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...
•Doctors Health care services across the country were disrupted yesterday as 12,000 doctors, under the umbrella of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), began a five-day nationwide warning strike. The striking health personnel are part of the country’s 56,000 registered doctors, reports Weekend Trust. Resident doctors are medica...
•NUPENG logo and Aliko Dangote Barely 48 hours after the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) suspended its strike action, the union has alleged that the management of the Dangote Refinery had reneged on the resolutions reached. In a statement jointly signed by its President and General Secretary, Williams Akporeha and A...
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers yesterday declared that it would still embark on strike beginning from today (Monday), despite the intervention of the federal government to address the grievances of the union. NUPENG President, Williams Akporeha, confirmed that the federal government had reached out to the union on the n...
•Fuel scarcity The Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria and the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria have asked President Bola Tinubu and other stakeholders to intervene in the dispute between the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers and the Dangote Refinery. But the Nigeria Labour Cong...
•Protesting Poly workers The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics (SSANIP) has issued a 21-day ultimatum beginning from August 27 to the federal government over long-standing unmet demands. The union took the decision at its 77th General Executive Council meeting held between Tuesday, August 26, and today, Thursday, August 28, 2025...
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