Coastal Highway Construction Halts Over Pay Cuts

Coastal Highway Construction Halts Over Pay Cuts

Over 600 construction workers on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project downed tools on Wednesday over sudden pay cuts and harsh conditions. The strike brought heavy earth-moving equipment and earthworks to a complete standstill across key construction yards in Cross River State. Discontent had brewed for weeks before workers abandoned their posts, citing unpaid entitlements and…

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FG, University Unions Deadlock as Strike Cripples Campuses

SSANU and NASU Declare Indefinite Nationwide Strike

Nigeria’s public universities face another total shutdown as non-academic workers begin an indefinite strike on Friday, 1 May. The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions reached a breaking point over stalled pay talks. This move by the Joint Action Committee effectively halts administrative and technical…

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SSANU: No Deal on 30% Salary Increase

  A 30 per cent salary increase has been approved for non-academic staff of federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, according to a government directive that has already triggered pushback from one of the major unions representing the affected workers. The approval, conveyed in a letter dated March 30, 2026, and signed by Minister…

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