The Academic Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government have reached a truce after the intervention by the Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. The truce was reached at a reconciliation meeting held at the National Assembly on Thursday. The speaker invited the minister of education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, the minister of finance, Zainab
#Strike: ASUU gives FG three-week ultimatum over lingering demands
The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Monday gave the Federal Government an ultimatum of three weeks over failure to fulfill lingering demands. This is coming as the Senior Staff Association of Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities met today to deliberate next moves over the failure of the Federal Government to meet
Railway workers declare 3-day warning strike over ‘poor welfare’
The National Union of Railway Workers (NURW) has declared a three-day warning strike nationwide. In a statement on Friday, the union and its senior staff workers stated that the strike will begin on November 18 to protest their “poor welfare”. In a circular, the union also notified its members in Lagos, Ibadan, Enugu, Zaria, Minna,
Tanker Drivers Begin Nationwide Strike Weekend Over Bad Roads, Others
THERE are strong indications that Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD, branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, may begin a nationwide strike any moment from today over the deplorable conditions of federal roads across the country and two other pending issues. The other grievances of the tanker drivers are perceived refusal
#BBNaija2021 : Saga and Nini get a strike from Biggie (video)
The embattled Nini and Saga have both received a strike from Biggie after they violated Biggie’s rules. You’d recall that Saga and Nini both received punishment from Biggie earlier this morning after Saga failed woefully to carry out Biggie’s secret task. Not too long ago, Biggie gathered the rest of the housemates in the lounge as he
#BBNaija2021 : Biggie issues a strike to Sega and Michael
Prio to the kingsize eviction session, Big brother had assembled the entire housemates in the lounge as he played the clips to what Saga and Michael did that would result to a possible strike. During the week, Saga in his usual exuberance tried clinging to a lintel in the lounge and unfortunately had it broken. The
#BBNaija2021 : Maria, Pere and JMK get a strike
Big Brother has decided to strike his sledge 🛷 hammer on the housemates as he was visibly angry at the housemates for severally flouting his rules. Almost all of them were found culpable of the infringements but three housemates were more culpable. Maria, Pere and JMK were shown some clips of their misbehavior and thereafter
Abuja teachers shut down public schools over unpaid salary
Teachers in Bwari Local Government Area of the Federal Capital Territory have shut down schools due to unpaid salaries. The PUNCH gathered that students were sent back home on Wednesday morning, two days before the start of the third term examinations. According to sources within the FCT chapter of the National Union of Teachers, the
Supreme Court shut down as judiciary workers begin strike
Judiciary workers Tuesday morning shut down the Supreme Court in Abuja, in line with their threat to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike to press for financial autonomy for the judicial arm of government. The development came as a defiance to the last minute appeal by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to the workers to shelve the
ShopRite Malls Across Nigeria have been Shutdown
Sales activity has been grounded across the 25 outlets of the Shoprite in Nigeria due to an industrial strike action by employees of the company. Shoprite, Africa’s biggest supermarket chain last year, revealed its plan to pull out of Nigeria. The South African-owned Shoprite is looking at selling all “or a majority stake” of its