Passengers were left stranded at airports in Lagos and Abuja on Tuesday as members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) disrupted flight operations in protest over unmet demands from domestic airlines. The industrial action, which groun...
•Doctors After about three-hour meeting with President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, at the Presidential Villa today, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has announced it will suspend the planned strike. The meeting which was on the instance of Gbajabiamila had in attendance the Ministers of Labour a...
•Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo and MMIA, Lagos Fresh tension is brewing in the Nigerian aviation industry as aviation unions and the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) are trading accusations over the remittance of the 5 per cent Ticket Sales Charge (TSC). The crisis, if not nipped in the bud, may lead to flight disruptions across […]...
•Aviation minister, Festus Keyamo and Lagos airport Nigeria’s aviation sector may be heading for a fresh industrial action as two major aviation unions have issued a 14-day ultimatum to airline operators over the alleged non-remittance of the statutory five per cent ticket sales charge to aviation agencies. In a joint letter to the Airline Ope...
•Anti-kidnapping protest The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has suspended its withdrawal of services across Oyo State public schools following renewed engagements with the state government and assurances over measures to improve security after the kidnap of teachers and learners in Oriire Local Government Area. In a statement jointly signed b...
•The protesting non-teaching staff Activities at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) were today disrupted as non-teaching staff unions continued their nationwide indefinite strike, insisting on a 45 per cent salary increase and full implementation of the 2009 agreement. Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) a...
Abia State Judiciary workers have continued their strike action, which began on March 15, 2026, as the state government insists it will only pay the disputed allowance upon receipt of verifiable evidence from the workers. The state government has, however, assured that payment will be made within 48 hours once the workers provide proof that [&...
•Striking doctors Doctors in England walked out for the 15th time in just over three years today in an increasingly bitter dispute with the government over pay and jobs. The six-day stoppage by resident doctors — those below consultant level — comes after the doctors secured a 28.9 percent increase over three years following previous […...
•Atiku Abubakar The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has said that its members are set to embark on another total, indefinite and comprehensive strike over unresolved welfare issues, following what it described as the Federal Government’s breach of agreement on the Professional Allowance Table (PAT). In a statement posted on its...
•NLC President Joe Ajero The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has threatened to mobilise its members to down tools over the continuous delay in the payment of their February 2026 salaries. President of SSANU, Comrade Mohammed Ibrahim, made the threat yesterday, in a statement made available to our correspondent in Abuj...
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