Strike
Nurses and midwives at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State have commenced an indefinite strike over the non-implementation of the new National Minimum Wage and long-standing welfare issues. This was contained in a statement released by the Unit Chairman, Ojewumi Olutayo, and Secretary, Adedokun Foluwake, respectively in Ibadan, the state […]
Resident doctors under the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have suspended their indefinite strike action and are set to return to work on Monday, September 22, 2025, by 8 a.m. The announcement was made by the chapter president, Dr. George Ebong, during a media briefing. According to […]
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has today, Friday, embarked on a five-day warning strike after the expiration of its fresh ultimatum to the Federal Government over unpaid allowances, salary arrears, and other unresolved welfare demands. The association, in a statement signed by its Secretary-General, Dr. Oluwasola Odunbaku, directed all members across federal […]
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has issued a stern warning to the Federal Government over its proposed five per cent tax on petroleum products, describing the plan as “reckless” and “an act of economic wickedness against already overburdened Nigerians.” In a statement signed by its President General, Festus Osifo, and Secretary General, N. […]
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers on Tuesday vowed to continue its nationwide strike after the collapse of the conciliation meeting organised by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Dingyadi, to settle the crisis between the union and the Dangote refinery on Monday. The meeting ended in a stalemate as both […]
The Association of Distributors and Transporters of Petroleum Products has dissociated itself from the intended strike by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers and its cohorts. The National President of ADITOP, Alhaji Lawan Dan-Zaki, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja. NAN reports that […]
Resident doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have warned of an imminent strike if the Federal Government fails to urgently tackle worsening challenges in the health sector. The Association of Resident Doctors, FCT (ARD-FCT), after its 3rd Quarter Ordinary General Meeting in Abuja, accused authorities of neglecting systemic failures in the health system, including […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka chapter, on Tuesday joined the nationwide protest of the union, lamenting that lecturers have been on the same salary scale for 16 years despite worsening economic realities. The protesting lecturers, led by the branch chairman, Innocent Nnubia, blocked parts of the Enugu-Awka-Onitsha Expressway and marched […]
Academic and non-academic staff of the Kaduna State College of Nursing Sciences on Monday embarked on a three-day warning strike, crippling activities across the institution’s three campuses in Kaduna, Kafanchan, and Pambegua. The industrial action, spearheaded by the workers’ unions, followed what they described as management’s deliberate refusal to promote eligible staff for three consecutive […]
In a bid to resolve the ongoing industrial action by nurses and midwives, Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Prof. Ali Pate, on Friday held a closed-door meeting with the leadership of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) alongside representatives from the Ministry of Labour and Employment. The meeting marks the first high-level engagement […]
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