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🇳🇬 NigeriaPolitics12 Nov 2026

Nigeria’s ASUP threatens strike at Osun polytechnics

The ASUP union has given the Osun State government 15 days to pay CATA and EAA allowances to staff at public polytechnics. Without payment by 17 November 2026, teaching will be suspended at three institutions, including Osun State Polytechnic in Iree, according to local ASUP branch officials.

Source: P.M. News

Timeline

1. Thursday, 12 November 2026

   • Nigeria’s ASUP threatens strike at Osun polytechnics

     The ASUP union has given the Osun State government 15 days to pay CATA and EAA allowances to staff at public polytechnics. Without payment by 17 November 2026, teaching will be suspended at three institutions, including Osun State Polytechnic in Iree, according to local ASUP branch officials.

     🇳🇬 Nigeria · 02:46

2. Wednesday, 11 November 2026

   • National public sector union body backs Osun strike

     The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, the trade union side, supports the three-day strike by Osun workers over withheld local government allocations. It calls on the federal government to release the funds and warns of a possible wider shutdown, according to Vanguard.

     🇳🇬 Nigeria · 16:08

3. Tuesday, 10 November 2026

   • Osun: NLC accuses Abuja of withholding local government funds

     The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) denounces the continued withholding of funds meant for local governments in Osun State, asserting that the federal government is not above the law. It backs striking municipal workers and demands the immediate release of the funds, according to its statement signed by acting Secretary-General Benson Upah.

     🇳🇬 Nigeria · 16:18

4. Monday, 9 November 2026

   • Strike closes schools, hospitals and government offices in Osun

     The strike launched by the Nigeria Labour Congress has closed public schools, government offices and several health facilities in Osun. The action has notably prevented new patients from being admitted to a specialist hospital, according to Punch, while public services remain disrupted across the state.

     🇳🇬 Nigeria · 23:38

   • Osun workers begin three-day strike

     The Nigeria Labour Congress in Osun has called on its affiliated unions to hold a three-day strike over the dispute concerning statutory allocations to local government councils. The action, scheduled from 9 to 11 November, aims notably to support local government workers facing continued hardship, according to the union.

     🇳🇬 Nigeria · 06:22