Search
  1. Home
  2. West Africa
  3. Nigeria
  • News

Trade union federation threatens general strike

    ABIDJAN

    Nigeria’s main trade union umbrella warned the government on Tuesday that it would face a general strike in two weeks’ time if it failed to pay teachers salary arrears and allowances, and improve their conditions of service.

    Public workers will begin a nationwide strike on 2 November if the demands of the teachers, on strike since September, are not met, the head of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, said.

    The union, he added, was also in talks with the government over upgrading the public sector minimum monthly wage from the present 3,000 naira (about US $32) to 20,000 naira (roughly US $211).

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

    Share this article

    Our ability to deliver compelling, field-based reporting on humanitarian crises rests on a few key principles: deep expertise, an unwavering commitment to amplifying affected voices, and a belief in the power of independent journalism to drive real change.

    We need your help to sustain and expand our work. Your donation will support our unique approach to journalism, helping fund everything from field-based investigations to the innovative storytelling that ensures marginalised voices are heard.

    Please consider joining our membership programme. Together, we can continue to make a meaningful impact on how the world responds to crises.

    Become a member of The New Humanitarian

    Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

    Join