{
  "id": 19142332,
  "title": "Strike: Activities at standstill in Osun public schools, LG secretariats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/strike-activities-at-standstill-in-osun-public-schools-lg-secretariats",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T10:23:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/09/strike-activities-at-standstill-at-osun-public-schools-lg-secretariats/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Activities in Osun State's local government secretariats, public schools, primary health care centers and other government offices came to a halt on Monday due to a sympathy strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Osun State Council. The strike is in solidarity with the local government councils and members of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Osun State chapter, who are protesting withheld funds. The Osun NLC announced a three-day strike on Sunday, urging workers to comply with the directive. Workers in Osogbo and Olorunda local government secretariats were observed milling around and discussing the strike. Bashiru Olalekan, a staff member, stated that he had no choice but to down tools, while other workers expressed agreement with the organized labor. Catherine Amusan, another staff member, highlighted the dire situation of local government administration in Osun State, noting that schools and healthcare centers are closed due to the withheld funds. All public primary and secondary schools in the state have been shut down, with gates locked and compounds empty.",
  "summary": "Activities in local government secretariats, public schools, primary health care centres and other government offices in Osun State came to a standstill on Monday. The development is due to a sympathy strike action embarked upon by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Osun State Council over the withheld local government funds. DAILY POST had reported that […] Strike: Activities at standstill in…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nairametrics",
        "title": "Osun workers begin three-day strike over withheld local government allocations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/osun-workers-begin-three-day-strike-over-withheld-local-government",
        "published": "2026-11-09T11:04:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}