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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…
Fresh tensions are building across Nigeria’s university syste as the Federal Government convenes an emergency meeting with non-teaching staff unions in a last-minute effort to prevent a nationwide strike. The meeting, scheduled for Wednesday at the Federal Ministry of Education Conference Hall in Abuja, comes days before a deadline issued by the Senior…
The federal government has ignited a fierce backlash after declaring its intent to phase out university courses it deems irrelevant to Nigeria’s economic future. Tunji Alausa, the Minister of Education, warned students that social science disciplines may soon face the axe, citing a lack of alignment with market demands. He explicitly discouraged students from using…
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…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has issued a final ultimatum to the Federal Government, demanding the conclusion of stalled salary renegotiations before the end of April or face industrial action. The warning came in a communiqué signed by SSANU National President Muhammad Ibrahim, at the end of the union’s 54th National…
Healthcare services at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, came to a near standstill yesterday as workers commenced a five-day warning strike to protest what they described as a deliberate policy of internal electricity rationing implemented by the hospital management. The industrial action was declared by the Council of UCH Union Leaders (CUUL), a coalition…
