The Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, Oyo State Chapter, has threatened to disrupt academic and administrative activities at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, LAUTECH, in Ogbomoso and the Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo, over the alleged refusal of their Managements to implement Governor Seyi Makinde’s directive on pension increases. Addressing journalists…
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has warned prospective corps members that they will not be mobilised for National Service without obtaining clearance from the National Electronic Registration Database, NERD. In a public notice shared on its official X account on Monday, the NYSC declared that NERD clearance is now compulsory for all prospective corps…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on Nigerians to pressure the federal government to accede to its demands to prevent disruption in the university system. ASUU’s Ibadan Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Biodun Olaniran, speaking at a press conference in Ibadan on Monday, criticised the stagnation of members’ salaries for 16 years despite the…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened a nationwide strike if the Federal Government fails to return what it alleges are billions of naira taken from workers’ insurance contributions. The union also demanded that the government fill the leadership vacuum at the National Pension Commission (PenCom) within one week. NLC accused the government of siphoning…
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has given the Federal Government 21 days to resolve lingering issues in the polytechnic sector or face a nationwide strike. ASUP President, Shammah Kpanja, in Abuja on Friday, reiterated the demand for the creation of a National Polytechnics Commission to regulate the sector. He urged the Ministry of…