The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Oyo State Wing, has directed all public primary and secondary school teachers across the state to embark on an indefinite strike beginning today, Monday, June 1, 2026, over the continued abduction of teachers and pupils. The union said the industrial action became necessary following the failure to secure t...
Concerned members of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees in Lagos have called on the union’s national leadership to take action following a probe by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a letter of February 19 to the president general in Abuja, the group urged the national body to comply with Rule 27(ii) of […]
•Protesting union members and sachet alcohol Operations at the Lagos office of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) were disrupted today after protesting union members barricaded the agency’s premises in Isolo. Staff who arrived early to resume duty were forced to remain outside the complex as members of th...
•The protesting union members Members of the Food, Beverages and Tobacco Senior Staff Association and the National Union of Food, Beverages and Tobacco Employees have called on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control to provide empirical evidence showing that sachet alcoholic beverages are being consumed by children, a...
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has decried the dwindling value of pensions received by retirees in the oil and gas industry, describing it as worrisome and unsustainable. The union said it was disturbed that many pensioners who retired under the defined benefit schemes decades ago now earn stagnan...
•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 ...
•Governor Demola Adeleke of Osun State A coalition of civil society organisations in Osun State, The Osun Mastermind, TOM, has blamed the refusal of the Federal Government to release local government allocation to the third tier of government in the state to the refusal of workers to go to work. It would be recalled that […]
The Senior Staff Union in Colleges of Education, Nigeria (SSUCOEN) has decried how government pays less attention to teacher education, which, according to it, is the bedrock of every country’s development. The union said no nation could progress without education, lamenting that less attention was being paid to teacher education across the co...
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has demanded the immediate re-absorption of 18 members of the union who were laid off for protesting what they termed as unfair labour practices within the oil and gas industry. PENGASSAN President, Festus Osifo, gave the directive yesterday, in Abuja, where he lamen...
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has given the management of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) a seven-day ultimatum to address its four-point demand regarding workers’ welfare and the alleged victimisation of labour leaders. Speaking at a press briefing in Lagos today, NASU general secr...

