Benue LG workers begin strike over unpaid salaries, promotions

From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi
Local government workers in Benue State have commenced an indefinite industrial action following the alleged failure of the state government to meet demands for unpaid salaries, promotions and pension remittances.
The strike directive was issued by the Benue State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in a notice dated 13 May 2026 and signed by the state president, Joshua Adah Adiniya, alongside the state secretary, Comrade Aseneshi Yusuf.
The union, in a letter made available to newsmen in Makurdi on Thursday, 14 May 2026, said the decision followed the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum earlier issued to the Benue State Gove...