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‘Nigeria Is Greater Than PENGASSAN’: Shettima Blasts Union Over Strike

‘Nigeria Is Greater Than PENGASSAN’: Shettima Blasts Union Over Strike

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has criticised the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) for what he described as holding the nation “to ransom over a minor labour dispute.” Speaking on Monday at…

Nationwide Blackout Looms as Electricity Workers Down Tools Over Non-Implementation of Minimum Wage

Nationwide Blackout Looms as Electricity Workers Down Tools Over Non-Implementation of Minimum Wage

The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) on Wednesday embarked on a nationwide strike over unresolved disputes with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). In a circular signed by Acting General Secretary Dominic Igwebike, the…

FCT Resident Doctors Declare Seven-Day Strike Over Health Sector Failures

FCT Resident Doctors Declare Seven-Day Strike Over Health Sector Failures

The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCT), has embarked on a seven-day warning strike to protest what it described as deep-rooted systemic failures in the FCT health sector. The decision was contained in…

ASUP Threatens Nationwide Strike over Unpaid Allowances

ASUP Threatens Nationwide Strike over Unpaid Allowances

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has warned it may embark on a nationwide strike over unpaid allowances and unfulfilled agreements, accusing the government of neglect and administrative sabotage. ASUP Zonal Coordinator (Zone A),…

Lagos Doctors Set Ultimatum, Threaten Strike Over Salary Deductions

Lagos Doctors Set Ultimatum, Threaten Strike Over Salary Deductions

The Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has warned it will embark on an indefinite strike if the state government fails to pay doctors’ withheld salaries by 25 August 2025. The threat…

Aviation Unions Threaten August 11 Nationwide Strike Over NAMA Salary Dispute

Aviation Unions Threaten August 11 Nationwide Strike Over NAMA Salary Dispute

Nigeria’s aviation industry could face a nationwide shutdown from Monday, 11 August 2025, as four major unions have given a final strike notice over delayed salary adjustments for Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) workers. In…

Is the FG Silencing Workers? NLC Slams New Industrial Relations Policy

Is the FG Silencing Workers? NLC Slams New Industrial Relations Policy

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has strongly criticised the Federal Government’s newly adopted National Industrial Relations Policy, warning that it criminalises strike actions and seeks to suppress trade union rights. In a statement issued on…

FG Urges Nurses to Shelve Planned Strike, Vows to Address Welfare Concerns

FG Urges Nurses to Shelve Planned Strike, Vows to Address Welfare Concerns

The Federal Government has urged the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) to suspend its planned seven-day warning strike over welfare and staffing issues. Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr. Muhammad Dingyadi, made…

Oyo Nurses Join Nationwide Strike Over Welfare, Salary Delays

Oyo Nurses Join Nationwide Strike Over Welfare, Salary Delays

Nurses and midwives in Oyo State will join a nationwide seven-day warning strike from Wednesday, 30 July 2025, to 5 August, following directives from the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM). The Oyo…

Lagos Government Urges Doctors to Suspend Strike Over Salary Deductions

Lagos Government Urges Doctors to Suspend Strike Over Salary Deductions

The Lagos State Government has called on medical doctors under its employment to suspend their planned three-day warning strike scheduled to commence today, assuring that negotiations with the Medical Guild remain ongoing. This appeal was…