Go back to class or forget salaries...Akala orders teachers

Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala yesterday ordered striking secondary school teachers in Oyo state to report to work next Monday or to forfeit their monthly salaries from the state government. He announced the ultimatum while speaking at a meeting with the principals of secondary schools across the 33 Local Government areas of the Oyo state. The governor also stressed that there was no basis for the teachers' strike, since the last time there was a strike in the Oyo state, teachers' salaries were raised.

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This article illustrates social and economic tensions which are threatening the Oyo state of Nigeria. Some of the teachers believe that they should be paid more, so they go on strike, which in turn creates a social disaster, impairing students from learning in regular conditions.

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Minimum wage: It’s N52,200 or nothing - Labour

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities(SSANU) and the Nigeria Labour Congress(NCL) have proposed to the federal government that the minimum wage be N52,200. Many unions have asked the federal government to implement the minimum wage immediately, stating that this is the time that Nigerians need it the most. This past weekend, the SSANU and the NLC made their position on the matter known at the Executive Council meeting at Benue State University, in Makurdi.

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This article discusses how interest groups and unions affect government policy in Nigeria. These groups are making a strong push in raising the minimum wage for the country, and the federal government may be forced to settle on the new minimum wage ammount.

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