Strike – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:31:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Strike – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Electricity Workers Call Off Strike, Restore Power Supply Across Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/electricity-workers-call-off-strike-restore-power-supply-across-nigeria/ https://www.theinfostride.com/electricity-workers-call-off-strike-restore-power-supply-across-nigeria/#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:00:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=467359 The nationwide blackout that gripped Nigeria over the past 48 hours has begun to ease after the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) announced the suspension of its strike on Wednesday night. The strike, which had thrown homes, businesses, and industries into darkness, was called off following a marathon meeting between electricity sector unions and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/electricity-workers-call-off-strike-restore-power-supply-across-nigeria/feed/ 0 Oil Output Falls by Over 50,000 Barrels Daily as PENGASSAN Strike Disrupts Production https://www.theinfostride.com/oil-output-falls-by-over-50000-barrels-daily-as-pengassan-strike-disrupts-production/ https://www.theinfostride.com/oil-output-falls-by-over-50000-barrels-daily-as-pengassan-strike-disrupts-production/#respond Sun, 12 Oct 2025 15:28:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=468895 Nigeria’s crude oil output has taken a significant hit following the ongoing strike by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), with reports showing that production has fallen by 50,432 barrels per day (bpd) in less than a week. The industrial action, which began after failed negotiations between the union and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/oil-output-falls-by-over-50000-barrels-daily-as-pengassan-strike-disrupts-production/feed/ 0 Nigeria’s Oil and Condensate Output Falls to 1.5mbpd in September Amid Workers’ Strike Disruptions https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-oil-and-condensate-output-falls-to-1-5mbpd-in-september-amid-workers-strike-disruptions/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-oil-and-condensate-output-falls-to-1-5mbpd-in-september-amid-workers-strike-disruptions/#respond Sun, 12 Oct 2025 15:06:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=468888 Nigeria’s crude oil and condensate production dropped to 1.5 million barrels per day (mbpd) in September 2025, marking one of the lowest output levels in recent months, as industrial action by oil workers and operational disruptions hit production across key oilfields.According to data obtained from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), the country’s total [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-oil-and-condensate-output-falls-to-1-5mbpd-in-september-amid-workers-strike-disruptions/feed/ 0 NNPC Counts Losses as PENGASSAN Suspends Strike https://www.theinfostride.com/nnpc-counts-losses-as-pengassan-suspends-strike/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nnpc-counts-losses-as-pengassan-suspends-strike/#respond Thu, 02 Oct 2025 13:05:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=468066 The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has disclosed that it recorded significant financial and operational setbacks during the brief nationwide strike by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), even as the union announced a suspension of its industrial action. The strike, which was called off after marathon negotiations [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nnpc-counts-losses-as-pengassan-suspends-strike/feed/ 0 TUC Warns of Nationwide Strike Over Proposed 5% Levy on Petroleum Products https://www.theinfostride.com/tuc-warns-of-nationwide-strike-over-proposed-5-levy-on-petroleum-products/ https://www.theinfostride.com/tuc-warns-of-nationwide-strike-over-proposed-5-levy-on-petroleum-products/#respond Tue, 09 Sep 2025 07:33:10 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=466265 The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has issued a strong warning to the Federal Government, threatening a nationwide strike if the proposed 5 percent tax on petroleum products is implemented. The labour body insists that the plan is ill-timed, insensitive to the current economic hardships, and capable of worsening the cost-of-living crisis already faced [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/tuc-warns-of-nationwide-strike-over-proposed-5-levy-on-petroleum-products/feed/ 0 Federal Government Postpones Meeting with NUPENG Over Ongoing Strike Dispute https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-government-postpones-meeting-with-nupeng-over-ongoing-strike-dispute/ https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-government-postpones-meeting-with-nupeng-over-ongoing-strike-dispute/#respond Tue, 09 Sep 2025 07:28:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=466263 The Federal Government has rescheduled its scheduled negotiation meeting with the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) following continued tensions over industrial action threats. The meeting, originally slated to hold earlier in the week, was aimed at resolving outstanding grievances raised by the union concerning welfare, working conditions, and compliance with labour [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-government-postpones-meeting-with-nupeng-over-ongoing-strike-dispute/feed/ 0 