A bill seeking to harmonise taxes and eliminate the collection of levies by unions and other unauthorised groups in Lagos State is currently being considered by the Lagos State House of Assembly. The bill, titled “A Law to Enact the Lagos State Harmonised Taxes and Levies (Approved List for Collection) Law, to Provide for the […]
Two leading aviation unions-by the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and the National Union of Air Transport Employees-have written the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority over alleged breach of the “Safety Threshold Ground Handling Charges’ by operators in the industry. In a joint petition addressed to the NCAA by ATSSS...
•Aviation minister, Festus Keyamo Flight activities were disrupted at the Lagos, Abuja, and Kano airports on Wednesday as workers of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency staged protests at the facilities. At the Lagos airport, XEJET, Aero Contractors, and Ibom Air operated as scheduled, while Air Peace did not, reports The PUNCH. In a statement ...
Academic activities in public universities in the country is once again facing a serious threat, following the alleged federal government plan to release N50 billion Earned Allowances to the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Already the National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, has written to the Minister of Education, Dr...
Universities across the country, especially those owned by the federal government, were today shut down by non-academic staff under the aegis of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU and the Non-academic Staff Union of Educational and Allied Institutions, NASU. The step followed the decision of the national leaders of th...
Following the decision by aviation unions to embark on a peaceful protest on September 18 over the deduction of 50 per cent of agencies’ internally generated revenue, IGR, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has scheduled a meeting with the unions. Keyamo, who said President Bola Tinubu was looking into the [&...
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) staged a one-day national protest today, Thursday, July 18, over the four months’ withheld salaries of their members. The national protest disrupted administrative work in universities and inter-university...
•Naira notes The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees and the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria have urged the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit to track council funds and prevent their diversion to state governors by council chairmen. Also, ALGON vowed to use the opportunity of its financial autonomy to address insecurity ...
Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have called on President Bola Tinubu to investigate the allegation by Mr Aliko Dangote, that International Oil Companies (IOCs) are concerting serious efforts to undermine the operations of Dangote Refin...
Nigerians have reacted to the National Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress’ issuance of a 14-day strike ultimatum given to the federal government saying they no longer trust the effectiveness of the Union. This is in response to the declaration of a 14-day notice of strike to the federal government for failing to implement the […]...

