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Abia Judiciary Workers Sustain Strike Over Financial Autonomy Dispute

Abia Judiciary Workers Sustain Strike Over Financial Autonomy Dispute

Judiciary workers in Abia State have continued their industrial action over what they describe as the state government’s failure to implement financial autonomy for the judiciary. The strike, which began on March 13 in Umuahia,…

Abia Government Urges Judiciary Workers to End Strike, Promises Payment if Claims Are Verified

Abia Government Urges Judiciary Workers to End Strike, Promises Payment if Claims Are Verified

The Abia State Government has urged judiciary workers to suspend their ongoing strike and participate in a staff audit, maintaining that the dispute over leave allowances can be resolved promptly. Speaking at a press conference,…

Abia Judiciary Workers Sustain Indefinite Strike Over Unpaid Allowances and Salary Disparities

Abia Judiciary Workers Sustain Indefinite Strike Over Unpaid Allowances and Salary Disparities

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) in Abia State has sustained its indefinite strike, shutting down courts across the state for nearly two weeks. The union is demanding payment of accumulated leave allowances dating…

Abia Tertiary Workers Begin Warning Strike Over Delayed Salary Structure

Abia Tertiary Workers Begin Warning Strike Over Delayed Salary Structure

Tertiary institution workers in Abia State have announced plans to commence a three-day warning strike from Wednesday, 18 March, in Umuahia, over the state government’s delay in implementing the 2024 Consolidated Salary Structure. The Joint…

Abia Govt to Begin Payment of 22-Year Salary Arrears to Former Councillors

Abia Govt to Begin Payment of 22-Year Salary Arrears to Former Councillors

The Abia State Government has announced plans to commence payment of salary arrears owed to former local government councillors who served between 1999 and 2022, in a move aimed at ending years of financial hardship.…

Abia Teachers Suspend Strike as Govt Agrees to Reinstatement, Payment of Arrears

Abia Teachers Suspend Strike as Govt Agrees to Reinstatement, Payment of Arrears

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Abia State has suspended its planned indefinite strike following an emergency meeting with representatives of Gov. Alex Otti, held on Friday in Umuahia. The union said the decision…

Abia Raises Corps Members’ Allowance to ₦50,000, Approves Over 1,000% Increase

Abia Raises Corps Members’ Allowance to ₦50,000, Approves Over 1,000% Increase

The Abia State Government has approved a substantial 1,150 per cent increase in the monthly allowance of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in the state. Under the new structure, sanctioned by Governor Alex…

Abia Government Approves CONHESS for Local Health Workers, Reopens Recruitment Portal

Abia Government Approves CONHESS for Local Health Workers, Reopens Recruitment Portal

The Abia State Government has approved the full implementation of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) for health workers across the 17 local government areas of the state. The move, announced on Monday in Umuahia,…

Abia Doctors Urge Prompt Enforcement of 65-Year Retirement Policy

Abia Doctors Urge Prompt Enforcement of 65-Year Retirement Policy

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Abia State chapter, has urged the state government to immediately implement the newly approved 65-year retirement age for health workers, warning that bureaucratic delays are worsening staff shortages in the…

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