NLC Threatens Showdown as Tinubu Government Fails to Address ASUU’s Demands

The crisis rocking Nigeria’s education sector has deepened once again, as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened a major showdown with the Tinubu-led federal government over its continued neglect of the demands made by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). This renewed warning comes amid rising tensions across the nation’s tertiary institutions, where lecturers have embarked on a two-week warning strike to press home their long-standing grievances. In a strongly worded statement issued by NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero , the labour body accused the government of insincerity and deliberate non-compliance with previous agreements signed with ASUU. The statement, as reported by Sahara Reporters , expressed deep frustration at what the NLC described as the government’s consistent habit of entering into pacts it later abandons. Ajaero noted that the government’s approach to industrial relations in the education sector had become increasingly provocative, esp...
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