The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has confirmed that the union will join the two days warning strike by Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC starting on the 5th of September, 2023.
This was disclosed in a telephone by the ASUU’s national president, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke. He said the union is an affiliate of the NLC hence would act accordingly.
Meanwhile, Bayero university Kano have also ordered it members to embark on nationwide strike over negligence of federal government in handling the challenges brought by removal of fuel subsidy on it citizens.
It could be recalled that Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has announced a two-day warning strike, beginning on Tuesday, 5th of September, 2023 in protest against the Federal Government for failing to address the lingering fuel subsidy removal challenges.
On the 2nd of August 2023, the organised body of labour protested the alleged anti-people policies of the President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration.
NLC and TUC and their affiliate unions demonstrated in the Federal Capital Territory -FCT and several states, including Lagos, Abia, Plateau, Kaduna, Kano, Rivers, Zamfara, Katsina, Cross River, Ebonyi, Enugu, Kwara, Ogun, Imo, Ondo, and Edo.
The NLC protest followed a seven-day ultimatum issued to the Federal Government demanding the immediate reversal of all anti-poor policies of the federal government including the recent hike in Premium Motor Spirit -PMS price, increase in public school fees, the release of the eight months withheld salary of university lecturers and workers”. [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>
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