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Nigeria: Salary Arrears: Teachers Threaten To Go On Strike

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eadershipnigeria.com: Salary Arrears: Teachers Threaten To Go On Strike

Teachers in Bayelsa State have threatened to embark on industrial action over the continued silence of the government on the non-implementation of the 2008 resolution adopted by the Governors’ Forum on the approved 27.5 per cent Teachers Salary Structure and the non-payment of six months 15 per cent salary arrears for primary and secondary teachers.

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Zimbabwe threatens to fire teachers

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The Times: Zim threatens to fire teachers

Striking teachers are set to defy a Zimbabwe government ultimatum to return to work tomorrow in spite of threats of instant dismissal.

In an apparent about turn education authorities moved from pleading with striking teachers to attend classes to threatening them with dismissal.

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Nigeria: Cops Kill Students Amidst Protesting Colleagues

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allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Cops Kill Students Amidst Protesting Colleagues

For over four months, six tertiary institutions, owned by the Borno state government have remained closed.

The closure was due to demands by both the academic and non-academic staff of the schools that government enhance their benefits by implementing the Consolidated Salary Structure of Nigerian Tertiary Institutions (CONTIS) approved by the federal government.

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