Keyamo Confirms Suspension of Planned Aviation Workers’ Strike https://www.theinfostride.com/keyamo-confirms-suspension-of-planned-aviation-workers-strike/ https://www.theinfostride.com/keyamo-confirms-suspension-of-planned-aviation-workers-strike/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2025 16:57:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=464685 The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has confirmed that the proposed strike by aviation sector unions has been suspended following a series of engagements between the government and labour representatives. The suspension, according to the minister, was the outcome of constructive dialogue aimed at averting disruptions to flight operations and protecting the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/keyamo-confirms-suspension-of-planned-aviation-workers-strike/feed/ 0 Keyamo Reacts to Suspension of Aviation Workers’ Strike https://www.theinfostride.com/keyamo-reacts-to-suspension-of-aviation-workers-strike/ https://www.theinfostride.com/keyamo-reacts-to-suspension-of-aviation-workers-strike/#respond Sun, 10 Aug 2025 15:00:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=464635 Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has expressed relief over the suspension of strike actions earlier threatened by aviation unions, commending the decision as a step towards maintaining stability in Nigeria’s aviation sector. Speaking to journalists in Abuja, Keyamo said the decision demonstrated the unions’ commitment to dialogue and the collective interest of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/keyamo-reacts-to-suspension-of-aviation-workers-strike/feed/ 0 Kano Medical Doctors Set to Embark on Indefinite Strike from October 1 https://www.theinfostride.com/kano-medical-doctors-set-to-embark-on-indefinite-strike-from-october-1/ https://www.theinfostride.com/kano-medical-doctors-set-to-embark-on-indefinite-strike-from-october-1/#respond Sat, 28 Sep 2024 13:00:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=390107 The Kano State chapter of the National Association of Government General and Medical Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP) has announced plans for an indefinite strike, set to commence on October 1, 2024, following the state government’s failure to meet its obligations to medical professionals. Dr. Anas Idris Hassan, the secretary of the association in Kano, disclosed this [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/kano-medical-doctors-set-to-embark-on-indefinite-strike-from-october-1/feed/ 0 Anambra Medical Association Ends Strike Following Release of Kidnapped Doctor https://www.theinfostride.com/anambra-medical-association-ends-strike-following-release-of-kidnapped-doctor/ https://www.theinfostride.com/anambra-medical-association-ends-strike-following-release-of-kidnapped-doctor/#respond Sun, 25 Aug 2024 12:00:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=387849 The Anambra State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has officially ended the indefinite strike action initiated in response to the abduction of Dr. Stephen Ezeh, a prominent medical practitioner based in Ihiala. The strike, which significantly disrupted healthcare services across the state, was called off after Dr. Ezeh’s safe release on Saturday. In [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/anambra-medical-association-ends-strike-following-release-of-kidnapped-doctor/feed/ 0 NANS Appeals to Federal Government and ASUU to Avert Strike https://www.theinfostride.com/nans-appeals-to-federal-government-and-asuu-to-avert-strike/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nans-appeals-to-federal-government-and-asuu-to-avert-strike/#respond Sun, 23 Jun 2024 12:00:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=381197 The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reach a compromise to prevent disruptions in the academic calendar. Speaking at a news briefing in Akure on Sunday, NANS Senate President, Henry Okunomo, emphasized the need for immediate and decisive action to avoid [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nans-appeals-to-federal-government-and-asuu-to-avert-strike/feed/ 0 Maritime Workers Union to Join Nationwide Strike, Shutting Down Seaports https://www.theinfostride.com/maritime-workers-union-to-join-nationwide-strike-shutting-down-seaports/ https://www.theinfostride.com/maritime-workers-union-to-join-nationwide-strike-shutting-down-seaports/#respond Sun, 02 Jun 2024 21:43:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=379700 The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) announced it will join the indefinite strike action declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Monday, June 3rd. The strike is in response to the Federal Government’s refusal to raise the proposed minimum wage from N60,000. Kennedy Ikemefuna, spokesman for MWUN, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/maritime-workers-union-to-join-nationwide-strike-shutting-down-seaports/feed/ 0 Potential Flight Delays and Cancellations as Aviation Workers Join Nationwide Strike https://www.theinfostride.com/potential-flight-delays-and-cancellations-as-aviation-workers-join-nationwide-strike/ https://www.theinfostride.com/potential-flight-delays-and-cancellations-as-aviation-workers-join-nationwide-strike/#respond Sun, 02 Jun 2024 21:33:46 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=379687 Flight delays and cancellations are expected on Monday, June 3rd, as aviation workers join the indefinite strike action declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). The strike is in response to the Federal Government’s refusal to raise the proposed minimum wage from N60,000. In a letter from the Association [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/potential-flight-delays-and-cancellations-as-aviation-workers-join-nationwide-strike/feed/ 0 Nigerian Railway Workers Gear Up for Indefinite Strike https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-railway-workers-gear-up-for-indefinite-strike/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-railway-workers-gear-up-for-indefinite-strike/#respond Sun, 02 Jun 2024 21:11:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=379676 The Nigeria Union of Railway Workers, an affiliate of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has announced an indefinite nationwide strike beginning at midnight on Monday, June 3rd, 2024. This decision follows what the union describes as the Federal Government’s ‘insensitivity’ to two critical issues: the failure to agree on a new national minimum wage as [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-railway-workers-gear-up-for-indefinite-strike/feed/ 0 FG Deems Upcoming Labour Strike as “Premature, Illegal, and Illegitimate” https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-deems-upcoming-labour-strike-as-premature-illegal-and-illegitimate/ https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-deems-upcoming-labour-strike-as-premature-illegal-and-illegitimate/#respond Sun, 02 Jun 2024 21:05:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=379667 The Federal Government has labelled the strike action called by the organized labour, set to commence on Monday, June 3rd, as “premature, illegal, and illegitimate.” The government asserts that the labour unions have failed to comply with Sections 41 and 42 of the Trade Dispute Act of 2004, which mandates a 15-day notice before embarking [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-deems-upcoming-labour-strike-as-premature-illegal-and-illegitimate/feed/ 0 Abia State University Urges ASUU to Reconsider Planned Strike https://www.theinfostride.com/abia-state-university-urges-asuu-to-reconsider-planned-strike/ https://www.theinfostride.com/abia-state-university-urges-asuu-to-reconsider-planned-strike/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 07:00:27 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=366972 The management of Abia State University, Uturu, has called on members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reconsider their proposed industrial action in light of the potential impact on the academic calendar. This plea comes in response to ASUU’s threat to go on strike over 11 months of salary arrears owed to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/abia-state-university-urges-asuu-to-reconsider-planned-strike/feed/ 0 Strike: Ngige says FG is prepared for renegotiation with ASUU https://www.theinfostride.com/strike-ngige-says-fg-is-prepared-for-renegotiation-with-asuu/ https://www.theinfostride.com/strike-ngige-says-fg-is-prepared-for-renegotiation-with-asuu/#respond Tue, 12 Apr 2022 17:58:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=322778 The Federal Government announced that it is prepared to renegotiate terms with the Academic Staff Union of Universities to get young Nigerian students back to school. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige said this when he received members of the government side of the 2009 Federal Government/University-based unions agreement re-negotiation committee led [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/strike-ngige-says-fg-is-prepared-for-renegotiation-with-asuu/feed/ 0 NLC writes Amaechi, backs maritime workers on strike against IOCs https://www.theinfostride.com/nlc-writes-amaechi-backs-maritime-workers-on-strike-against-iocs/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nlc-writes-amaechi-backs-maritime-workers-on-strike-against-iocs/#respond Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:15:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=320141 The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed its displeasure to the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) over its planned industrial action against International Oil Companies (IOCs). NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, in a letter to the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, dated March 3, 2022, recalled that at the last stakeholders’ meeting held on February [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nlc-writes-amaechi-backs-maritime-workers-on-strike-against-iocs/feed/ 0 NUPENG pushes 14-day strike notice by another 7 days https://www.theinfostride.com/nupeng-pushes-14-day-strike-notice-by-another-7-days/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nupeng-pushes-14-day-strike-notice-by-another-7-days/#respond Fri, 26 Nov 2021 19:43:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=313583 According to NAN, Olawale said that issues concerning welfare of members and unfair labour practices by some oil majors had yet to be fully resolved. He asked the government and all other concerned entities to take advantage of the extension to do the needful. Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has announced [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nupeng-pushes-14-day-strike-notice-by-another-7-days/feed/ 0 We will continue strike if our demands are not met – Nigerian Resident doctors to FG https://www.theinfostride.com/we-will-continue-strike-if-our-demands-are-not-met-nigerian-resident-doctors-to-fg/ https://www.theinfostride.com/we-will-continue-strike-if-our-demands-are-not-met-nigerian-resident-doctors-to-fg/#respond Sun, 26 Sep 2021 22:24:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308906 The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have decided to stand by the ongoing strike action as they, issued a fresh 72-hour ultimatum to the Federal Government in their ongoing industrial dispute. The resident doctors in their ultimatum asked the government to pay its members being owed Medical Residency Training Fund and salary arrears and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/we-will-continue-strike-if-our-demands-are-not-met-nigerian-resident-doctors-to-fg/feed/ 0 FG meets JOHESU to avert more strikes in health sector https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-meets-johesu-to-avert-more-strikes-in-health-sector/ https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-meets-johesu-to-avert-more-strikes-in-health-sector/#respond Thu, 16 Sep 2021 13:44:07 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308182 Spokesperson for the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Charles Akpan, who disclosed this yesterday in Abuja, explained that the meeting will begin from 2:00 p.m. at the minister’s conference room, federal secretariat in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige, his Health counterpart, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, are leading the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-meets-johesu-to-avert-more-strikes-in-health-sector/feed/ 0 FG and Joint Health Sector Unions reach truce deal https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-and-joint-health-sector-unions-reach-truce-deal/ https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-and-joint-health-sector-unions-reach-truce-deal/#respond Thu, 09 Sep 2021 15:00:03 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=307631 The Federal Government has announced that it has reached a truce deal with the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) over demands. This was disclosed in a statement by the FG after the conciliation meeting at the office of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige. This comes after JOHESU had earlier issued a [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-and-joint-health-sector-unions-reach-truce-deal/feed/ 0 IPMAN: Why we suspended strike in Imo https://www.theinfostride.com/ipman-why-we-suspended-strike-in-imo/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ipman-why-we-suspended-strike-in-imo/#respond Sat, 28 Aug 2021 20:57:02 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=305154  The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, in Imo State on Friday suspended its strike after a meeting with the state government. The suspension of the strike was announced in a release issued in Owerri, the state capital. It was signed on behalf of the Association of Imo Petroleum Marketers and Dealers by Sir [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ipman-why-we-suspended-strike-in-imo/feed/ 0 Plateau killings: NARD recalls striking doctors as corpses, patients fill hospitals https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-killings-nard-recalls-striking-doctors-as-corpses-patients-fill-hospitals/ https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-killings-nard-recalls-striking-doctors-as-corpses-patients-fill-hospitals/#respond Fri, 27 Aug 2021 20:10:27 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=305036 The Nigerian Medical Association in Plateau State on Thursday expressed deep concern over what it described as the increasing population of the hospitals’ emergency wards and mortuaries by victims of attacks and killings in various communities in Plateau State. It was learnt on Thursday that following the attacks, the striking resident doctors at the Jos [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/plateau-killings-nard-recalls-striking-doctors-as-corpses-patients-fill-hospitals/feed/ 0 Consultants overwhelmed as resident doctors’ strike paralyses health services at LASUTH https://www.theinfostride.com/consultants-overwhelmed-as-resident-doctors-strike-paralyses-health-services-at-lasuth/ https://www.theinfostride.com/consultants-overwhelmed-as-resident-doctors-strike-paralyses-health-services-at-lasuth/#respond Tue, 03 Aug 2021 22:41:21 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=302859 As the strike embarked upon by the National Association of Resident Doctors enters its second day, medical activities have been paralysed in government-owned hospitals. A visit to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja on Tuesday by our correspondent revealed that there was full compliance with the strike directive by the NARD as resident doctors [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/consultants-overwhelmed-as-resident-doctors-strike-paralyses-health-services-at-lasuth/feed/ 0 Labour Should Forget Strike Plans — Chris Ngige https://www.theinfostride.com/labour-should-forget-strike-plans-chris-ngige/ Wed, 16 Oct 2019 14:11:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=238604 Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has urged organised labour and the Joint National Public Service, Negotiating Council, JNPSNC, to abandon all plans to go on strike. He pledged that the Federal Government is working extra hard to end the problems over the contentious consequential adjustment. FG and the JNPSNC held a meeting [...]

