Throughout the history of Nigeria, a number of strikes, labour disputes, student strikes, hunger strikes, and other industrial actions have occurred.
Background
editA labour strike is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. This can include wildcat strikes, which are done without union authorisation, and slowdown strikes, where workers reduce their productivity while still carrying out minimal working duties. It is usually a response to employee grievances, such as low pay or poor working conditions. Strikes can also occur to demonstrate solidarity with workers in other workplaces or pressure governments to change policies.
19th century
edit20th century
edit1940s
edit- 1940–41 LMWA protest, including a strike, by the Lagos Market Women Association against income tax.[1]
- 1944 King's College strike, strike by students at King's College, Lagos.[2]
- 1945 Nigerian general strike
- 1949 Enugu Colliery Massacre[3]
1960s
edit- 1963 Nigerian general strike, in the Federation of Nigeria.[4][5]
- 1964 Nigerian general strike[6][7]
- 1964 Nigerian teachers' strike[8]
1970s
edit1980s
edit- 1981 Nigerian general strike[9]
- 1982 Nigerian dockworkers' strikes[10]
- 1988 ASUU strike, strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities members in Nigeria against structural adjustment, the first strike in the union's history.[11]
- 1988 Nigerian fuel strikes, series of strikes in Nigeria protesting increases in fuel prices.[12]
- 1989 Anti-SAP riots
1990s
edit- 1994 Nigerian oil strike, strike by oil workers after the arrest of opposition leader Moshood Abiola.[13][14]
21st century
edit2000s
edit- 2003 Nigerian general strike, against increases in fuel prices.[15][16][17]
2010s
edit- Occupy Nigeria
- 2013 Nigerian university strike, 5-month strike organised by the Academic Staff Union of Universities.[18]
- 2018 Nigerian university strike, organised by the Academic Staff Union of Universities.[19]
2020s
edit- 2021 Nigerian doctors' strike
- 2022 Nigerian breadmakers strike: strike by Premium Breadmakers Association of Nigeria workers over increases in the cost of breadmaking materials;[20]
- 2022 Nigerian university strike: strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities;[21][22][23]
- 2023 Nigerian airport strikes;[24]
- 2024 NARTO strike, organised by the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners demanding an increase in freight charges.[25]
- 2024 Nigerian general strike
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Leidecker, Lekey (11 November 2012). "Lagos market women campaign to remove income tax, Nigeria, 1940-1941". Global Nonviolent Action Database. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ Coates, Oliver (1 January 2023). ""Fight to the Death": Elite Youth and Their Advocates in the King's College Strike of 1944 in Lagos, Nigeria". International Journal of African Historical Studies. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "The Iva Valley miners strike and massacre at Enugu colliery, 1949". LibCom. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ Agbon, Izielen (5 October 2023). "Workers' struggles and the general strike of 1963". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "SHADOWS OVER R-DAY JOY IN NIGERIA". The Straits Times. 2 October 1963. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Nigeria Strike Short of Goal". The New York Times. 2 June 1964. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ Diamond, Larry (25 December 2015). "The 1964 General Strike". Class, Ethnicity and Democracy in Nigeria. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Nigerian Teachers on Strike". The New York Times. 3 October 1964. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ Otobo, Dafe (1981). "The Nigerian general strike of 1981". Review of African Political Economy. 8 (22). doi:10.1080/03056248108703477.
- ^ "Nigeria Dockworkers Strike". The New York Times. 9 November 1982. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "HISTORY & STRUGGLES OF ASUU – Academic Staff Union of Universities – (ASUU)".
- ^ "Fuel-Price Strikes in Nigeria". The New York Times. 29 April 1988. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Nigerian Police Battle Rioters; Oil Workers' Strike Enters 5th Week". The Los Angeles Times. 2 August 1994. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Nigerian Oil Workers End Strike Over Arrest of Opposition Leader". The New York Times. 6 September 1994. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ Kelly, Meghan (29 November 2015). "Nigerians strike to protest reduced fuel subsidies, 2003". Global Nonviolent Action Database. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "The fuel dispute: crackdown on peaceful protests". Human Rights Watch. 1 December 2003. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Q&A: Nigeria's fuel strike". BBC News. 30 June 2003. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Nigeria university lecturers union ASUU calls off strike". BBC News. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ Tade, Oludayo (13 November 2018). "Broken government promises to blame for Nigeria university strike". The Conversation. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ Adejumo, Oluwabunmi (16 August 2022). "Nigeria's breadmakers have been on strike: the head of their association explains why". The Conversation. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ Salako, Pelumi (8 June 2022). "'We are stuck': months of university strikes leave young Nigerians' lives on hold". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Tsanni, Abdullahi (2 March 2022). "Huge strikes at Nigeria's universities are disrupting research". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00606-5. PMID 35236953. S2CID 247221162. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Olukoju, Ayodeji (9 June 2022). "Nigeria's university strikes: winners, losers and ways forward". The Conversation. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Asadu, Chinedu (17 April 2023). "Nigerian airport workers go on strike; travelers stranded". AP News. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ Anyaogu, Isaac (21 February 2024). "Nigerian fuel tanker union ends strike after agreeing to higher freight costs". Reuters. Retrieved 20 September 2024.