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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared a two-day warning strike over the impact of petrol subsidy removal on the masses. The strike is scheduled to commence on Tuesday, September 5.   More details shortly…..

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has given the Federal Government a seven-day ultimatum to reverse all perceived anti-poor policies or face an indefinite nationwide strike from August 2.   These policies include the recent hike in the pump price of petrol. This is as NLC directed all its affiliates and …

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, have suspended the planned nationwide strike over fuel subsidy removal. The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila disclosed this on Monday night after a meeting between the federal government and the unions at Aso Villa.   According …

Plateau State workers have commenced an indefinite strike after the failure of the State government to meet their demands. The action was declared in a notice of strike issued by the Joint Negotiating Council (JNC), Plateau chapter, on Wednesday night in Jos. The notice jointly signed by Plateau JNC Chairman, …

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has finally surrendered to the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, as its industrial action entered day 5. The Organised Labour announced a strike throughout the state last Wednesday as a result of the disruption of the Workers’ Day celebration.   A temporary injunction prohibiting the Nigerian …

With an army of over 16,000 doctors, the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) is the single largest medical group in any teaching hospital in the country. The doctors are on strike because the government has not honoured the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) they both signed. Speaking with The Nation, …

Medical doctors in the employment of the Ogun Government on Tuesday vowed to embark on an indefinite industrial action by August if the state government continues to ignore their demands. The doctors, under the aegis of the National Association of Government General Medical Practitioners, made the threat during a news …

The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, Ogbomosho appears set to resume in January as the owner states of the university consider the report of a panel they set up on the crisis that has kept students away since June. Multiple sources, however, told PREMIUM TIMES that a key recommendation …

Schools in Oyo State have remained shut in spite of the state government’s directive to reopen on Monday (today), the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A NAN correspondent, who went round the Ibadan metropolis reports that both primary and secondary schools’ gates were not opened after four weeks of …

The Police Command in Nasarawa State has deployed over 1,000 personnel to guard government facilities in the state, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Lawal Shehu, has said. Shehu made the information known in Lafia on Monday when he addressed newsmen.   He said the deployment to the 13 local government …