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The concerned state govts should solve LAUTECH issues not the FG – Senate

At the plenary on Wednesday, the Senate said the Federal Government cannot disburse the N4 billion currently needed by the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, as the institution is state-owned. The lawmakers stated that Oyo and Osun States, who jointly own the institution, should resolve the crisis on their own. They pointed out that... Read More

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Take ownership of LAUTECH from Oyo, Osun | Protesting students urge FG

Students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso have demanded the transfer of ownership of the school from the Osun and Oyo state governments to the Federal Government. The students said this on Thursday when they stormed the National Assembly to protest the closure of their school for over 10 months. They urged the lawmakers... Read More

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LAUTECH lecturers begin strike action again

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of the Ladoke Akintola University (LAUTECH) has embarked on strike – a second time this year. The action comes just about three months after lecturers called off an eight months strike. A statement announcing the strike was signed by chairman of the ASUU, LAUTECH chapter, Biodun Olaniran and... Read More

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No plan to increase fuel price, NNPC tells Nigerians

by Azeez Adeniyi The Nigerian National Petroleum Commission (NNPC) on Tuesday debunked reports that the Federal Government was planning to increase price of petroleum. There had been insinuations that the increase in the bridging allowance to transporters from N6.20 to N7.20 would lead to an increase in fuel price. But in a statement by the... Read More

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Petroleum tanker drivers suspend nationwide strike

Petroleum tanker drivers on Monday suspended its strike following the decision of the federal government to increase payment to marketers. A meeting between the NNPC and representatives of the union held at the headquarters of NNPC in Abuja on Monday. General Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC), Maikanti Baru said bridging allowance was... Read More

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The YNaija Tracklist: Buhari will win if he runs for president again – Femi Adesina | Tanker drivers strike will hold as planned – NUPENG | More stories

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. Buhari will win if he runs for president again – Femi Adesina – YNaija Nigerian-born singer, Mo Adeniran wins The Voice UK 2017 against all odds – YNaija Tanker drivers strike will hold as planned – NUPENG – YNaija Biafra: South-East governors to meet with FG over... Read More

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Tanker drivers strike will hold as planned – NUPENG

by Dolapo Adelana The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers has said the planned indefinite strike by the Petroleum Tanker Drivers arm of the union will commence as scheduled today (Monday). The Chairman, NUPENG, South-West Zone, Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo, told The Punch that, “The strike will hold on Monday. We have not received any positive... Read More

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[The Presidential Blog] How can Buhari owe federal workers while he continues bailing out States?

Imagine the shock we felt seeing the report of threats made by the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) to down tools and effectively shut down the government over unpaid allowances. The report claims the public servants are frustrated with the Federal government consistently owing them arrears of promotion and other allowances even when it... Read More

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February 22, 2017

LAUTECH academic staff suspend strike

by Azeez Adeniyi The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) chapter on Tuesday suspended its strike after months. The lecturers ended their strike after receiving a letter of commitment on how Oyo and Osun state governments intend to fund the university, its chapter chairman said. The chairman, Biodun Olaniran,... Read More

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January 28, 2017

LAUTECH lecturers give conditions for resumption

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said lecturers of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso will only resume when Oyo and Osun State agree on how the N7.1bn outstanding subvention will be paid. ASUU Chairman in LAUTECH, Dr. Biodun Olaniran, said this in an interview on Friday. He said the N500m paid by... Read More

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January 24, 2017

LAUTECH strike still in full force – ASUU

The chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), LAUTECH chapter, Biodun Olaniran says the strike in the institution will continue until its demands are met. Olaniran stated this in an official press release issued on the matter. “The university is at liberty to open the university at any particular time but what it means... Read More

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LAUTECH

January 23, 2017

JUST IN: LAUTECH announces resumption after 8 months strike

The management Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) has announced that the institution will resume studies on January 27 after being closed down for over 8 months. The closure of the institution over non-payment of staff salaries had led to series of protest by students. The University in a statement however said it would begin... Read More

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January 11, 2017

BREAKING: NUPENG suspends warning strike

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, (NUPENG) has called off its three-day warning strike, PM News reports. The decision to end the strike followed a meeting the body held with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige in Abuja on Wednesday. NUPENG embarked on the industrial on Wednesday after the Federal Government... Read More

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January 9, 2017

NUPENG to begin 3-day warning strike on Wednesday

The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) has said it would begin a 3-day warning strike on Wednesday over indiscriminate sack of workers by International Oil Companies. NUPENG also said some of the IOCs have refused to allow their workers join union. The union has been at loggerheads with IOCs over unfair treatment... Read More

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January 5, 2017

We will go on strike if Oluwo is not arrested, Osun Magistrates threaten

Osun State Magistrates have threatened to suspend sittings in the state over refusal of the Commissioner of Police to arrest and present the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, before the court. In a letter dated January 4th and addressed to the Chief Judge of Osun State, Justice Adepele Ojo, the Magistrates’ Association of Nigeria,... Read More

