The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has cautioned stakeholders in the oil industry against recognising any new group outside the established unions. A new group, the Association of Distributors and Transporters of Petroleum Products (ADITOP), has scheduled its meeting for today in Abuja, reports Daily Trust. The mee...
•Mass protest Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, has advised the federal government to halt the increasing petrol price and free fall of the nation’s currency to avert looming mass revolt. President of NASU, Dr. Makolo Hassan, gave the advice at the union’s National Executive Council, NEC, meeting in Abu...
•Premium Times reporter’s car riddle with bullets The Nigeria Union of Journalists has condemned the harassment and intimidation of journalists covering the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria nationwide protests. The union stated that these acts were carried out by both “state and non-state actors.” This was disclosed in a statement today, Sunday, Aug...
The authorities of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State today expelled twenty-seven (27) of its students for offences ranging from disturbance of academic activities, causing unrest and vandalisation of individuals and institution’s properties. The institution’s Protocol, Media and Public Relations Officer, Mr. Sola Lawal who made this kno...
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Federal Polytechnic Bauchi Chapter, has voiced concerns regarding the newly introduced Polytechnic Service Scheme. The union, pointing out several contentious issues in the approved scheme, fears it will exacerbate the marginalization of Higher National Diploma (HND) holders compared to their co...
For refusing their workers to join the trade union of their choice in the Nigerian aviation industry, the National Union of Air Transport Employee (NUATE), has once again threatened to picket erring airlines. The union insisted that the refusal of the airlines, especially domestic operators from allowing their staff to join any of the unions, ...
•South African Police The Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) has refuted claims made by the South African Police Service (SAPS) of the alleged involvement of eight Nigerians in the attack on its personnel in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. A statement by the union’s spokesman, Habib Miller, which was made available to our correspondent...
The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE) has staged a protest at the head office of the Heritage Bank in Victoria Island over alleged wrongful disengagement and refusal to settle severance benefits of about 1000 exited workers. The leaders and members of the union, while chanting solidarity son...
•FUOYE gate The Management of Federal University, Oye Ekiti, has blamed the death of a student of the institution on the insensitivity of members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) who were on strike. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abayomi Fasina said the deceased student who was asthmatic could not get treatment d...
The Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Benue State Council has banned its members from covering the activities of the State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) as from today, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. The Chapel advised, Dr Adagba to withdraw the statement and also make an “unreserved apology” to its members, for ...

