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FG urges NARD to call off 7-day warning strike
The Federal Government has appealed to the members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD0 to call off their seven-day warning strike. The Minister of State for Health, Dr Tunji Alausa, made the call on Thursday in Kaduna during a visit to the National Eye Centre. According to Alausa, negotiations are ongoing to ensure the safety of their kidnapped…
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Strike: FG, ASUU reach compromise, to reconvene Sept. 6
The Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have reached a compromise to avert the strike notice issued by the union. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ASUU on Aug. 19, at the end of its NEC meeting held at the University of Ibadan, issued a 21-day strike notice to the federal government over some unmet…
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Education Minister, ASUU meet to avert strike
The Minister of Education and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are currently in talks to prevent the planned strike notice issued by the union. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting, led by ASUU’s National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, commenced at 2:17 p.m. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, stated that the meeting aimed…
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Anambra NMAÂ suspends strike, urges Soludo to declare emergency on security
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Anambra Branch, has called off the indefinite strike it embarked upon to protest the kidnap of Dr Stephen Ezeh, an Ihiala based private practitioner. The NMA, which announced their return to duty posts in a statement on Sunday said the decision followed the release of Ezeh from captivity of kidnappers on Saturday. The Statement was…
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UNICROSS labour unions begin warning strike
Labour Unions in the University of Cross River, has begun a three-day warning strike to press home worker’s demand, an official statement has said This is contained in a statement jointly signed by Mark Ayo, the Chairman, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Vincent Etta, the Chairman, National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) The statement said that the…
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Why ASUP suspended planned strike — Official
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) suspended its planned industrial action following the Federal Government’s intervention regarding a contentious new scheme of service, an official said. Dr Iloma Richard, ASUP Zone D Coordinator, said this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Friday. He said that the union had issued a 15-day…
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Anambra judiciary workers suspend indefinite strike
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Anambra chapter has suspended the indefinite strike it embarked upon on July 15 and directed members to resume work on Friday. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Henry Ezeoke and Mr Ugochukwu Nwezi, Chairman and Secretary of the union respectively, and made available to newsmen on Thursday, in Awka. The…
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Oyo nurses suspend 2-month indefinite strike
The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Oyo State chapter, has suspended its two-month indefinite strike. The union Chairman, Dr Samuel Adeyemi, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Ibadan. NAN recalls that the nurses and midwives in the state government-owned hospitals and health centres began an indefinite strike on May 21.…
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UniAbuja ASUU suspends 82-day strike
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Abuja chapter, has announced the suspension of its 82-day strike with immediate effect. Chairperson of ASUU, Dr Sylvanus Ugoh, announced the suspension of the strike at a news briefing in Abuja on Monday, short after the congress held by the union Ugoh hinged the suspension of the strike on the union’s engagement…
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ABUTH resident doctors begin 5-day warning strike
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH) branch has commenced a five-day warning strike over the nonpayment of salaries owed some members. Dr Ashiru Mikail, Vice President of the association made this known during a news conference on Monday in Zaria. Mikail said that the association on July 15, gave management of the hospital a…
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ASUP threatens strike over new scheme of service
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) says it will embark on industrial action, if government fails to suspend the new Scheme of Service in Nigeria Polytechnics, which took effect, June 7. The Auchi Polytechnic, Edo State chapter of the union stated this after at an emergency congress in Auchi on Friday. Speaking to journalists, the Chairman of ASUP, Auchi…
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Health workers begin 5-day warning strike in Kaduna
Health workers in Kaduna State have embarked on a five- day warning strike. A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in some of the public hospitals showed only doctors and laboratory technicians were on duty. Also, some of the patients had since been discharged from the hospitals as the Nurses were on strike and there was no one…
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Strike not imminent – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that strike is not imminent, if the Federal Government implements the agreements reached, in the next two weeks. Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, President of ASUU said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday (NAN). It would be recalled that ASUU had threatened to embark on strike over…
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Strike: FG, ASUU in closed-door meeting
The Federal Government delegation and the leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), are in closed door meeting to discuss lingering crisis and avert strike by the Union. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the meeting holding on Thursday in the office of the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman,commenced at about 4.30p.m. The Minister of State for…
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Cholera outbreak: Oyo health workers, nurses’ strike paralyses activities in hospitals
The seven-day warning strike embarked upon by medical and health workers in Oyo State has paralysed activities in hospitals across the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the warning strike by the medical and health workers, coupled with the indefinite strike embarked upon by nurses and midwives over a month ago, is coming amid nationwide cholera outbreak. NAN…
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Minimum.wage: Act fast, avoid strike resumption – Tripartite committee urged
Some Nigerians on Monday called on the Tripartite Committee on the National Minimum Wage to reach an agreement fast to avoid resumption of labour strike. They spoke in interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. An activist, Mr Tunde Salman, said that the parties should avoid resumption of the strike in the interest of the…
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Cargo transport: Nigeria lost about N7bn to strike – Agents
The Domestic Airports Cargo Agents Association (DACAA) has estimated that Nigeria lost about N7 billion during the two-day workers’ nationwide strike. The strike was embarked on by Nigerian workers under the auspices of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress on Monday and Tuesday. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of DACAA, Mr Ikpe Nkanang, made the…
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