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]]> We Might Strike Soon – ASUU https://www.theinfostride.com/we-might-strike-soon-asuu/ Thu, 23 May 2019 17:55:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=233229 The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has threatened to halt academic activities via strike as it recently accused FG of not fulfilling their own part of the bargain related to the 2019 Memorandum of Action. ASUU National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi revealed this in a statement in Abuja. According to Mr Biodun, the N25 [...]

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]]> ASUU Should Please End Strike – Ibukun Odusote https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-should-please-end-strike-ibukun-odusote/ Fri, 30 Nov 2018 02:33:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=222112 The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mrs Ibukun Odusote has called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to suspend its ongoing strike. Odusote called on the union to make some sacrifices so that they students can return to school and not be used as political thugs during the election. Reports [...]

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]]> Buhari Should Attend To The Needs Of Nigerians – Atiku Abubakar https://www.theinfostride.com/buhari-should-attend-to-the-needs-of-nigerians-atiku-abubakar/ Thu, 08 Nov 2018 05:55:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=220448 Atiku Abubakar has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to attend to the needs of Nigerians instead of donating money to other countries. Atiku stressed that the resources of the country should be used for the benefit of its citizens not for others. In a statement released by his media team on Sunday, November 4, 2018, [...]

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]]> Adamawa Workers Join NLC Strike https://www.theinfostride.com/adamawa-workers-join-nlc-strike/ Thu, 04 Oct 2018 00:39:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=217770 The warning strike called by Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress (TUC), over disagreements on the adoption of a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers was effective in some parts of the country. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that business activities were paralysed in Sango-Ota, Ogun, due to the action as the [...]

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]]> Nigerian Labour Congress Begin Strike https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-labour-congress-begin-strike/ Fri, 28 Sep 2018 17:12:18 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=217343 The warning strike called by Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress (TUC), over disagreements on the adoption of a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers was effective in some parts of the country. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that business activities were paralysed in Sango-Ota, Ogun, due to the action as the [...]

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]]> I Am Not Perturbed By NLC’s Strike Threat – David Umahi https://www.theinfostride.com/i-am-not-perturbed-by-nlcs-strike-threat-david-umahi/ Thu, 27 Sep 2018 15:58:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=217206 David Umahi of Ebonyi on Wednesday said that he was not perturbed by the industrial action threat by workers in the state, especially such from staff of the state-owned higher institutions. Umahi disclosed this during a meeting with the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), its affiliate unions and managements of the state-owned tertiary [...]

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]]> FG Is Doing Everything Possible To End JOHESU Strike – Issac Adewole https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-is-doing-everything-possible-to-end-johesu-strike-issac-adewole/ Tue, 29 May 2018 19:48:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=207600 Prof. Issac Adewole has said the Federal Government is doing every possible to end the ongoing indefinite nationwide strike by Joint Helath Sector Union (JOHESU). The minister said that the Federal Government was not sleeping in ensuring that the strike was called off as soon as possible. “The JOHESU strike will soon be over. The [...]

