26 July 2026

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ASUU Strike a Cry for Justice, Not Rebellion

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has once again shut down Nigeria’s public universities — not out of rebellion, but in protest against what it calls a pattern of deceit and neglect by the federal government. The latest two-week warning strike, declared on October 13 2025, is ASUU’s response to what it describes as

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NLC Challenges Wage Disparity at Abia University

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has criticised Abia State University, Uturu, for what he described as the selective implementation of the 2024 minimum wage. Ajaero said the institution applied the new wage only to staff on levels one to six, excluding non-teaching staff on levels seven to fifteen. He made

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ASUU Strike: NLC Rejects Federal Government’s ‘No Work, No Pay’ Policy

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the Federal Government’s enforcement of the “no work, no pay” policy against striking university lecturers, insisting instead on a “no pay, no work” stance. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, made this known on Wednesday during a press briefing after visiting Abia State Governor Alex Otti in Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa

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Labour to Hold Emergency Meeting Over Ongoing ASUU Strike

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,

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NLC Issues Ultimatum Over Alleged Diverted Workers’ Funds
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NLC Issues Ultimatum Over Alleged Diverted Workers’ Funds

Following the alleged diversion of workers’ funds from the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a 7-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to refund workers and immediately constitute the Governing Board of the National Pension Commission (PENCOM). This is contained in a communique issued after its Central Working

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