The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has extended by four weeks its expired 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government, warning that it may embark on industrial action if its demands remain unmet. The decision was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the association’s Extraordinary National Executive Council (E-NEC) meeting, held virtually…
The union announced the decision in a statement issued on Monday in Makurdi and signed by its chairman, Dr Sule Ako, and secretary, Prof. Daniel Chile. According to the union officials, the decision was reached by the union’s congress after years of engagement with the university administration, governing council and Benue government failed to yield…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Plateau State University (PLASU) Branch, has threatened to go on strike over non-implementation of the new salary scheme for lecturers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that ASUU, PLASU Branch, had earlier submitted to the state government for immediate implementation the agreement signed in January 2026, between…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have reaffirmed the suspension of the indefinite nationwide strike earlier scheduled to commence on May 11. SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja….
The ongoing industrial strike by non-teaching university staff has caused a shutdown of electricity, water supply, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services at the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus (UNEC). The nationwide strike, organized by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU),…
Academic and administrative activities at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, have been paralysed following an indefinite strike embarked upon by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of SSANU and NASU. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the strike commenced on May 1 in line with a directive from the unions’ national bodies. Monitoring by…
The United Arab Emirates has accused Iran of carrying out a drone attack on commercial vessels linked to the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) in the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday that the attack, involving two drones, breached international law and violated United Nations Security Council resolutions…
The State Wing Executive Council (SWEC) of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has suspended the ongoing strike by primary and secondary school teachers with immediate effect. The SWEC Chairman, Mr Abdullahi Shafa, disclosed this at a news conference on Sunday in Gwagwalada. Shafa said the decision followed an emergency meeting…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has appealed to the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), FCT Wing to call off the indefinite strike embarked on Monday, over unresolved welfare issues. Dr Danlami Hayyo, Mandate Secretary, FCT Education Secretariat, made the appeal during an inspection tour of schools in the territory on Monday. The News Agency of…
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called off its indefinite strike shortly after it began, warning that industrial action could resume within 12 days if authorities fail to meet its demands. The doctors’ union is pressing for the reinstatement of the Physicians’ Adjustment Template (PAT), which it says is due to be halted…