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LAUTECH

January 3, 2017

LAUTECH students to stage protest over 7-month strike

Students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho will stage a protest on January 9 over the continued closure of the institution. In a statement made available to The Punch by Juwon Sanyaolu, acting secretary general, Alliance of Nigerian Students against Neo-Liberal Attacks, the protest is to kick against the planned school fees hike. “The... Read More

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December 21, 2016

Arik resumes operations after one-day workers’ strike

Arik Airline on Wednesday resumed flights after workers had shut down operations over non-payment of salaries and other anti-labour activities on Tuesday. The workers had also protested the non-remittance of taxes and sacking of five union leaders. Arik in a statement said the issue has been resolved “following the meeting called by the Nigeria Civil... Read More

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December 20, 2016

Backstory: Arik Air has prolonged issues but remained in denial

by Tolulope Omoyeni Staff of Nigerian airline, Arik Air today staged a protest at the domestic terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. They are joined in solidarity by members of unions in the aviation sector. In a strike notice signed by Olayinka Abioye, General Secretary, National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), and Frances Akinjole, General Secretary,... Read More

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December 19, 2016

NUPENG threatens 3-day warning strike over anti-labour activities

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has threatened to embark on a 3-day warning strike from January 9, 2017 over treatment of oil workers. This was disclosed by the South-West chairman of the union, Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria. Korodo said the union resorted to... Read More

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December 12, 2016

Police injure protesting students of LAUTECH, arrest 3 others

Three students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology were injured on Friday when policemen fired shots at protesting students of the institution in Oyo State. The students were reportedly protesting on the Ogbomoso-Ilorin Expressway over the prolonged closure of the school when they were shot at. It was gathered that three others were arrested. Fawole... Read More

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November 22, 2016

BREAKING: ASUU ends warning strike, directs lecturers to resume Wednesday

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday ended its one week nationwide warning strike over the non-implementation of a 2009 agreement with the Federal Government, The Punch reports. The President of the union Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, who said this in Abuja, called on lecturers to return to work. “We are making progress, especially with the intervention of the... Read More

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November 22, 2016

ASUU, Senate meeting ends in stalemate, adjourned indefinitely

A second meeting between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Senate over the ongoing strike action ended in a stalemate on Monday. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Tertiary Education and TETFund, Jibrin Barau, while speaking with journalists said only the issue of payment of arrears was not resolved. He said, “You can... Read More

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November 18, 2016

FG, ASUU to meet over ongoing strike action

The Federal Government on Thursday expressed optimism that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would suspend its nationwide warning strike. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Dr. Clement Illo while speaking with journalists said the government will be meeting with the leadership of the union on Friday (today) and Monday. ASUU and... Read More

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October 3, 2016

Bayelsa teachers begin strike over 7 months unpaid salaries

The Bayelsa State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) have embarked on strike, demanding the state government to pay their seven months salary arrears. The teachers in both public primary and secondary schools are yet to resume for the 2016/2017 session. In a statement by the signed by the state Chairman of NUT, Kalaama Toinpre,... Read More

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September 28, 2016

Kings College shut down over unpaid salaries

Teachers of King’s College (KC), Lagos have shut down academic activities in the school following an indefinite strike over alleged non-payment of salary, The Nation reports. A notice pasted on the school gate reads: “Strike ongoing. Academic activities grounded in King’s College; five months salaries unpaid. Staff are dying.” One of the teachers Muhammed Isa said... Read More

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September 25, 2016

Why oil workers can’t go on strike now – NUPENG

The President of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, Achese Igwe has said the union cannot go on strike now because of the interest of Nigerians. While addressing journalists on Saturday, Igwe said Nigerians will suffer if its members go on strike. “I tell you if NUPENG should go on any industrial... Read More

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September 14, 2016

No decision has been made to embark on strike- ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday said it has not taken any decision to declare an industrial strike, contrary to reports in the media. There had been reports credited to the ASUU Chairman Abuja chapter, Dr. Ben Ugheoke, that the union would embark on a one-week warning strike, starting from October 2.... Read More

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September 13, 2016

Opinion: I protested against President Buhari

by Oluwatomilola Boyinde On Monday, September 5, 2016, after a one-man press conference organized by my humble self and held on my bed, I called off the “photo-shooting strike” I embarked on on Thursday September 1, 2016. The strike was embarked on as a protest against President Buhari’s visit to my street, State of Osun,... Read More

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September 2, 2016

Oil workers threaten to go on strike again

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has threatened that its members will go on strike if the Federal Government fails to honour the agreements reached at a reconciliation meeting in July. The association made the threat in a letter dated August 22, 2016, signed by the acting General Secretary, Lumumba Okugbawa and addressed... Read More

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August 30, 2016

ASUU threatens to embark on strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities teachers, on Tuesday, threatened to go on strike if the Federal Government fails to meet their demand. ASUU Lagos zone Coordinator, Prof. Olusiji Sowande, said this during a briefing at the University of Lagos. The union said the Federal Government has not met the terms of the 2009 agreement... Read More

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