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...
The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees in Rivers State has declared a seven-day warning strike over the alleged withholding of salaries of more than 500 workers in Emuoha Local Government Area. The affected workers had, last week, stormed the Emuoha council secretariat to protest the alleged removal of their names from the payroll, wh...
After over nine hours of intense negotiations, the high-level conciliation meeting between the federal government, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), and the Dangote Group ended in a deadlock late last night, leaving the fate of over 800 sacked workers hanging in the balance and the ongoing nationwid...
The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has given the Federal Government another 14-day ultimatum to resolve lingering issues affecting its members. The union threatened to embark on an industrial action if its demands are not met at the end of the fresh ultimatum, reports Daily Trust. It explained that the notice, [&...
•Festus Osifo and Aliyu Dangote The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has assured Nigerians that its proposed strike, scheduled for today, will not lead to petrol scarcity. The union had directed its members nationwide to withdraw their services over the alleged mass dismissal of Nigerian workers by the ...
The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory Administration has announced the suspension of its indefinite strike, and confirmed that members will return to work on Monday at 8 a.m. Speaking with our correspondent today, the President of the association, Dr George Ebong, explained that the decision to temporarily halt t...
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