OKPOKO BUILDING COLLAPSE: ANAMBRA COMMISSIONER CONDEMNS ILLEGAL STRUCTURE, ORDERS DEMOLITION. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 Okpoko Building Collapse: Ojukwu Condemns Illegal Structure, Orders Demolition ‎ ‎By Chukwuka Ugokwe ‎ ‎The Anambra State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Bar. Chijioke Ojukwu, has on Oct 8, described the collapse of a three-storey building under construction in Okpoko, Ogbaru Local Government Area, as unfortunate. ‎ ‎The incident, which occurred in the Anata Anaba area of the town, claimed the lives of a middle-aged woman and her 14-year-old daughter, amid allegations that warnings about the safety of the building had been ignored. ‎ ‎The victims, identified as Happiness Ugoagu and her daughter, Chikaima, were reportedly asleep in their bedroom when the building collapsed onto their residence. ‎ ‎Ojukwu, who visited the scene alongside officials of the ministry, alleged that substandard materials had been used in the construction. He also disclosed that a stop-work notice had previously been served on the building. ‎ ‎Describing the structure as illegal, ...
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NLC ISSUES FOUR-WEEK ULTIMATUM TO FG OVER TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS’ UNION NEGOTIATIONS. (PHOTO).

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 NLC Issues Four-Week Ultimatum to FG Over Tertiary Institutions’ Union Negotiations


The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has given the Federal Government a four-week ultimatum to conclude negotiations with all tertiary institution-based unions, threatening nationwide industrial action if the deadline is not met. The announcement was made by NLC President Joe Ajaero during an interactive session with labour correspondents in Abuja, following a meeting with leaders of tertiary institutions’ unions at the NLC headquarters.


The NLC condemned the government’s “no-work-no-pay” policy targeting members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for their ongoing nationwide strike, describing it as punitive. Ajaero declared, “The policy of no work, no pay will henceforth be no pay, no work. You can’t benefit from an action you instigated.” He attributed 90% of strike actions in Nigeria to the government’s failure to honor agreements, signaling an end to such practices.


The ultimatum follows the closure of universities nationwide due to ASUU’s strike, which began after the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum issued to the government on September 28. ASUU National President Professor Chris Piwuna cited unresolved issues, including staff welfare, infrastructure deficits, salary arrears, and the unimplemented 2009 ASUU-FGN agreement, as reasons for the strike.


Recent negotiations have failed to resolve the crisis. Education Minister Tunji Alausa disclosed two weeks ago that the government had released N50 billion for earned academic allowances and allocated N150 billion in the 2025 budget for university needs assessments, to be disbursed in three instalments. However, ASUU rejected these measures as inadequate, demanding full implementation of the 2009 agreement, payment of three-and-a-half months of withheld salaries, sustainable university funding, protection against victimisation, and release of outstanding promotion arrears and withheld cooperative contributions.


Ajaero emphasized the NLC’s solidarity with ASUU and other tertiary education unions, stating, “We have decided to give the Federal Government four weeks to conclude all negotiations in this sector. If negotiations are not concluded, the organs of the NLC will meet and take nationwide action involving all workers and unions in the country.” He stressed the need for robust participation from union leaders to address chronic instability in Nigeria’s higher education system.


The NLC’s emergency meeting is expected to outline further steps for industrial action and strategies to protect university staff welfare and ensure the continuity of quality public tertiary education in Nigeria.

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