King’s College crisis deepens as workers reject strike suspension

Daily Trust | 16-09-2026 07:45am |

The crisis over the proposed concession of King's College, Lagos, has deepened as workers under the Joint Workers Council of the Federal Ministry of Education rejected the suspension of industrial action announced by the Trade Union Congress (TUC). The workers threatened to prevent the resumption of affected Federal Unity Colleges nationwide until the government addresses their concerns. Despite an agreement between the Federal Government, TUC, and other stakeholders on Monday for all Federal Unity Colleges to resume, schools across the country remain shut. The workers protested at the Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja, barricading the entrance.

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