Category: Employment, Labour & Productivity

Universities Remain Shut as ASUU Rejects FG’s ‘No-Work, No-Pay’ Policy — NLC Threatens to Join Strike

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Universities Remain Shut as ASUU Rejects FG’s ‘No-Work, No-Pay’ Policy — NLC Threatens to Join Strike

Public universities across Nigeria have remained under lock and key as members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) continue their nationwide strike, rejecting the Federal Government’s “no-work, no-pay” directive. The government, through the Ministry of Education, had instructed vice-chancellors of federal universities to enforce the policy, directing that salaries of lecturers who fail…

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ASUU to Begin Two-Week Warning Strike Monday

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ASUU to Begin Two-Week Warning Strike Monday

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced that it will commence a two-week warning strike from Monday, October 13, 2025, after its 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government expired. Earlier this month, ASUU issued a 14-day ultimatum calling on the government to urgently address a range of long-standing issues affecting public universities. Those…

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Education and Institutions, Employment, Labour & Productivity

SSANU, NASU to Stage One-Day Protest Thursday Over Unresolved Demands

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SSANU, NASU to Stage One-Day Protest Thursday Over Unresolved Demands

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have announced a one–day nationwide protest for Thursday, October 9, 2025, citing the Federal Government’s continued failure to address their outstanding demands. The unions, acting under their Joint Action Committee (JAC), stated that despite multiple ultimatums…

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ASUU Mobilises Members for Nationwide Strike

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ASUU Mobilises Members for Nationwide Strike

With tension mounting in the academic sector, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has formally begun the mobilisation of its members in public universities nationwide, signalling that industrial action may soon follow. During its emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on September 29, 2025, ASUU reviewed the results of a referendum conducted across…

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Employment, Labour & Productivity, News, Strikes and Industrial Actions

PENGASSAN Insists It Did Not Sign Dangote Refinery Strike Agreement, Warns of Possible Return to Industrial Action

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PENGASSAN Insists It Did Not Sign Dangote Refinery Strike Agreement, Warns of Possible Return to Industrial Action

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has clarified that it did not sign the communiqué being circulated as the agreement that ended its recent strike against the Dangote Refinery. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television, PENGASSAN President Festus Osifo explained that the communiqué was drafted by the Minister of…

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Strikes and Industrial Actions

PENGASSAN Calls Off Strike as FG Brokers Peace, Dangote to Redeploy Workers

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PENGASSAN Calls Off Strike as FG Brokers Peace, Dangote to Redeploy Workers

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has agreed to suspend its nationwide strike following government-mediated negotiations with Dangote Petroleum, ending a high-stakes standoff that threatened Nigeria’s fuel supply chain. Last week, PENGASSAN had ordered members to halt gas and crude supplies to the Dangote Refinery and withdraw services after the…

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NLC Mobilises For Nationwide Strike Against Dangote Over Alleged Anti-Worker Practices

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NLC Mobilises For Nationwide Strike Against Dangote Over Alleged Anti-Worker Practices

Abuja, Nigeria — The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed all its affiliate unions to begin urgent mobilisation ahead of a possible nationwide industrial action against the Dangote Group. The labour body accused the conglomerate of sustained anti-worker practices, including union-busting, low wages, and refusal to recognise collective bargaining rights. NUPENG, one of NLC’s strongest…

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PENGASSAN Declares Nationwide Strike Over Dangote Refinery’s Sack of 800 Workers, Halts Crude and Gas Supply

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PENGASSAN Declares Nationwide Strike Over Dangote Refinery’s Sack of 800 Workers, Halts Crude and Gas Supply

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has declared a nationwide strike, effective 06:00 hrs on Sunday, 28 September 2025, in reaction to the controversial dismissal of about 800 Nigerian workers at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. This dramatic escalation follows an emergency National Executive Council meeting held late on Saturday, September…

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FG Commences Payment Of Five Months Wage Award Arrears April

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FG Commences Payment Of Five Months Wage Award Arrears April

The Federal Government is set to pay the outstanding five-month N35,000 wage award arrears to federal government workers. The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) made this known in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. The OAGF explained that the Federal Government had previously paid five months’ wage award to federal…

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Labour Pickets Wike’s Office Over N70,000 Minimum Wage

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Labour Pickets Wike’s Office Over N70,000 Minimum Wage

Tensions flared in Abuja on Thursday as members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) shut down the office of FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, demanding the immediate implementation of a N70,000 minimum wage for Area Council staff, teachers, and health workers. The protest began at Labour House, with workers marching in large numbers to the minister’s…

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