Strike

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has suspended its strike action which started yesterday, December 18th. The suspension of the strike was contained in a press statement released by the General…

As the indefinite strike of the three non-teaching staff unions of universities enters its third day, today, the Federal Government has said it remains faithful to the spirit of the Memorandum of Settlement (MOS) signed on September 20.…

o Today, the academic staff, students and visitors to the University of Ibadan met the gates of the university locked without prior warning. According to multiple sources, the Non-Academic Staff of the university, comprising of…

 - Nigeria's joint health sector union will begin an indefinite nationwide strike tomorrow - This follows a 30-day ultimatum to the Federal Government issued 14th August, and a 7 day ultimatum - The union is protesting FG's lackadaisical…

An estimated 14,000 resident doctors in tertiary hospitals who have been on strike were yesterday sacked and ordered replaced by the federal government. The action came after many failed negotiations between the National Association…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended the nation wide strike action protesting the increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit otherwise known as petrol, saying the action was a huge success. In a communique at the end of a…

The federal government has threatened to arrest labour union officials who try to coerce workers to participate in the planned strike today. This comes barely 24 hours after the National Industrial Court (NIC) yesterday ordered that…

The National Industrial Court has asked the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, to suspend its planned strike. The President of the court, Justice Babatunde Adejumo, gave the order on Tuesday and it is to last for 7 days. Ruling on an…

The Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) has ordered the federal government to revert to the original price of petrol by Tuesday next week or face indefinite strike from workers. Addressing the press after it's National Working Committee…

Labour unions in Nigeria’s oil sector, the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), have called off their strike with immediate effect.…