Tag: strike
NUPENG threatens strike over alleged anti-labour practices
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has threatened to shut-down oil and gas operations over alleged…
LASU: Fashola Cancels New Fees
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) Thursday ordered that students of Lagos State University, LASU, should revert to paying the…
Doctors Suspend Strike, Citing Ebola Crisis
Public sector doctors on Thursday suspended a nearly five-week long strike over an Ebola outbreak which has killed two people…
Aviation unions shelve August 4 strike
The three unions in the nation’s aviation industry say they have shelved their strike scheduled for 4 August. The decision…
JUSUN suspends 21-days strike
Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Friday suspended its 21-day old strike following the intervention of the Minister of…
Strike: UCH still offering emergency services
Prof. Temitope Alonge, Chief Medical Director, University College Hospital, Ibadan, says the institution is still offering emergency services to patients…
Ongoing strike not meant to punish masses – NMA
The Nnewi branch of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has said that the ongoing industrial action was not meant to…
Shekarau’s Many Challenges
The first recorded success of Ibrahim Shekarau, former Kano State governor, after he was appointed minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau,…
Medical doctors’ demands justifiable – Lawmaker
Ajibayo Adeyeye, Majority Leader, Lagos State House of Assembly, on Friday said the ongoing nationwide strike by medical doctors in…
Lawyers justify JUSUN strike, tell govt. to obey court order
Lawyers in the FCT said on Thursday that the ongoing strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) was…
COEASU suspends seven month-old strike
The Colleges of Education of Academic Staff Union (COEASU) said on Thursday that it had suspended its seven month-old strike…
YABATECH Yet To Fully Resume
Damilare Okunola P.M.NEWS Campus Square checks have revealed that students of the Yaba College of Technology, YABATECH, Yaba, Lagos are…
Osun Lecturers Vow To Continue Strike
Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni The Academic Staff Unions of Osun State-Owned Tertiary Institutions (CASUOSTI) comprising of Osun state College of Technology, OSCOTECH,…
S.Africa metals strike hits auto, building industries
A major strike by South African engineering and metal workers, which has already hit the vital auto manufacturing sector, is…
Respond To Doctors’ Demands
On 1 July, the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, began what it called an indefinite strike to press home some agitations…
ASUU UniAbuja suspends strike
The Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Abuja (UniAbuja) branch, Ben Ugheoke, on Tuesday in Abuja said…
FG appeals to NMA to suspend strike
The ministers of health, employment, labour and productivity in Abuja on Monday appealed to the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) to…
Judiciary Workers’ Strike Cripples Lagos Courts
Henry Ojelu Lawyers and litigants were refused entry into Lagos court premises Monday as Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN,…
ASUP calls off strike, resumes work Tuesday
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, has suspended its 10-month old strike on Saturday 12 July. The decision to suspend…
Judiciary staff begins nationwide strike
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Friday began a nationwide strike in the state courts in the 36…
Okopoly ASUP Chapter Still On Strike
Harrison Iyoha Contrary to rumours that the Federal Polytechnic, Oko (OKOPOLY), has pulled out of the strike by the Academic…
One million strike in Britain over pay and cuts
More than one million public sector workers went on strike in Britain Thursday over pay and spending cuts by the…
Strike stops opening of ‘world’s biggest’ theatre fest
The two opening shows of France’s prestigious Avignon Festival — one of the world’s biggest theatre showcases — meant to…
Knocks For FG Over ASUP Strike
Damilare Okunola & Harrison Iyoha Students of various Nigerian polytechnics have blamed the protracted industrial action by their lecturers on…
Massive strike threatens to cripple S.Africa firms
Nearly a quarter of a million members of South Africa’s largest union downed tools on Tuesday, beginning an indefinite strike…
OAU students seek FG intervention over shut down
The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Students’ Union on Monday appealed to the Federal Government to direct the management of the…
Amosun agrees to demands of striking OOUTH workers
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, southwest, Nigeria has taken steps to end the ongoing strike by the…
NMA to embark on indefinite strike Tuesday
Ayorinde Oluokun Citizens who depends on public hospitals for healthcare needs are in for another agonising wait as the Nigeria…
Air Transport Workers Threaten Strike
The Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) on Sunday threatened to call out its members for strike…
ASUP to continue nine-month strike
The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has resolved to continue its nine months old…