NLC suspends planned nationwide strike

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has suspended its strike scheduled to commence tomorrow over Naira scarcity rocking the nation. The pressure group earlier disclosed that it would begin an indefinite strike from tomorrow, (Wednesday), adding that it would picket branches of the Central Bank  of Nigeria across the country. The suspension of the strike was made

ASUU sets to go on indefinite strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is set to commence an industrial strike on Wednesday next week. Over 40 unions (NLC affiliates) including ASUU, NUPENG, NASU, NUT will commence a nationwide strike next week Wednesday barring last minute intervention by the Federal Government. An ultimatum was given days ago but the FG ignored. NLC President,

ASUU Threatens Nationwide Strike over Payment of Half Salaries

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday warned the federal government against fresh crisis in the universities that would surpass all previous ones. The union, however, said the members cannot and would not continue to do free work that would not be remunerated. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin, Kwara State, shortly after a

Lufthansa to cancel 800 flights on Friday due to pilots’ strike

Germany’s Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) said it will have to cancel 800 flights on Friday, likely affecting 130,000 passengers, after the pilots’ union announced a one-day strike. The Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) union said late on Wednesday that pay talks had failed and Lufthansa Pilots would stage a 24-hour Strike starting just after midnight on Thursday, affecting both passenger and cargo

BREAKING: Again, ASUU extends strike

After a series of heated discussions, Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU  has decided to extend its ongoing strike, The PUNCH reliably learnt. The decision was taken after the National Executive Council meeting at the union’s headquarters at the University of Abuja on Monday morning. ASUU had declared the commencement of a strike on Monday, February

Police Service Commission workers set to embark on strike

The joint union congress of the Police Service Commission (PSC) has notified the management of the commission of its impending strike. Chairman of the union, Adoyi Adoyi, said the strike will take effect from 29 August until further notice, the Punch newspaper reports. The commission’s workers, its chairman, Musiliu Smith, and the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba,