Local government workers in Gwagwalada Area Council, within Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have expressed appreciation to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike for his role in ending their three-month strike over unpaid minimum wage arrears and welfare concerns. In interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, several workers voiced relief at resuming work,…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, will meet with chairmen of FCT area councils, leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and National Association of Nigeria Students (NANs) on Thursday. The meeting, according to a statement by NANs in Abuja on Wednesday, is to finalise modalities for the reopening…
The Minister of Education, Dr Olatunji Alausa, has acknowledged the concerns raised by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), FCT Wing. The concerns relate to the implementation of the new National Minimum Wage for primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory. In a statement on Monday in Abuja by the Director of Press and…
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Ondo State Branch, says its ongoing strike would continue due to the deadlocked meeting with the Ondo State Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that JUSUN embarked on an indefinite strike on Friday over non-implementation of financial autonomy by the state government. NAN also reports that…
The United States temporarily shut down its diplomatic offices in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Monday following a nearby missile strike from Iran that caused limited damage to the U.S. Embassy branch in Tel Aviv. According to U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, the embassy branch sustained “minor damage” due to the shockwaves from missiles…
Doctors at Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital in Nigeria’s Kaduna State have called off a six-day warning strike after reaching a temporary agreement with government officials to address their concerns over staffing and salaries. The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) announced the suspension after an emergency congress and subsequent meetings mediated by the Nigeria Medical…
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Tuesday suspended its strike which started on Monday. JUSUN announced the suspension in a commiunque issued after its meetings with the representatives of the Chief Judge of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun. The commiunque signed by all shareholders present, said this was after long deliberations on issues…
The Judicial Editors Forum (JEF), on Tuesday, urged the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) to engage in a fruitful dialogue to end its strike. The forum made the call in a statement issued by its Chairman, Mr Samuel Popoola, in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that JUSUN had in a circular…
The industrial action embarked upon by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), on Tuesday, entered day two. JUSUN’s national body, In a circular on Friday, had directed all its members to withdraw their services, beginning from Monday until further notice. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the judiciary workers are demanding for…
Mr Marwan Adamu, National President of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), on Monday, said all the organs of the union would meet to review and take necessary action following the feedback from the ongoing strike. Adamu stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) while reacting to reports that…
