Tag: Nationwide
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NASU, SSANU declare indefinite nationwide strike over withheld salaries
The Joint Action Committee(JAC) of non-teaching staff unions in the universities, has directed its members to proceed on a nationwide indefinite strike on Monday. It said this followed the non payment of the four months withheld salaries of its members.
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Just in: NAFDAC staff union begin indefinite nationwide strike today
The Staff of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC began an indefinite nationwide strike today, following the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum issued to management. The decision to down tools was confirmed after a congress of NAFDAC staff convened on Friday, October 4, 2024 over unresolved issues. The striking workers, under…
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HARDSHIP: NLC to embark on two-day nationwide protest
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC,) says it will embarked on a two-day nationwide protest from Feb. 27 to Feb. 28, over the mounting economic hardship and insecurity in the country. Mr Joe Ajaero, President of NLC said this at a news conference at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Friday in…
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Just In: FRSC orders immediate clampdown on rickety vehicles nationwide
The Corps Marshal, FRSC, Dauda Biu, has ordered immediate clampdown on all old and rickety vehicles across the country. Biu gave the directives in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM), Mr Bisi Kazeem, on Thursday in Abuja.
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Northern Food and Cattle Dealers threaten to shut down food supply nationwide
The Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AFUCDN) has again threatened to stop food supply to the South and other parts of the country. The union said it would carry out this threat within three weeks if governments at all levels failed to meet its demands within three weeks. National President of…
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Miyetti Allah bans night grazing nationwide
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has announced a nationwide ban on night grazing. According to the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, (MACBAN)’s annual general meeting in Damaturu, the decision is aimed at reducing the clash between herdsmen and farmers. Speaking to newsmen at the end of the meeting, MACBAN’s…
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#NigeriaDecides2019: Over 20 killed as violence mars polls nationwide
…as INEC reschedules elections in Rivers, Lagos and Anambra States No fewer than 20 people were killed across the country Saturday as violence erupted during the Presidential and National Assembly elections. The army confirmed six in Rivers State alone. Three of the victims died at different polling units at Okota, a suburb of Lagos, and…
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Minimum Wage: NUT directs teachers to join nationwide strike
The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Niger State chapter, has instructed all teachers in the state to join in the nationwide strike for increment of wages by organised labour. Addressing newsmen on Monday at the end of the State Wing Executive Council meeting at the NUT Teachers House in Minna, the state chairman, Ibrahim Umar,…
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DSS commences nationwide release of untried detainees
Indications emerged on Saturday that the new leadership of the Department of State Security (DSS) may have started making good its promise to review cases of all detainees in its custody. Seven Ijaw youths from Bayelsa State who were arrested two years ago and locked up in the organization’s cell since then were yesterday set…
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2019: APC orders fresh membership registration nationwide
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) says it will recommence its continuous nationwide membership registration exercise in all 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The party, in a statement on Wednesday, by its acting publicity secretary, Yekini Nabena, said the decision was approved by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). The decision, according…