“In the meantime, the nationwide strike takes effect from 12 midnight, 5 February 2021, pending any contrary resolution by the branches,” the official said.
Strike: Sharing of allowance pits UNILAG SSANU against NASU
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By Adesina Wahab
The indefinite strike embarked upon by non-teaching staff in federal universities across the country started on a discordant tune at the University of Lagos, UNILAG, on Friday as the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, went separate ways over the manner the management of the institution wants to share the Earned Allowance among members of the two unions.
This is just as SSANU members have resolved not to call off their strike unless all their demands are met.
NASU, SSANU strike update today: university workers go begin nationwide strike on Friday - See di reason why
4 February 2021
Leadership of di Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of di Universities and Allied Institutions (NASU) don direct dia members to embark on a nationwide strike from Friday, 5th February, 2021.
Di directive dey inside statement wey leaders of both university staff associations sign on Thursday.
Representatives of di federal goment bin meet wit di unions on Tuesday, but di workers say di outcome no dey enough to assure them say goment go meet their demands.
Part of di unions demand na for goment to correct di inconsistencies wey dey di payroll of dia members and pay dem dia minimum wage arrears.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige says any strike by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities would be illegal and might prompt the ministry to take legal actions.
Dr Ngige while speaking to State House correspondents after a private meeting with the president in Abuja, said the last conversation the government had with the non-teaching staff ended with a plan by both parties to meet next week to continue negotiations, therefore any planned strike before that will be regarded as a breakdown in negotiations.
He added that if the negotiation and what has been agreed is not obeyed, then the ministry might have to refer the dispute upwards from the industrial arbitration panel to the national industrial court.
Abuja – The Federal Government (FG) says it has set up a joint committee to address anomalies complained of by Non Teaching Staff Unions of Universities as it threatens nationwide strike on Feb. 5.
Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, said this while addressing newsmen at the end of a closed door meeting with the non-teaching staff of Federal Universities on Tuesday in Abuja.
The non teaching staff are the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non Academic Staff Union of the Universities and Allied Institutions (NASU).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that a Joint Action Committee on NASU and SSANU threatened a strike on Feb. 5, to press home its members’ demands.