Workers Strikes – February 2024

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ASUU members at Benue State University have been on strike since 2nd February. They are demanding increased funding for the university to address issues such as promotion and annual increments.

Workers in Ondo State tertiary institutions started indefinite strike action from 26^th February over the non-payment of the palliative waged award of N35,000 that was paid to other State workers from November and non-implementation of 2019 minimum wage in some of the state-owned tertiary institutions, 100 per cent increase in subvention from the state to the institutions. The unions include the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics (SSANIP).

Construction workers held a three day warning strike from 5 – 7^th February over employers refusal to implement the Federal Government’s wage award. Members of the National Union of Civil Engineering Construction, Furniture and Woodworkers (NUCECFWW) and Civil Engineering Senior Staff Association (CCESSA) led the strike.

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, in Osun State, declared indefinite strike action from 23 November. This was over non-payment of wardrobe allowances, suspension of their colleagues and the Chief Judge’s refusal to lift the embargo on workers’ training. The strike was suspended on 19^th February as the Governor paid the wardrobe allowances.

Ogun judicial workers, members of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) began a five-day warning strike on 26^th February. The strike is over the non-payment of their 40 per cent peculiar allowance.

NLC and TUC of Niger State called an indefinite general strike from 19^th February, but called it off three days later on 22^nd February, with an agreement with the state government.