Tag: Strike

  • Industrial court restrains resident doctors from strike as labour tensions rise

    Industrial court restrains resident doctors from strike as labour tensions rise

    According to The Guardian Nigeria, the National Industrial Court has restrained resident doctors from embarking on strike action, as negotiations and tensions around health-sector conditions continue.

    Labour analysts say such orders can buy time for talks, but lasting solutions typically require clear timelines on welfare commitments, funding and accountability for agreements.

    Patients and hospital administrators are often caught in the middle, with service disruptions risking preventable morbidity and eroding trust in public health systems.

    Stakeholders will watch for renewed negotiations and whether government and unions can reach enforceable terms to avoid recurring strike cycles.

    Echotitbits take: Court orders are not healthcare policy. Watch for a credible implementation roadmap on salaries, training, and hospital funding—otherwise the crisis returns.

    Source: The Punch – https://punchng.com/industrial-court-stops-resident-doctors-from-embarking-on-strike/ 10 January 2026

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  • Resident Doctors Signal Possible Strike Restart as Deadline Shifts to January 12

    Resident Doctors Signal Possible Strike Restart as Deadline Shifts to January 12

    In an update published by Channels TV, the Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors warned it could resume an indefinite strike, stating the action would begin “from 12:00 a.m. on Monday, January 12, 2026” if demands remain unmet.

    The warning points to breakdowns in implementation timelines, which often drive recurring strike cycles more than negotiation meetings.

    A renewed shutdown would hit emergency services and elective care in teaching hospitals already under strain.

    The Nation echoed the branding with “No Implementation, No Going Back,” while RipplesNG also reported the restart plan tied to “January 12, 2026.”

    Echotitbits take: Watch for agreements with dated milestones—not just talks. Implementation calendars are the difference between peace and shutdown.

    Source: The Punch – https://punchng.com/resident-doctors-to-resume-strike-january-12/ January 10, 2026

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  • Osun Local Government Workers Resume Work After 11-Month Strike

    Osun Local Government Workers Resume Work After 11-Month Strike

    Figures cited by Vanguard show that local government workers in Osun State have officially resumed their duties following a grueling 11-month industrial action. The strike was sparked by a violent clash between APC and PDP supporters over the control of local council secretariats last year. The Association of Concerned Local Government Workers (ACCLGW) has now urged its members to ‘eschew violence’ and maintain professional ethics as they return to their desks.

    The resumption follows a series of mediation efforts led by traditional rulers and the state government. While the political dispute over council leadership remains in court, a temporary agreement was reached to allow administrative staff to return to ensure that basic services, such as waste management and primary health monitoring, are restored to the communities.

    Validation of this return to work was provided by The Punch and Daily Post. The Punch noted that ‘council secretariats were heavily guarded by police on Monday morning,’ while Daily Post quoted a union leader: ‘Our priority is the welfare of our members and the service to the people of Osun.’

    Echotitbits take: An 11-month strike is a catastrophic failure of local governance. While the staff are back, the ‘peace’ is fragile and entirely dependent on the upcoming court ruling regarding the local government elections. Watch for whether the Ademola Adeleke administration can maintain this truce without further political skirmishes.
    Source: Vanguard – https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/01/11-months-after-strike-union-warns-workers-against-violence/ January 5, 2026

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  • Education: COEASU accuses Buhari Government of insensitivity, issues fresh 14-day ultimatum

    Education: COEASU accuses Buhari Government of insensitivity, issues fresh 14-day ultimatum

    The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, (COEASU), has issued additional 14 days ultimatum after the expiration of the earlier 21 days ultimatum issued by the union to the Federal Government to address lingering and emerging issues of an industrial concern, which it says affects its members.

    The General Secretary of the union, Taiwo Olayanju, in a letter of ultimatum to the minister of education, Adamu Adamu, said the 14 days extension was coming because the government was yet to respond to its demand.

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    Olayanju accused the government of insensitivity to issues bedeviling the advancement of the nation’s teacher education industry on the grounds that government refused to address the issues raised in the earlier ultimatum.

    “Please, recall that our Union, following the decision of her Expanded National Executive Council (ENEC) meeting, issued a 21-day ultimatum within which the Federal Government was expected to address lingering and emerging issues of industrial concern, vide a memo reference no. COEASU/NS/01/19, dated 13th July 2020. As acknowledged, your office was in receipt of the memo on 15th July, 2020.

    “We are, however, irked by the fact that your office till date is yet to find time in any way or pay attention in any form to our demands and ultimatum. This further qualifies governments insensitivity to issues bordering on the advancement of the nation’s teacher education industry.

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    “Having considered the implication of the insensitivity of the Government to all the issues of industrial concern, as they affect our members specifically, and the Colleges of Education in general, the Union may have no cause to wait any longer after fourteen (14) days, should government’s posture to our plight remain the same, but call on its members to commence a nation-wide strike action that will affect every form of service being currently rendered by them.

    “The Union, therefore, expects your positive response to this extension of ultimatum so as to forestall a possible industrial action.”