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<p>The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has given the Federal Government a four-week ultimatum to conclude all ongoing negotiations in the tertiary education sector.</p>
<p>Joe Ajaero, NLC President, gave the ultimatum at an emergency news conference on Monday in Abuja after an extensive meeting with unions in the tertiary institutions.</p>
<p>He said the decision followed years of unfulfilled agreements and underfunding of the education sector, which had contributed to recurring strikes and instability in universities, polytechnics and colleges of education.</p><div class="EYKdsxse" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p>“We have decided to give the federal government four weeks to conclude all ongoing negotiations in the sector,” Mr Ajaero said.</p>
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<p>The president said that failure to meet the deadline would compel the NLC to mobilise all workers and unions across the country for a nationwide action.</p>
<p>“After four weeks, if no meaningful progress is made, the organs of the NLC will meet and take a nationwide action that will involve all workers and all unions in the country,” he added.</p>
<p>Mr Ajaero added that the congress had resolved to work with education unions to ensure lasting solutions to the challenges in the sector.</p>
<p>He said the NLC had also established a framework for engagement toward implementing outstanding agreements and ensuring sustainable funding of the education sector.</p>
<p>“We are committed to ensuring that education in Nigeria receives adequate attention and sustainable funding in line with the minimum benchmark of 25 per cent budgetary allocation.</p>
<p>“We call for the review of wage structures and allowances for academic and non-academic staff to reflect current economic realities.</p>
<p>“The welfare of workers in our tertiary institutions is critical to achieving quality education. We can’t continue to operate with outdated wage structures while expecting world-class results,” he said.</p>
<p>Mr Ajaero further faulted the government’s negotiation approach, noting that officials often attended meetings without clear mandates to make binding decisions.</p>
<p>“It is unacceptable for officials to attend talks without the authority to make binding commitments. This practice has contributed to the recurring crises in the sector,” he said.</p>
<p>He expressed NLC’s readiness to defend workers’ rights, stressing that the era of signing and breaking agreements had ended.</p>
<p>Recall that the ASUU union embarked on a two-week warning strike on the 13th of October, 2025.</p>
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