Doctors working with Ondo State government, under the aegis of Ondo State Government Doctors’ Forum began an indefinite strike.The Spokesperson for the forum, Dr Olubosede Omolayo, at a press conference on Tuesday in Akure, said that the strike had become imperative, following the payment of 50 percent of members’ salaries by government in November 2020.The forum consists of Association of Resident Doctors, UNIMED THC, Nigeria Association of General Medical Forum and Dental Practitioners as well as Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria.She said that the decision to embark on…
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Strike: Labour gives Niger govt. fresh conditions
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Niger has made three points demand to enable it suspend the ongoing seven-day strike in the state. Mr Yakubu Garba, the state Chairman, NLC made this known in an interview in Minna. “We held a meeting with the government team on Saturday night and agreed that the October salaries of Local Government workers be paid. “Organised labour also demanded that the state government remit corporative deductions to workers and 80 civil servants dismissed from service be re-instated,” he said.…
Read MoreProminent Kano cleric appeals to FG, ASUU to end 7-month old strike
A prominent Islamic Scholar in Kano State, Sheikh Abdulwahab Gadon-Kaya has appealed to the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to find a lasting solution to the ongoing ASUU strike. The Islamic Scholar made the call during a Town Hall meeting tagged ‘Struggle: In Defense of Nigerian Public Universities’ held on Saturday in Kano. According to him, there was the need for the urgent reopening of the Universities because the seven month old strike had generated a lot of issues, including pushing many students into committing different…
Read MoreWe are seeking swift completion of renegotiation with FG to suspend strike- ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it is seeking swift completion of its ongoing renegotiations with the Federal Government to suspend the lingering industrial action. Professor Ade Adejumo, the Zonal Coordinator, Ibadan Zone of ASUU, stated this at a press conference in Ibadan today. ASUU embarked on the industrial action seven months ago which is premised on the union’s refusal to adopt the Federal Government’s Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). Adejumo, who was represented at the conference by Professor Moyo Ajao, the Chairperson, ASUU, University of…
Read MoreLabour did not betray workers over strike – FG
The Federal Government says contrary to the opinion of some Nigerians, organised labour neither compromised nor betrayed workers in the negotiations that led to the suspension of its planned strike. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this on Friday when he featured on TV Continental (TVC) call-in programme, ” This Morning.” The programme, which centred on the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, was monitored in Abuja. Recalls that the Nigeria Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress and their affiliates recently suspended their planned strike to protest fuel…
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