•Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa The Academic Staff Union of UniÂversities (ASUU), University of Jos branch, has accused the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, of misleading Nigerians over the federal government’s implemenÂtation of agreements reached with the union. It threatened that it may be compelled to resume its suspended ...
•Protesting doctors On Saturday, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) commenced a total and indefinite nationwide strike over unmet demands. Briefing the press on Monday, President of the association, Dr Muhammad Suleiman, defended the action of the doctors, reports Daily Trust. He said the strike followed the expiration of a 30...
•Tinubu and medical doctors As the strike action by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) continues, the industrial action has significantly affected healthcare delivery across the country. The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Iziaq Salako, has appealed to the striking doctors to suspend the strike, stating that the Federal Gove...
•Doctors protest The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) commenced an indefinite strike on Saturday, grounding activities in hospitals across the country. Findings by our correspondent showed that many health facilities where resident doctors provide essential services were largely deserted yesterday, with only nurses on duty offer...
•Tinubu and ASUU logo The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its two-week warning strike, granting the federal government a one-month window to address its demands. … developing story
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has scheduled an Extraordinary National Executive Council meeting to review the 30-day ultimatum earlier issued to the federal government. In a notice obtained by our correspondent yesterday, addressed to the National Officers’ Committee, Caucus Leaders, Centre Presidents, and General Secretaries, t...
The Congress of University Academics (CONUA) says it is not taking part in the ongoing nationwide strike by university lecturers. In a statement, CONUA’s president, Niyi Sunmonu, dismissed reports that have been suggesting its involvement in the ongoing strike. He said the union is committed to maintaining academic stability through constructi...
•Tinubu and ASUU logo The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says the federal government’s appeal asking the union to suspend its proposed warning strike came a little too late. The union blamed the government for its slow response to their demands, lamenting that the government waited until just two working days before the strike [&h...
•Osifo and Dangote The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has clarified that it did not sign the communiqué that ended its recent strike against Dangote Refinery. The union suspended its nationwide strike yesterday after government intervention, but insisted its concerns were not fully addressed. Appearin...
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has suspended its industrial action, protesting the sack of over 800 members of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company, who were laid off unceremoniously. President of PENGASSAN, Festus Osifo, announced the suspension today, in Abuja, warning the federal governme...

