Tag: Strike Notice

ASUU begins mobilising members for nationwide strike

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ASUU begins

There are strong indications that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), will go ahead with its planned nationwide strike, as the union lamented the lack of any significant progress. This development comes just a week before the scheduled industrial action, even as it commenced the mobilisation of its members across public universities in the country. In a bulletin to members of the union, it decried the lethargic response of the Federal Government in addressing its demands. Recall that last Monday, ASUU had given the Nigerian Government a 14-day ultimatum…

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Nationwide blackout looms, as electricity workers down tools

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Nationwide blackout

Electricity consumers relying on the national grid may face a prolonged blackout within hours, as the National Union of Electricity Employees, (NUEE), on Wednesday began a nationwide strike over unresolved labour disputes with the Transmission Company of Nigeria, (TCN). The union, in a circular signed by its Acting General Secretary, Dominic Igwebike, directed its members across the country to withdraw their services indefinitely until management addresses long-standing welfare and operational concerns. According to NUEE, the strike became inevitable after the expiration of an ultimatum issued to TCN, accusing the company…

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Pension Funds Crisis: NLC threatens nationwide strike 

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NLC threatens

…Issues 7-day notice to FG The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), has handed the Federal Government a seven-day ultimatum to refund allegedly diverted workers’ funds from the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and immediately constitute the Governing Board of the National Pension Commission, (PENCOM). In a communiqué issued after its Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, the NLC warned that failure to meet these demands would trigger a nationwide strike. The meeting, chaired by its President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, reviewed pressing issues affecting Nigerian…

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ASUU issues strike notice, says lecturers teach on empty stomach

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ASUU issues notice

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), is warming up for a fresh crisis with a call on the Federal Government to act now in its own interest and in the interest of industrial peace in the nation’s campuses. The union said investigations in the Universities indicate that lecturers are not happy as “they teach students on empty stomachs”, conduct research in libraries and laboratories bereft of essential electronic and physical journals, books, chemicals and reagents. President of ASUU, Prof Christopher Piwuna, raised the concerns in a statement sent to…

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Doctors to begin nationwide strike Thursday

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Doctors strike

As the 21-day ultimatum it issued to the Federal Government draws to a close on July 23, the Nigerian Medical Association, (NMA), has warned it will ground medical services nationwide if the government fails to meet its demands. Its President, Prof Bala Audu, who confirmed this in an exclusive interview with our correspondent on Sunday, noted that the association was prepared to take decisive action should the government fail to respond adequately to its demands. Prof Audu stressed that the association’s demands were critical to the survival of Nigeria’s healthcare…

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NLC threatens mass action over rising poverty, insecurity

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NLC threatens

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to embark on a nationwide mass action over what it described as the worsening cost-of-living crisis, escalating insecurity, and what it termed a deliberate assault on workers’ rights across the country. Rising from its Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting held over the weekend at the 12th June Cultural Centre in Abeokuta, Ogun State, the NLC said that the hardship faced by Nigerian workers and millions of ordinary citizens has reached intolerable levels, warning that urgent measures must be taken to prevent a social…

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Pension Scheme: Police officers threaten nationwide strike

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Police officers threaten

…Give July ultimatum  Disgruntled personnel of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have issued a nationwide strike threat over their continued inclusion in the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), which they described as exploitative and unsustainable. The aggrieved officers, in a strongly worded open letter addressed to President Bola Tinubu, Vice-President, Kashim Shettima, the leadership of the National Assembly, the Ministry of Police Affairs, the Police Service Commission, the Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) and the Nigerian public, gave the Federal Government until the end of July 2025 to address their grievances or…

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Unpaid Wages: Judiciary workers to embark on nationwide strike

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JUSUN strike notice

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, (JUSUN), has ordered its members across all federal courts and judicial institutions to withdraw their services beginning June 2, in protest over unpaid wage awards and unimplemented salary increases. JUSUN’s National Vice President for the North-Central zone, Mustapha Laminu, issued the directive in a statement signed and released on Friday in Abuja. He explained that despite a recent one-month wage award being paid to other public servants, judicial staff remain unpaid for five months. “This action is to protest against the non-payment of five…

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‎ASUU demands action, threatens nationwide strike

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ASUU demands

‎The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Federal Government to honour the 2009 FG/ASUU agreement or face a nationwide industrial action. ASUU President, Chris Piwuna, issued this warning during a news conference in Abuja on Friday. ‎He stressed the importance of the government fulfilling its promises and addressing the worsening conditions in Nigerian universities. ‎According to Piwuna, nine critical issues remain unresolved, including the stalled renegotiation process since 2017. ‎He mentioned withheld salaries from the 2022 strike and unpaid entitlements linked to the contentious Integrated Payroll and…

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NLC declares nationwide protest over telecom tariff hike, ₦70,000 minimum wage default

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NLC protest notice

The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC) has declared a nationwide protest over the recent hike in telecommunications tariffs and the Federal Government’s default on the ₦70,000 minimum wage. According to a communiqué issued after the National Administrative Council (NAC) meeting of the NLC yesterday, he protest is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. Recall that the Federal Government approved a 50% increase after telecom operators initially requested a 100 percent hike. In response, the NLC on Friday called on Nigerians to prepare for a nationwide boycott of telecommunication…

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