Category: Strikes and Industrial Actions

Public Servants Set October 2 Warning Strike Over Fuel Price, Wage Award

September 30, 2026September 30, 2026 Rextun boss No Comments

Nigerian public servants under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) have reaffirmed plans to commence a three-day warning strike from Friday, October 2, 2026, if the Federal Government fails to respond to their demands over fuel prices, workers’ welfare and preparations for a new national minimum wage. The council had given the Federal…

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NLC Warns Federal Government as Fresh Health Sector Strike Looms

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 Rextun boss No Comments

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned the Federal Government that the country could face another industrial crisis in the health sector if the lingering salary dispute involving the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) is not urgently resolved. The warning was contained in a letter dated August 6, 2026, addressed to the Minister of Labour…

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Air Travel Disrupted as Aviation Unions Block Lagos, Abuja Airport Entrances Over Strike

August 11, 2026August 11, 2026 Rextun boss No Comments

Flight operations were disrupted at major Nigerian airports on Tuesday as aviation unions began industrial action, with union members barricading entrances to terminals operated by Air Peace in Lagos and Abuja. The action left passengers stranded and disrupted scheduled flights across the airline’s network. The industrial action involves the National Union of Air Transport Employees…

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NLC Schedules 17th Dec. Nationwide Protest Over Rising Insecurity

December 9, 2025December 9, 2025 Rextun boss No Comments

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced it will hold a nationwide protest on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, in response to what it calls a “surge” in insecurity across Nigeria. The decision was announced via a communiqué issued at the conclusion of the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Lagos, jointly signed by NLC…

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Resident Doctors Fault FG’s ₦11.9 Billion Payment Claim, Insist Strike Will Continue

November 3, 2025November 3, 2025 Rextun boss No Comments

The lingering industrial action by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has deepened as the association’s president, Dr. Muhammad Suleiman, faulted the Federal Government’s claim of releasing ₦11.9 billion to clear outstanding arrears and allowances owed to doctors and other health workers across the country. Suleiman described the figure as grossly inaccurate, stating that…

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ASUU Halts Warning Strike, Says Talks on 2009 Agreement Finally Gaining Ground

October 22, 2025October 22, 2025 Rextun boss No Comments

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced the suspension of its two-week nationwide warning strike after what it described as “encouraging progress” in ongoing negotiations with the Federal Government over the long-standing 2009 agreement. The decision was reached after an emergency meeting of the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) held in Abuja on…

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ASUU Mobilises Members for Nationwide Strike

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 Rextun boss No Comments

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

October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 Rextun boss No Comments

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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