•Health workers protest The ongoing strike by the Joint Health Sector Unions has entered the third month, crippling activities in government-owned hospitals across Nigeria, leaving patients stranded and forcing many to seek essential services outside public health facilities. Now in its third month, the industrial action has grounded critical ...
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued a four-week ultimatum to the federal government to fully implement outstanding agreements on salaries, allowances and welfare, even as it extended the suspension of its Total Indefinite Comprehensive Strike (TICS). The decision was taken at the end of the Association’s January Nati...
•Wike and TUC, NLC logos The Organised Labour, made up of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress, (TUC) has called on workers of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, who are currently at loggerheads with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to defend their rights with courage and […]...
•Wike and striking FCTA workers The face-off between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike and the striking workers of the FCT Administration (FCTA) deepened yesterday as the latter vowed to continue their industrial action despite a court order and threats of sanctions. The workers under the auspices of the Joint Unions A...
Justice Emmanuel Subilim of the National Industrial Court has ordered workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to suspend their ongoing industrial action pending the hearing and determination of the originating summons. The ruling followed an application filed by the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, seeking a court order...
The Federal Capital Territory FCT remains in the grip of a major industrial crisis as striking workers, under the aegis of the Joint Unions Action Congress JUAC, have vowed to continue their “siege” on government operations following a tense day at the National Industrial Court. The union has called for a massive mobilisation of workers [&hell...
•Teachers strike The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), FCT Wing, has directed all primary and secondary school teachers in the territory to join the ongoing strike action initiated by the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC). This strike action is expected to begin today, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, reports NAN. This is contained in a communiqué [&he...
Magistrates, Presidents of Grade ‘A’ Customary Courts and Legal Research Officers in Ondo State have suspended their two-week-old industrial action following agreements with the State Government. The suspension was announced last night in a statement jointly signed by Mrs O. Edwin, Mr Segun Rotiba, and Mrs Agbomola. The judicial officers, unde...
•Security personnel block the entrance following the commencement of the strike by workers Workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration and the Federal Capital Development Authority today, commenced an industrial action, shutting down activities across Abuja, over what they described as “unmet demands” by the federal government. Our...
Workers of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration have declared an indefinite strike beginning from 12 am on Monday, January 19, 2026. The workers, under the umbrella Joint Unions Action Committee (JUAC), said all staff, including those of the College of Education, Zuba, Senior Secondary schools, would down their tools on Monday, repor...
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