Gombe tertiary institutions’ unions begin two-week warning strike

The Joint Union of Gombe State Tertiary Institutions (JOUGTIN) has commenced a two-week informing onslaught implicit the alleged nonaccomplishment of the authorities authorities to instrumentality and wage outstanding unit payment entitlements.

The union, comprising the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, Senior Staff Union of Colleges of Education successful Nigeria, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, said the onslaught commenced astatine midnight connected Wednesday, September 2, 2026.

The determination was contained successful a communiqué issued connected Wednesday pursuing a associated gathering of the unions.

The unions had earlier issued a 14-day ultimatum to the authorities authorities connected August 17, demanding enactment connected what they described arsenic outstanding payment issues affecting workers successful nationalist tertiary institutions crossed the state.

According to the communiqué, “the ultimatum expired connected Monday, 31st August 2026. Regrettably, arsenic astatine the expiration of the ultimatum, the Union has not received tangible, factual and satisfactory feedback oregon demonstrable enactment susceptible of resolving the issues raised.”

The unions said they were compelled to commence the informing onslaught aft the authorities allegedly failed to supply satisfactory responses to their demands.

“Having exhauste...