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DSS Strikes, Captures High-profile ISWAP Commander Of Owo Church Massacre

Global UpfrontFeb 25, 2026February 25, 20260

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested the sixth person involved in the 2022 attack on St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo,

NIRP: Organised Labour Rejects Move By Tinubu Govt To Criminalise Strikes Through Industrial Policy

Global UpfrontAug 2, 2025August 2, 20250

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has strongly rejected the newly adopted National Industrial Relations Policy (NIRP) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, accusing it of

Nigeria’s Health Crisis: 25,000 Nurses Begin Strike Today, Grounding Hospitals

Global UpfrontJul 30, 2025July 30, 20250

Nigeria’s healthcare sector faces major disruption from today (Wednesday) as 25,000 nurses, under the umbrella of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM),

FCT Abuja Primary Schools Shut As Teachers Begin 4th Strike In 4 Months

Global UpfrontMar 25, 2025March 25, 20250

All public Primary Schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja have been shut as teachers embarked on the fourth strike in four months. Teachers

Muslim Rights Concern Accuse NLC Of Planning “Politically Motivated” Strike Against Tinubu Govt

Global UpfrontJun 5, 2023June 5, 20230

As the nation braces up for a general strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), an Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern

Accra, Ghana: Traders Declare 3-day Strike Over Rising Inflation, All Markets, Shops To Close

Global UpfrontOct 19, 2022October 19, 20220

By Bloomberg Ghanaian shop owners are closing their businesses for three days to protest against spiralling inflation. Members of the Ghana Union of Traders’ Association

Buhari Accuses ASUU Of Corruption As FG Breaks Union, Registers CONUA, NAMDA

Global UpfrontOct 4, 2022October 4, 20220

On a day the federal government broke the ranks of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) by registering two new university teachers unions, President

Winners, Losers Of Nigeria’s University Strikes And Ways Forward

Global UpfrontJun 10, 2022June 10, 20220

Lecturers in Nigerian public universities have embarked on strikes 16 times since 1999. Cumulatively, the public universities have lost about 50 months of their academic

Warning Strike in Nigeria’s Public Universities Enter Second Day

Global UpfrontMar 10, 2020March 10, 20200

The crisis in Nigeria’s tertiary education sector continues as teachers in public universities under the auspices of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on