Lecturers have warned of an imminent strike in Nigerian universities due to the stagnation of lecturer salaries since 2009, despite the challenging economy.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), through its spokesman, Benson Upah, dismissed reports claiming it plans to resume a nationwide strike on Monday, December 18.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to resume strike in the year if President Bola Tinubu does not increase the budget for education.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has directed its members to participate in the nationwide strike declared by organised labour on Monday, November 13.
Electricity workers on Tuesday, November 14, shut down the national grid following the declaration of an indefinite strike by the labour unions, NLC and the TUC.