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FCT: Wike To Pay Striking Teachers With IGR Funds

FCT: Wike To Pay Striking Teachers With IGR Funds

The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has threatened to use ten per cent of the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) meant for the Area Councils to pay striking primary school teachers in the…

ASUU Gives FG 14-Day Ultimatum To Avert Strike

ASUU Gives FG 14-Day Ultimatum To Avert Strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Wednesday issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government over the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement based on the Nimi Briggs Committee’s Draft Agreement of 2021.…

ASUU Protests Against Victimization Of Staff

ASUU Protests Against Victimization Of Staff

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will on Tuesday hold a rally against the dismissal of five lecturers at Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo. According to a statement sighted by New Telegraph the Owerri…

FG, ASUU To Recovene September 6

FG, ASUU To Recovene September 6

The meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Wednesday ended with both parties declaring it a fruitful discussion. Speaking with newsmen after the meeting, the Federal Government and…

Proposed Strike: FG, ASUU In Closed Door Meeting

Proposed Strike: FG, ASUU In Closed Door Meeting

The Federal Government through the Ministry of Education is currently meeting with members of the Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU) in Abuja. The Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, summoned the meeting on Wednesday,…

Falana Reveals All States In Nigeria Can Pay Minimum Wage

Falana Reveals All States In Nigeria Can Pay Minimum Wage

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) has claimed that all the governors of the 36 states have the capacity to pay the minimum wage, following funds accrual from the removal…

Labour Vows Never To Back Down As Strike Enters Second Day

Labour Vows Never To Back Down As Strike Enters Second Day

The Organised Labour on Tuesday sworn never to back down following the ongoing indefinite nationwide strike action against the National Minimum Wage negotiation exercise and hike in electricity tariff. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)’s President,…

Strike: NAHCON Warns NLC Against Disrupting Transportation Of Pilgrims

Strike: NAHCON Warns NLC Against Disrupting Transportation Of Pilgrims

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has warned the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union of Nigeria (TUC) against disrupting the ongoing transportation of Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia due to its industrial…

Minimum Wage: NLC, TUC To Suspend Strike

Minimum Wage: NLC, TUC To Suspend Strike

Bearly 24 hours after workers crippled Nigeria’s economy, leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have reached a deal with the Federal Government to suspend the ongoing indefinite strike. The…

Minimum Wage: Kano NMA Backs Out Of Nationwide Strike

Minimum Wage: Kano NMA Backs Out Of Nationwide Strike

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Kano State branch has backed out of the ongoing nationwide strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). The medical practitioners who spoke on Monday…