The Federal Government has restated its threat not to pay any of its
employees on strike or absent from duty post without due authorisation.
This followed the commencement of a two-week warning strike by the
Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-
Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions today,
which has grounded activities in the nation’s public universities.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities and National Association of
Academic Technologists are already on strike over Federal
Government’s failure to implement agreements with them.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen Chris Ngige, said the government had decided to apply the “No-work, No Pay” policy in
compliance with Section 43 of the Labour Law.
Ngige said that the actions of the unions amounted to false leave and a
declaration of forced holidays for students. He reminded the members
that the government was not “Father Xmas.”
