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NAAT threatens strike over five-month withheld salaries

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 7, 2024

The National Association of Academic Technologists has given the Federal Government a 21-day deadline to pay the five and a half months of withheld salaries, among other demands, or its members will withdraw their services from universities. This ultimatum was one of the resolutions passed by

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2022 strike:;CONUA demands payment of outstanding salaries, other benefits

Angel Ojonugwa July 17, 2024

BENIN (Sundiata Scholar) – The Congress of University Academics (CONUA) has called on the Federal Government to pay outstanding salaries, promotion arrears, and other benefits owed to its members.The congress made the call in its communiqué read at the end of its Second National Executive Council meeting on Sunday in Benin. The communique read by […]

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Strike: NAAT asks NASS, NANS, other stakeholders to intervene over withheld salaries

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 14, 2024

The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has urged the National Assembly, religious and traditional leaders, parents, and student representatives to engage with the Federal Government regarding the delayed payment of five and a half months’ salaries as a result of the 2022 strike. The proposal followed a prospective walkout by the Joint Action

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Unilorin SSANU, NASU members stage protest over withheld salariesStrike

Angel Ojonugwa July 10, 2024

ILLORIN (Sundiata Scholar) – A Members of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), University of Ilorin chapter, on Tuesday, staged a protest over non-payment of their withheld salaries. reports that the protest was in response to the directive of the national leadership

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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 […]