By Fortune Abang The Federal Government has confirmed Air Strikes on terrorist target in the Northwest of the country. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, disclosed this in a statement on Friday by Kimiebi Ebienfa, Spokesperson of the Ministry. The Minister explained that Nigeria is engaged in Structural SecurityContinue Reading
Edited for use Strike By Constance Athekame Two major electricity unions have suspended their planned nationwide strike following the intervention of the Federal Government. The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) and the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) had threatened to embark on industrial action overContinue Reading
Strike By Emmanuella Anokam The Association of Distributors and Transporters of Petroleum Products (ADITOP) has dissociated itself from the intended strike by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and its cohorts. The National President of ADITOP, Alhaji Lawan Dan-Zaki, said this in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
Protest By Joan Nwagwu The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Abuja chapter, has joined the nationwide protest demanding payment of withheld salaries, arrears of wage awards, and implementation of a renegotiated agreement. Dr Sylvanus Ugoh, Chairman of UniAbuja ASUU, told journalists on Tuesday in Abuja that theContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has suspended its three-month strike following the intervention of the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike. The suspension was announced by the union in a statement, jointly signed by its President, Ibrahim KabirContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Federal Capital Territory (FCT), may soon call off the three-month primary school teachers’ strike, following the intervention of the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike. Chief of Staff to the minister, Mr Chidi Amadi disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday, after a closed-doorContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai 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 onContinue Reading
Strike By Justina Auta A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has raised serious concerns over the disruption of malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV interventions in Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The disruption followed an ongoing workers’ strike that had significantly affected the delivery ofContinue Reading
By Mustapha Yauri The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria Chapter, has raised alarm over alleged poor salaries earned by the polytechnic lecturers as the union continues its strike. The union alleged that the lecturers earned less than the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members,Continue Reading
