Nigeria: ASUU decries proliferation of universities, says some of them are needless
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Federal and State Governments of proliferation of universities in the country.
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Ondo workers threaten strike over unpaid salary arrears, issue five-day ultimatum
Workers in Ondo State Public Service have threatened to down tools following government’s failure to pay their outstanding salaries.
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NUPENG pickets oil firm over anti-labour practices
WorldStage Newsonline– The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Thursday picketed the Victoria Island, Lagos office of Variant Energy Services over anti labour practices.
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ILO says COVID-19 pandemic plunges working world into crisis
Global leaders called for a comprehensive approach to counter the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, which International Labour Organisation (ILO) chief Guy Ryder said on Wednesday had plunged the world of work into “unprecedented crisis”.
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774,000 jobs: Keyamo says directives by National Assembly not binding on him
WorldStage Newsonline– Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo has insisted that the Constitution empowers his office to supervise the execution of the Special Public Works Programme of the Federal Government.
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Lagos Assembly urges Sanwo-Olu to probe highway workers protests
The Lagos House of Assembly has urged Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to investigate the recent protest by street sweepers engaged by Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) over non-payment of their salaries.
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Nigeria: NLC asks FG to call stakeholders meeting on safe school re-opening
WorldStage Newsonline– The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to bring all stakeholders in the education sector together to deliberate on the way forward before re-opening of schools across the country.
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Nigeria: Industrial Court reinstates demoted university lecturers, awards N20m damages
The Industrial Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, on Monday ordered the reinstatement of four lecturers demoted by the Federal University, Otuoke.
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Nigeria: FG to engage 1,000 unskilled workers per LGA between October and December
WorldStage Newsonline– The Federal Government of Nigerian has said that it will recruit 1,000 itinerant, unskilled workers in each of the 774 Local Government Areas (LGA), in the country from October to December for roads rehabilitation, construction, sanitation, among others.
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday kicked against the reopening of schools by the Federal Government due to the COVID-19 pandemic currently ravaging the country.
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