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Domestic airlines bow to pressure, shelve planned flight suspension

Aminu Imam
Domestic airlines shelve suspension

Members of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have suspended their planned nationwide shutdown over an alleged 300% increase in the price of Jet-A1. The suspension followed an appeal on Friday by the Federal Government urging them to refrain from increasing airfares or embarking on flight suspension over the alleged development. However, the operators warned that the suspension is temporary, stating that their next line of action depends on the outcome of a meeting with the Minister of Aviation & Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, scheduled for Wednesday. The AON announced the…

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Resident doctors suspend strike after deal with FG

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Resident doctors suspend strike

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) yesterday announced the suspension of its planned nationwide strike following an understanding reached with the Federal Government on key demands. The association said the decision followed commitments by the government to address pressing issues affecting doctors, including the payment of outstanding allowances and improved welfare. The resolution to suspend the industrial action was reached during an emergency meeting of the association’s National Executive Council. Naija News understands that at the meeting, members reviewed assurances presented by government representatives and agreed to give ongoing…

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ASUU suspends warning strike

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ASUU suspends

…Grants FG 1 month extension  The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), has suspended the two-week warning strike it began on October 13, 2025. The strike, which was set to expire next Monday, was suspended following renewed commitments from the Federal Government and the 10th National Assembly to address the union’s demands. ASUU President, Professor Chris Piwuna, made the announcement at a press conference in Abuja yesterday, citing recent interventions and engagements with the Yayale Ahmed-led committee and the Deputy Senate President as the reasons for suspending the action before…

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PENGASSAN denies signing Ɗangote truce to suspend strike

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PENGASSAN denies

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has distanced itself from the Federal Government’s communiqué, which announced the suspension of its nationwide strike against Ɗangote Refinery, insisting it did not sign the document. Recall that the union reportedly suspended its industrial action on Wednesday, October 1, after government intervention, but stressed that its concerns over the welfare of more than 800 sacked workers were not fully addressed. However, appearing on a television programme yesterday, PENGASSAN President, Festus Osifo, explained that the communique presented after the negotiations…

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PENGASSAN suspends nationwide strike

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PENGASSAN suspends

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, (PENGASSAN), has suspended its nationwide strike. PENGASSAN President, Festus Osifo, announced the suspension at a press conference in Abuja yesterday, explaining that the decision followed a meeting with the National Security Adviser (NSA)and the management of Dangote Refinery. Osifo admitted that “grey areas” remain in the communiqué, which both the government and refinery management could not fully clarify. He stressed that the association suspended the strike in good faith, despite lingering dissatisfaction with parts of the resolution. Osifo however warned…

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Nurses, Midwives suspend nationwide strike

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Nurses begin strike2

The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, (NANNM), has suspended its industrial action. Minister of Health, Professor Ali Pate, who announced the suspension to newsmen yesterday, after a closed-door meeting with the association’s leadership, the decision was reached following agreements between the Federal Government and the union leaders. However, the union representatives declined to comment on the outcome of the meeting. Recall that the association had launched a seven-day warning strike on July 29, 2025, accusing the government of failing to act on a 15-day ultimatum issued on July…

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ASUU suspends strike, as FG pays June salaries 

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ASUU suspends strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), has backed down from its earlier threat to embark on strike action, following the late disbursement of June 2025 salaries to its members. Its Chairman, University of Abuja branch, Dr. Sylvanus Ugoh, who confirmed this in an interview with newsmen yesterday, said the union suspended plans to withdraw services as salaries began to reflect in members’ accounts before the expiration of the 11:59pm ultimatum issued by the branch. “The June 2025 salary of our members started to drop before the end of the…

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Judiciary workers suspend strike after CJN’s intervention

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JUSUN suspend strike

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, (JUSUN) has suspended its nationwide strike, barely 24 hours after it began. The decision was announced in a communiqué issued yesterday, following a resolution reached in a high-level meeting with key stakeholders, including representatives of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun. It follows extensive deliberations involving JUSUN leadership, representatives of the CJN, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Dingyaɗi, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and other relevant stakeholders. According to the communiqué, which was jointly signed by all parties in…

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JUSUN workers suspend planned strike for 2 weeks 

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JUSUN workers suspend

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, (JUSUN), has directed its members nationwide to suspend their planned industrial action, originally scheduled to commence today, Monday, for two weeks. The strike has been postponed following the intervention of the Minister of Labour and other stakeholders, who have held a series of meetings with union leaders over the past 48 hours. A statement issued yesterday by JUSUN’s Public Relations Officer, National Judicial Council chapter, Joel Ebiloma, noted that the two-week reprieve was granted to allow the relevant authorities time to resolve outstanding issues.…

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NLC, TUC suspend nationwide strike

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The joint National Executive Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), yesterday night suspended its nationwide strike. The unions said the suspension followed the intervention of the National Security Adviser, (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. The meeting, which reportedly commenced at a few minutes past 7pm, lasted for close to one hour, during which various affiliates and State chapters reviewed the outcome of the meeting held between the leaders of the Organised Labour and Ribadu. The TUC National Deputy Vice-President, Tommy Etim, made this known yesterday,…

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