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]]> The Non-Teaching Staff Strike Affected Things In UNILAG – Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe https://www.theinfostride.com/the-non-teaching-staff-strike-affected-things-in-unilag-prof-oluwatoyin-ogundipe/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 15:52:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=202917 The Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has commended students of the institution for conducting themselves well while the national strike by the non-teaching staff lasted. The unions comprise the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU), the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAATs). The unions, under the [...]

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]]> The Non-Teaching Labour Unions Strike Will Soon Come To An End – Priscilla Ihuoma https://www.theinfostride.com/the-non-teaching-labour-unions-strike-will-soon-come-to-an-end-priscilla-ihuoma/ Sat, 10 Mar 2018 01:24:03 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=201857 The Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday said it was committed to end the on-going strike by the non-teaching labour unions in Nigeria universities. The Director, Press and Public Relations of the ministry, Mrs Priscilla Ihuoma, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. They are also agitating [...]

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]]> We Are Giving Priority Attention To The Non-Teaching Labour Union Strike – Priscilla Ihuoma https://www.theinfostride.com/we-are-giving-priority-attention-to-the-non-teaching-labour-union-strike-priscilla-ihuoma/ Thu, 08 Mar 2018 23:48:57 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=201746 The Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday said it was committed to end the on-going strike by the non-teaching labour unions in Nigeria universities. The Director, Press and Public Relations of the ministry, Mrs Priscilla Ihuoma, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. They are also agitating [...]

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]]> The Osun Workers Strike Is Not About Half Salary Alone – Amudah Wakeel https://www.theinfostride.com/the-osun-workers-strike-is-not-about-half-salary-alone-amudah-wakeel/ Thu, 28 Dec 2017 05:44:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=194431 <img src="https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/The-Osun-State-Government-Seal-State-of-Osun-640×489.jpg" alt="The Osun State Government Seal (State of Osun)" width="640" height="489" class="size-large wp-image-185490" /Labour leaders led by the Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Osun State, Jacob Adekomi, on Wednesday led other unions ’ leaders to the State Secretariat at Abere to shut down the place as workers commences strike. The NUT chairman, [...]

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]]> We Thank God PENGASSAN Ended Their Strike – Maikanti Baru https://www.theinfostride.com/we-thank-god-pengassan-ended-their-strike-maikanti-baru/ Wed, 20 Dec 2017 19:47:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=193431 Dr Maikanti Baru, the Group Managing Director(GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has promised Nigerians sufficient supply of petroleum products during and after the Christmas and New Year celebrations. He said that the corporation was set to import one billion litres of petroleum at the end of December before going back to the [...]

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]]> Labour Set To Begin Indefinite Strike In Benue State https://www.theinfostride.com/labour-set-to-begin-indefinite-strike-in-benue-state/ Mon, 02 Oct 2017 05:26:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=183680 The organised labour in Benue on Thursday ordered its members to embark on an indefinite strike on October 3 in protest of the non-payment of salaries, pensions and gratuities owed in the state. Some retirees have yet to receive their gratuities. The labour leaders said the decision was made by the joint State Executive Council [...]

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]]> Workers End Gvernment Activities In Kogi State https://www.theinfostride.com/workers-end-gvernment-activities-in-kogi-state/ Tue, 26 Sep 2017 10:58:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=183239 Activities at the Kogi State government secretariat were on Friday stopped to a complete halt following an indefinite strike embarked upon by workers. The entrance to the various offices were put under lock and key by workers, a development which prevented directors and management staff to gain entry into their offices. The strike had also [...]

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]]> ASUU Will Strike Again If Government Breach Our Agreement – Biodun Ogunyemi https://www.theinfostride.com/asuu-will-strike-again-if-government-breach-our-agreement-biodun-ogunyemi/ Tue, 19 Sep 2017 23:16:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=182584 The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its five weeks old strike after a closed door meeting with the Federal Government’s delegation. Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU President announced this at a news conference today. “We are taking into cognisance the fact that major proposals from the government to address the contending issues in [...]

