Workers of three tertiary institutions in Nasarawa State will proceed on total strike from midnight of February 9, over minimum wage and other welfare issues.
The institutions are Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic Lafia, College of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Lafia, and the College of Education, Akwanga.
According to a statement by the Joint Unions of Nasarawa State Tertiary Institutions (JUNSTI), the strike will be for two weeks to give the government time to respond to their demands.
The demands of the workers include the payment of the arrears of the N30,000 minimum wage consequential adjustment, and promotions, and full implementation of the N70,500 minimum wage.
“The strike action is necessitated as a result of the failure of Government to address union’s demands as stated in its letter of ultimatum dated 15th January, 2025on critical pending issues.
“We have approached the Nasarawa State Government severally over what belonged to us but to no avail. So the only option left is strike.”
