Tag: Indefinite Strike
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NLC declares indefinite strike in Nasarawa
The Organised Labour in Nasarawa State has declared an indefinite strike to begin Tuesday, June 15. The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in the state, Yusuf Iya made the announcement on Tuesday at the Labour House in Lafia, the state capital. He said the decision to embark on the indefinite strike was reached…
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Insecurity: Ogun health workers declare indefinite strike after abducted doctor, nurse regain freedom
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the release of a doctor and a nurse abducted on April 7. This was confirmed on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi. He however could not confirm if the family members of the victims paid ransom to secure the release of the…
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Ondo doctors begin indefinite strike
Doctors working with Ondo State government, under the aegis of Ondo State Government Doctors’ Forum, on Monday, began an indefinite strike. The Spokesperson for the forum, Dr Olubosede Omolayo, at a press conference on Tuesday in Akure, said that the strike had become imperative, following the payment of 50 percent of members’ salaries by government…
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JUST IN: Resident doctors, Legal officers commence indefinite strike in Ondo
The Association of Resident Doctors in the Ondo State University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital (UNIMEDTH) on Monday began its indefinite strike action over non-payment of four months’ salary. This is just as the legal officers in the Ondo State Ministry of Justice under the auspices of Law Officers Association of Nigeria (LOAN) withdrew its…
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Attack: FMC Lokoja shut as workers commence indefinite strike
Doctors, nurses and other health workers at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja, Kogi State on Thursday announced the withdrawal of their services. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the indefinite strike followed an early morning attack yesterday on the facility by suspected political thugs. A statement by the workers in Lokoja said the action was necessitated…
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COVID-19: Doctors embark on indefinite strike in Delta
Members of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Asaba, Delta State have withdrawn their services indefinitely over alleged harassment by security operatives enforcing lockdown directive. The lockdown order was issued by the state government as a measure to prevent the spread of the dreaded Coronavirus disease otherwise known as…
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BREAKING: ASUU begins indefinite strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has commenced an indefinite strike. The union’s President, Biodun Ogunyemi, at a press briefing in its National Secretariat in Abuja on Monday, noted that the Federal Government had failed to address the issues raised by its members. Details shortly…..
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Ogun doctors embark on indefinite strike
Due to the ”enormous persistent decline in workforce”, members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) have embarked on an indefinite strike. Osikoya Oludotun and Ajose Oluwafemi, the chairman and secretary of the association signed this resolution following their meeting on Monday 2nd of September, 2019. The medical practitioners…
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Again, resident doctors commence indefinite strike in Kaduna
Residents doctors in Kaduna State have began an indefinite strike on Tuesday over “sorry state” of healthcare facilities in state government hospitals. Dr. Joseph Jokshan, President, Association of Resident Doctors in the state, said at a press briefing Monday night in Kaduna that the state government had not responded to any of the doctors’ demands…
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SSANU, NASU, NAAT join ASUU, declare total, indefinite strike
The coalition of Nigerian university workers have vowed to join their academic colleagues beginning from Monday to press home their demands from the Federal Government. TheNewsGuru.com reports that lecturers under the aegis of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, had earlier embarked on an indefinite strike on August 8 but have since been in negotiations…