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]]> Employees Can’t Strike Without Declaring A Dispute With Their Employer – El-Rufai https://www.theinfostride.com/employees-cant-strike-without-declaring-a-dispute-with-their-employer-el-rufai/ Sun, 17 Sep 2017 20:16:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=182241 Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has declared the strike embarked on by the Kaduna State University (KASU) branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as unlawful. “This is unacceptable to the state government. It is an anomaly that employees can be on strike without declaring a dispute with their employer. “It bears restating [...]

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]]> The Longer The Strike, The More People Will Die – UATH Patients https://www.theinfostride.com/the-longer-the-strike-the-more-people-will-die-uath-patients/ Wed, 13 Sep 2017 08:43:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=181853 Patients at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) on Monday asked the Federal Government and resident doctors to resolve their dispute and end the strike. The patients made the appeal in separate interviews on Monday. The industrial action embarked upon by the resident doctors on Sept. 4, had shut down activities at UATH. Mrs [...]

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]]> NLC Will Begin Strike Tomorrow – Abdullahi Shinkafi https://www.theinfostride.com/nlc-will-begin-strike-tomorrow-abdullahi-shinkafi/ Tue, 12 Sep 2017 06:23:58 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=181738 The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Zamfara Chapter, said that the union would embark on a total strike on Monday following the expiration of a three-week ultimatum given to the state government by the association. NLC had given the state government three weeks ultimatum to fix the problems of workers in the state. Parts of the [...]

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]]> I Smell A Rat In The Current Strike Action By NLC – Samuel Ortom https://www.theinfostride.com/i-smell-a-rat-in-the-current-strike-action-by-nlc-samuel-ortom/ Fri, 08 Sep 2017 19:00:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=181397 Samuel Ortom said in Makurdi yesterday that a salary syndicate working to destabilize the ongoing workers screening exercise was the cause of the strike action declared by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). State workers are owed six months salaries, while local government and primary school teachers are owed 11 months. The governor was in awe [...]

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]]> Nigeran Doctors Go On Strike In Maiduguri https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeran-doctors-go-on-strike-in-maiduguri/ Thu, 07 Sep 2017 17:57:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=181297 The The National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) on Tuesday began a nationwide indefinite strike, despite the emergencies caused by Boko Haram insurgency and cholera outbreak in Maiduguri. Dr Muhammad El-Yakub, The Chairman of the association made the disclosure recently. “We embarked on an indefinite strike in compliance with the directives from NARD [...]

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]]> No Decision Has Been Made On Our Strike – Osun State Doctors https://www.theinfostride.com/no-decision-has-been-made-on-our-strike-osun-state-doctors/ Tue, 05 Sep 2017 14:53:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180959 The striking doctors in Osogbo, Osun State, have refuted claims that they cancelled the industrial action. Folarin Olarewaju, chairman of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) said there is absolutely no truth in the statement by the Minister of of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, that the association has suspended the strike. Olanrewaju did [...]

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]]> University of Ilorin Doctors Begin 5-Day Warning Strike https://www.theinfostride.com/university-of-ilorin-doctors-begin-5-day-warning-strike/ Tue, 08 Aug 2017 14:42:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177358 The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) chapter, on Wednesday began a five-day warning strike over alleged slash in their salaries. Addressing newsmen after a peaceful rally at the hospital, the ARD President, Dr Ige Kolawole, said that they were forced to embark on the strike following the continued deduction [...]

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]]> Ben Ayade Appeals To Workers To Suspend Strike https://www.theinfostride.com/ben-ayade-appeals-to-workers-to-suspend-strike/ Thu, 22 Jun 2017 22:12:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=169183 The Cross River Government has appealed to civil servants in the state to suspend the ongoing strike, having met all the demands of the workers. Speaking with newsmen on Thursday in Calabar, the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Tina Agbor, urged the striking workers to consider the interest of the state and return to [...]

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]]> Boko Haram Strike Again In Borno State https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-strike-again-in-borno-state/ Mon, 19 Jun 2017 08:56:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=168893 Deadly terrorists sect, Boko Haram have reportedly struck a village in Borno as the Nigerian Army battle to end insurgency. In a report by SaharaReporters, scores of villagers were massacred as a result of the terrorists’ attack on Gumsiri community in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State. It was reported that the terrorists arrived [...]

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