The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the Federal Authorities’s directive imposing the “no work, no pay” coverage on placing college lecturers, emphasised that the union’s place stays “no pay, no work”
NLC President, Joe Ajaero, made the union’s place recognized on Wednesday whereas addressing newsmen after his go to to Governor Alex Otti of Abia State in Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South Native Authorities Space.
In response to Ajaero, it’s illogical for presidency to anticipate productiveness from employees who haven’t been paid their entitlements, including that the coverage was unjust and insensitive.
Root causes of business motion
Ajaero attributed the recurrent strikes in Nigeria’s training sector to the federal government’s failure to honour agreements made with labour unions since 2009.
“The trigger is non-payment, and the consequence is not any work,” he mentioned, urging the Federal Authorities to deal with the foundation causes of labour unrest as a substitute of punishing affected employees.
He introduced that each one unions within the training sector would meet on Monday to deliberate on a joint response to what he described as the federal government’s neglect of the sector.
Ajaero warned that the continued neglect of training was eroding Nigeria’s human capital growth. He famous that threats of wage withholding had been demoralising academics and lecturers, forcing many emigrate overseas looking for higher alternatives.
He harassed that fixing the training sector wouldn’t solely revitalise the financial system but additionally improve social stability.
Backstory
The Educational Employees Union of Universities (ASUU) gave the Federal Authorities a 14-day ultimatum to satisfy its calls for, which embrace fee of Earned Educational Allowances (EAAs), launch of revitalisation funds, improved college governance, higher working circumstances, honest promotions, and an finish to lecturer victimisation.
- When the federal government didn’t act inside the deadline, ASUU started a two-week warning strike on Monday, October 13, 2025. The union mentioned the motion turned obligatory after a number of failed discussions with the federal government.
- In response, the Federal Authorities invoked the “no work, no pay” coverage, warning that lecturers who joined the strike would lose their salaries for the interval. The federal government argued the strike violated labour legal guidelines and disrupted tutorial calendars.
ASUU has rejected the directive, saying its calls for are reliable. The union mentioned it was not undeterred by threats and was able to make sacrifices to safe lasting enhancements in Nigeria’s college system.
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