By Taiye Agbaje The National Industrial Court, on Monday, restrained the workers, under the auspices of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), from going ahead with the mass protest scheduled for Tuesday or any other day. Justice Emmanuel Sibilim gave the interim order in a rulingContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged FCT workers to remain resolute following the National Industrial Court (NIC) order suspending their ongoing strike. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Benson Upah, Acting General Secretary of the NLC, on Tuesday in Abuja. The NLC recalledContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Mrs Nancy Nathan, Acting Head of the Civil Service, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has directed all FCT workers to resume work on Wednesday. Nathan, who gave the directive in a circular on Tuesday in Abuja, also directed Permanent Secretaries, Heads of Departments and Agencies to maintainContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has expressed the administration’s readiness for “reasonable dialogue” with striking workers, while warning of legal consequences for those who defy a court order to resume duties. Wike gave the warning on Tuesday in Abuja while briefingContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), says it has addressed 10 out of the 14 demands by its workers who began an indefinite strike on Monday over unresolved welfare concerns. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, disclosedContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Angry workers on Monday shut the gates of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) as they began an indefinite strike over unresolved welfare concerns. The workers, under the Joint Union Action Congress (JUAC), have been appealing for urgent action to resolve the welfare issues affecting their moraleContinue Reading
By Aderogba George Stakeholders in Nigeria’s health sector have renewed calls for urgent action to retain medical professionals in the country amid rising global mobility and migration pressures. The call was made at the 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Scientific Conference of the Association of Resident Doctors, University ofContinue Reading
By Ahmed Kaigama No fewer than 21 agricultural extension officers from Bauchi, Jigawa and Kano States have benefited from intensive training on Decision Support Tools (DSTs). DSTs is a technology designed to improve soil fertility management and optimise agricultural yields. The training exercise is being implemented by the Center forContinue 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
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
