…on Friday, LOAN said threatening workers would not address the issues that prompted the industrial action, urging the government to engage the aggrieved law officers instead. The position was contained in a statement jointly signed by the association’s National President, Ernest Edomwonyi, and National Secretary, Adeso…

…trace infections and contain the spread of the virus. The crisis has been compounded by industrial action from healthcare workers.Around 100 doctors, nurses and security personnel at the Elikya Ebola Treatment Centre in Bunia, Ituri Province, stopped work and staged protests over unpaid performance bonuses, disrupting…

…2024, a record high. Yet the minimum wage, after months of protracted negotiations and industrial action, was raised to a paltry N70,000, a sum that, in real terms, buys less today than N30,000 did five years ago. Inflation hovers around 34 percent. Food prices have doubled and tripled. The naira in the worker’s pocket…

…sector unions in the teaching hospital. The leadership of the unions stated that the industrial action, which is expected to commence from 12:00 midnight on Sunday, July 26, called on the workers to withdraw their services until further notice. Organised Labour said the strike followed the expiration of a seven-day ult…

…the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding.” The unions threatened to embark on industrial action if the hospital failed to meet their demands within seven days. The letter added, “Failure to comply fully with the foregoing demands within the stipulated seven-day period shall be interpreted as a deliberate rejec…

…this in an exclusive interview with PUNCH Healthwise on Monday, stating that the industrial action began at 8am on July 20, 2026, after efforts to resolve the issues failed. The ARD president stated that the doctors are demanding the immediate completion of the renovation of the hospital’s doctors’ residential quarters…

…This is just as CONUA added that it is also in support of NAMDA’s threat to embark on industrial action if the FG fails to meet the demands of the union.In a statement endorsed by the National President of CONUA, Dr Niyi Sunmonu, and made available to our correspondent on Thursday, the union said it fully recognises th…

…difficult, alleging that attempts to discipline them are often met with threats of industrial action. "Anytime the government wants to take action, they threaten to stop lifting fuel, and the government does not want a fuel crisis. They are taking advantage of that position," he said. Onyemechara also disclosed that so…

…and cannot be resolved through intimidation, disruption of hospital activities or industrial actions capable of jeopardising healthcare services. Management also expressed concern over recent actions by some labour leaders, including disruptions to clinical services, warning that such actions could endanger patients. “…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Kano Zone, has warned that it may resort to industrial action if the governments of Kano, Kaduna and Jigawa states continue to delay the implementation of the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU Agreement in their state-owned universities. Addressing a press conference at Bayero Unive…