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FG presents over 64 CNG buses to labour unions, students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 30, 2024

The Federal Government has handed over 64 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses to representatives from the Trade Union Congress (TUC), the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). This comes just two days before another round of nationwide protests

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Strike paralyses economic activities in Edo

Angel Ojonugwa June 6, 2024

BENIN (Sundiata Scholar) – Economic activities in Benin were paralysed on Monday following the indefinite nationwide strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Union (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). reports that banks, federal establishments, state Ministries, Departments and Agencies did not open in compliance with the declared strike.Air passengers were also

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NLC strike won’t disrupt ongoing WASCE in Rivers, says official

Angel Ojonugwa June 4, 2024

PORT HARCOURT (Sundiata Post) – The Commissioner for Education in Rivers, Dr Ovy Chukwuma, has given an assurance that the ongoing nationwide strike will not disrupt the West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE). Chukwuma gave the assurance in a statement issued in Port Harcourt and made available to the News on Monday. He stated that […]

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Strike: School owners urge labour, FG to forge common grounds

Angel Ojonugwa June 4, 2024

LAGOS (Sundiata Post) – The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) has urged Nigeria union bodies against strike action but resorts for peaceful resolution with the Federal Government. The National President of the Association, Mr Yomi Otubela made this plea in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. Otubela said […]

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Strike: Rivers observe complete compliance as banks, schools, and others shut down

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 4, 2024

Rivers State public and private sector workers enthusiastically supported the indefinite strike action launched on Monday by the country’s two biggest workers’ unions, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). Nigerian labour centres has mobilised workers for an indefinite industrial action against the Federal

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ASUU joins ongoing nationwide strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 4, 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has joined the ongoing strike by  NLC and TUC. On Monday, the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, and their associate unions went on a nationwide strike over the minimum wage. On Monday, ASUU President Emmanuel Osodeke issued a statement to the association’s branch chairpersons and zonal coordinators, […]

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WAEC urges NLC, TUC to consider candidates as it plans strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 3, 2024

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appealed to organised labour to consider students taking the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination as it plans an indefinite strike. Amos Dangut, the head of WAEC’s National Office, made the request during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Sunday. He stated that […]

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WAEC examination to continue despite nationwide NLC proposed strike

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 2, 2024

Despite the Nigeria Labour Congress and its affiliated unions’ nationwide strike, the West African Examinations Council has announced that the exams will proceed as planned. The exam authority announced this in a memo to school principals dated May 31 and signed by A T.A.Y Lawson on behalf of WAEC’s Head of National Office. “Please be […]

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World Bank funded project to renovate 441 public schools in Zamfara – Official

max Amuchie April 4, 2024

GUSAU (Sundiata post) – The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), a World Bank funded intervention, will renovate 441 public primary and secondary schools in Zamfara.The Coordinator of the Project, Hajiya Sa’adatu Abdu-Gusau, disclosed this in Gusau on Wednesday at the stakeholders’ meeting on AGILE project in the state. Reports that the