the State Government to shelf their proposed industrial strike action. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the labour unions in the broadcasting stations of the Lagos State Government had served the government a strike notice. The proposed strike, which is planned to … Read more
The organised labour in Nasararawa State has suspended its indefinite strike action after reaching an agreement with the government on the consequential adjustments of the minimum wage for workers. The suspension of the strike was announced at a joint news conference on Monday in Lafia by the labour leaders. The organised labour, comprising … Read more
The coalition of health sector unions in Lagos State on Wednesday began a three-day warning strike over non-implementation of adjustments to the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS). The unions include the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Nigeria Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) … Read more