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tosin adesina May 14, 2018

How will President Buhari care about the JOHESU strike when his doctors are British?

The ongoing workers strike which has paralyzed the nation's health sector has remained unresolved despite several attempts by stakeholders to prevent the strike, and negotiate a compromise that works for…

tosin adesina February 15, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] Will the government ever solve the problems of striking university staff?

It must be really exhausting living as a student in a public university in Nigeria. It isn't bad enough that lecturers routinely sexually harass female students and male students are…

Omoleye Omoruyi February 11, 2018

The Late 5: Health workers threaten to go on strike, ICC concludes investigation into Shiites massacre and other stories

These are the stories that drove conversation today. Members of Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have vowed to embark on a nationwide strike…

tosin adesina January 11, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] How do we manage an epidemic with persistent strikes from doctors?

Strikes have become the only tool by which pressure groups representing professional disciplines in Nigeria can gain the attention of the government. This is a shame because every time a…

Azeez December 31, 2017

Osun workers suspend strike after 3 days

The joint labour unions in Osun on Saturday called off their three-day-old strike embarked upon on Wednesday. Background: The workers embarked on strike after the state government decided to pay…

Azeez December 18, 2017

Reconsider planned nationwide strike | FG urges PENGASSAN

The Federal Government has appealed to the Petroleum and Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to halt its planned nationwide strike. Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige in a…

Omoleye Omoruyi December 14, 2017

SSANU, NAAT, NASU ask FG for N30bn or they won’t resume

Striking non-teaching staff in universities have urged the Federal Government to release N30 billion to the three unions as a pre-condition to end the industrial action. Background: The unions under…

Azeez December 8, 2017

PENGASSAN threatens strike as fuel scarcity continues

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has issued a 7-day ultimatum to the Federal Government over policies against labour by some oil companies. Background: PENGASSAN,…

Omoleye Omoruyi December 2, 2017

NAAT, NASU, SSANU to resume ‘total and indefinite’ strike on Monday

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) have directed all their branches nationwide to…

Azeez November 29, 2017

ASUP suspends nationwide strike after 15 days

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has suspended its nationwide strike, which it commenced on November 13. National President of ASUP, Usman Duste announced this on Wednesday during the…

Azeez November 12, 2017

ASUP to begin indefinite strike on Monday

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has said it would commence an indefinite strike starting from Monday, November 13. ASUP announced this after its national executive council meeting at the Kaduna…

Omoleye Omoruyi November 11, 2017

Kogi workers suspend strike as govt agree to pay one month out of 22 months arrears

The organised Labour in Kogi has suspended its seven week-old strike following government’s promise to pay workers one month salary out of the 22 months arrears being owed them. Why…

Omoleye Omoruyi November 10, 2017

Lecturers in Colleges of Education threaten “system shut down”

The members of Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) - lecturers in Colleges of Education - on Friday, accused the Federal Government of the persistent ignorance of the plight of…

Editor October 20, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] This strike by NEMA is all shades of insult on Nigeria’s image

You might have heard and you might not have heard, but the latest news in Nigeria is that employees of a federal agency - NEMA- has downed tools. On Thursday,…

Azeez October 16, 2017

Kogi workers on strike are political civil servants – Yahaya Bello

Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello has said only blind people will not see what he is doing in his state. He said this while speaking with state house correspondents after…

Azeez October 1, 2017

Health workers suspend nationwide strike

The Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Healthcare Professionals (JOHESU) has suspended its nationwide strike. This was after a meeting between the leadership of the union and representatives of the…

Editor September 30, 2017

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 30th of September

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Azeez September 27, 2017

Why FG shouldn’t be blamed for health workers’ strike – Ngige

Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has said the ongoing strike by the National Association of Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) is not the fault of the Federal Government. He…

Azeez September 21, 2017

FG reaches agreement with SSANU, NASU to suspend strike

The Federal Government has reached an agreement with Non-Academic university unions to suspend their ongoing strike. This was disclosed by SSANU president, Samson Ugwoke on Thursday. The unions are the Joint Action…

Samuel Okike September 20, 2017

Announcing resumption is to turn the students and public against us – ASUU LAUTECH

The Western Regional Zonal coordinator, of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dr. Ade Adejumo said in a chat with our correspondent that asking students to resume without sorting…

Roqeebah September 19, 2017

10 students say how they really feel about ASUU calling off the strike

ASUU has just called off a month-long strike (well, 36 days but you get the idea). Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, the ASUU President made the announcement last night after a meeting…

Azeez September 18, 2017

UPDATE: After 36 days, ASUU calls off strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has announced suspension of its strike action. The ASUU President, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, announced this in Abuja late on Monday. The condition: The union said…

Editor September 16, 2017

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 16th of September

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Azeez September 14, 2017

Just In: Resident doctors suspend strike

The National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has suspended its strike, Premium Times reports. The suspension was announced in the early hours of Thursday after a meeting of the executives…

Azeez September 14, 2017

Labour threatens to begin indefinite strike on Friday

The United Labour Congress on Wednesday threatened that workers in the country would embark on an indefinite strike if the Federal Government failed to meet its demands by Friday. The…

Azeez September 12, 2017

Strike: We will decide when to meet FG – NASU, SSANU

The non-teaching staff of Nigerian universities on Monday said they woukd decide when to meet the Federal Government over the ongoing indefinite strike embarked upon by the unions. The members of…

Azeez September 9, 2017

Accept FG’s offer and call off the strike | NANS begs ASUU

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to accept the offers made by the Federal Government. Bestman Okereafor, the spokesman…

Editor September 9, 2017

The YNaija cover this morning – the 9th of September