The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has again urged the Federal Government to reinstate five doctors dismissed by the management of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Lokoja (FTHL), over alleged union activities. NARD President, Dr Muhammed Suleiman, who addressed journalists in Lokoja, said the doctors were wrongfully sacked between October 2024 and August 2025 under
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called an emergency meeting of all unions in the public tertiary education sector following the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUU) ongoing two-week warning strike. In a statement on Tuesday, NLC President Joe Ajaero said the meeting, scheduled for Monday, October 20, 2025, at the NLC Headquarters in Abuja,
The Federal Government’s contrasting responses to recent industrial actions are reigniting debate about Nigeria’s national priorities — and whether education is being treated as a second-tier concern. On Monday, the government ordered vice-chancellors of federal universities to enforce the “no work, no pay” policy against members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), who
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the Federal Government’s appeal to suspend its planned warning strike, which is scheduled to start on October 13. ASUU President, Professor Chris Piwuna, announced this on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television, saying the government’s intervention came “too late.” He accused the Ministry of Education
The Education Rights Campaign (ERC), Oyo State Chapter, has frowned on the National Association of Oduduwa Students (NAOS), which recently held a protest in support of the Dangote Refinery. The protest, which took place in Ibadan on October 7, 2025, backed the refinery’s management amid a dispute with oil workers’ unions over the sack of
The 14-day ultimatum issued by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to the Federal Government to sign and implement its long-awaited agreement expires on Sunday, October 12. ASUU warned that the government’s continued delay in addressing issues affecting university lecturers and learning conditions could trigger fresh industrial action across Nigerian universities. The Calabar Zonal
The Union of Campus Journalists, University of Ibadan (UCJ UI), is set to honour the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, as one of its distinguished patrons. The investiture will take place during the Union’s 5-in-1 event on Saturday, October 11 2025, at the First Bank Building, Faculty of Agriculture, University
Leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) have called for stronger unity among university unions to improve education standards in Nigeria. ASUU President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, and NAAT President, Ibeji Nwokoma, appealed during the 60th National Executive Council meeting of NAAT held at the Federal
The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Kwara Area Unit, has condemned the alleged denial of a Muslim female student entry into the Federal Staff Secondary School, Adewole, Ilorin, for wearing a hijab. In a statement signed by its Amir, Adnan Muhammad Nasir, the group described the incident as a violation of the student’s constitutional
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has raised an alarm over a growing teacher shortage in the country’s public schools, with more than 194,876 positions vacant across primary and secondary education. Speaking to The Guardian, NUT President Titus Amba called on federal and state governments to urgently implement previously approved salary enhancements and welfare packages
