The Nigerian Air Force, on Monday, said strikes from its fighter jets killed several terrorists planning to disrupt the repair being carried out on the Shiroro-Kaduna transmission line. PUNCH Online reports that terrorists had destroyed the transmission line, a major…
Withheld salaries: Varsities’ non-academic staff strike continues, despite FG’s plea
Striking members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, yesterday turned down persuasions from the Federal Government to call off the strike. The workers insisted that until…
Kano nurses, midwives threaten strike, issue 2-week ultimatum
The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Kano State Government to meet its members’ demands or risk industrial action. The association stated that the decision arose from a State Administrative Council meeting…
Doctors threaten strike in Anambra, demand payment of entitlements
The resident doctors at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH) in Anambra have threatened to embark on strike over unpaid allowances and poor working conditions imposed by the state government. In a stern warning, the doctors have made it…
Organised Labour suspends strike for 5 days
The Organised Labour has suspended the nationwide strike for five days to give room for uninterrupted meeting with the tripartite committee on the new national minimum wage. A source with the leaders of Labour disclosed this to Vanguard. Vanguard had…
FG summons meeting with labour over strike, minimum wage
The federal government has called for a meeting of the tripartite committee on the new national minimum wage through the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC). The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 4. The previous meeting of the…
Electricity workers strike in Jos over tariff hike
Members of the Jos Electricity Distribution (JED) chapter of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) have embarked on a strike to protest the recent hike in electricity tariff by the Federal Government. The workers, who arrived at the JED…
Kenya’s doctors sign agreement to end strike after almost 2 months
Kenya’s public hospital doctors have agreed to resume work, calling off a nationwide strike which lasted for close to two months. Davji Atellah, the union secretary general, on May 8 confirmed that doctors have decided to place their trust in…
After striking Iran’s embassy in Syria, Israel vows to continue onslaught against ‘enemies’
Israel’s defense minister said Tuesday that Israel is operating “everywhere, every day” to deter its enemies, exacting a heavy toll against them. Yoav Gallant spoke in Jerusalem a day after a strike widely attributed to Israel killed two Iranian generals…
FG begins payment of ASUU’s withheld salaries
The Federal Government has commenced the payment of the withheld salaries of academics under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, PUNCH Online has learnt. Multiple sources in the academic sector confirmed the development to our correspondent in…