Tag: strike action

International Passengers Stranded As Lagos Airport Ground Handlers Strike

On Monday, ground handlers of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) began strike action, leaving a large number of foreign travelers detained at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.…

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Nigerian doctors

Buhari’s UK medical trip is once again showing the failure of Nigeria’s healthcare

Just before the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) embarked on an indefinite strike on April 1, 2021, President Buhari departed Abuja for a medical checkup in the UK. The…

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Minimum wage

Just In: Industrial court stops organised labour from going on strike

The National Industrial Court (NLC), Abuja, has stopped the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) from proceeding with a planned nationwide strike action scheduled for November…

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The Late 5: NUT warns 12 state governments still owing salaries, Arsene Wenger says Europe’s top five leagues is being destroyed and other top stories

These are the stories that drove conversation today. President Muhammadu Buhari Friday, hosted the governor of Edo, Godwin Obaseki at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where they discussed human trafficking and…

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NLC, TUC in Benue to embark on indefinite strike

The Benue State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has declared an indefinite strike to begin on Tuesday, October 3. Also, labour yesterday,…

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Resident doctors embark on “total and indefinite” strike

Resident Doctors in the country this morning announced that they have commenced indefinite strike, as reported by Vanguard. The doctors under the umbrella of National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD)…

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“You must go through ASUU strike. It’s in the constitution” | TwitterNG reacts

Following the announcement by ASUU to embark on an indefinite strike, TwitterNG has taken the news in stride. While some have resorted to bants, others are using the opportunity to…

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LAUTECH

[The Complaint Box] LAUTECH: Forever on strike?

by Okike Samuel After a long Thursday filled with uncertainty of what was going on in LAUTECH, the students had retired to their hostels holding onto a glimmer of hope…

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‘I gain nothing by denying workers their pay’ – Niger governor

Niger State governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has described as unfortunate the strike embarked upon by the state civil servants, insisting that the action was inimical to the development of…

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Just In: After 30 days, Ekiti workers agree to go back to work

After being on strike for 30 days, labour leaders in Ekiti have reached an agreement with the state government to return to work. The state's workers on May 25, embarked…

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Resident Doctors agree to suspend strike… after being sacked by FG

Following a meeting with stakeholders in the health sector on Tuesday evening, the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has agreed to suspend its strike action after a meeting with…

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Chief Justice of Nigeria locked out as judicial workers embark on indefinite strike

by James Sambo   On Monday, Januray 5, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed and other Justices of the Supreme Court were locked out of their offices by members…

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Blame fuel scarcity on TOTAL – SSS

by James Sambo According to the Department of State Services (DSS), the ongoing nationwide strike embarked upon by members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN)…

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TUC says the FG doesn’t want to save Nigerians from hardship

by Godwin Akanfe The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Sunday advised the Federal Government to address grievances of oil workers unions that threatened to embark on indefinite industrial…

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Labour threatens strike over planned removal of minimum wage from exclusive list

by James Sambo Organised labour has threatened to embark on a strike action, if federal lawmakers carry on with the plan to remove the minimum wage from the exclusive legislative…

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Christmas is almost here! 7 reasons why the ASUU strike can NOT end now

by Tutu Akinlabi So I hear news that the lecturers are ready to meet with the government and call off the almost 6-month old strike (yes, I exaggerate, but now…

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Bus drivers to go on strike in France to protest new uniform because the trousers are too TIGHT

French bus drivers in Marseille are to strike  because their new uniform trousers are too tight. The 1,600 workers at the RTM public transport  company have announced their plans for…

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Civil Society Organisations say: “Nigerians’ right to protest NOT subject to any court order”

     by Chi Ibe       Civil Society Organisations, under the aegis of Building Leverage and Unity on Fuel Subsidy Struggle (BLUF), call on Nigerians to disregard the alleged National Industrial Court…

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