Ondo tertiary institutions workers suspend industrial action

Tertiary institutions workers in Ondo State have suspended their one-month industrial action, following financial intervention by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The strike, initiated on September 2, was a demand for the workers' financial entitlements from the state government. The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, the Non-Academic Staff Union, and the National Association of Academic Technologists in three Ondo State universities – Adekunle Ajasin University, Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, and the University of Medical Sciences – announced the suspension of the strike.

The Joint Action Committee of the Ondo State-owned tertiary institutions, led by Tayo Ogungbeni and Kunle Akinwonmi, attributed the resolution to the governor's intervention and expressed gratitude to the governor, the State Commissioner of Education, Science and Technology, and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Special Duties and Union Matters. The workers are directed to resume duties on Tuesday, 29th September, 2026.

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