Commercial activities in some states of the federation were grounded, yesterday, following the strike declared by organised labour to press home demand for a new minimum wage. This came as the Federal Government, yesterday, warned that the strike will affect payment of salaries, even as it met the leadership of organised labour in the Presidential […]
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The Federal Government Thursday summoned leadership of the organised labour to the Presidential Villa, Abuja to know what led to the ongoing warning strike that paralysed socio-economic activities in different parts of the country. The Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari said that the meeting was called to exactly know what stalled the […]
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As the nationwide strike over minimum wage begins today, labour leaders in Lagos are going round enforcing the strike in some critical sectors. Led by the Vice President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Amechi Asugwuni they labour s were at the airport this morning to shut it. Earlier, they had gone round all government […]
Read More The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says Nigeria will need $3 trillion in the next 26 years to bridge the infrastructural gap in the country. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC president said this at the Infrastructural Summit of the 40th Anniversary of the National Union of Civil Engineering Construct, Furniture and Wood Workers (NUCECFWW) on Thursday in […]
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The ₦500 billion palliative package offered by the Federal Government to cushion the effects of the last increase in the pump price of fuel may be ‘missing’, some years after its pronouncement by the Presidency, the Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associate Institutions has alleged. The organisation, an affiliate of […]
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The United Labour Congress has urged the Federal Government to expedite action on the outcome of the National Minimum Wage Negotiating Committee as it submits its report next week by preparing and forwarding the new national minimum wage bill to the National Assembly. It also called for a quick passage of the outcome of the […]
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Telecom operator, MTN Nigeria has reaveled it lost over ₦12 billion in the four days that the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, allegedly interrupted its operations while picketing the company. A reliable source at the telecom giant said the picketing totally grounded operations and activities of the company while it lasted even as the devastating effects […]
Read More The violence that characterized the three-day picketing of MTN Nigeria by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) attracted condemnation from several quarters, especially from industry watchers, Nigerian workers, and affected MTN staff. Now, it has emerged that the destruction of MTN assets, violence and threats violate an important section of the International Labour Organization ethics of […]
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Members of the organised labour have threatened to picket the 350 firms and individuals that allegedly owe the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria about N4.3tn. The threat comes two weeks after the Managing Director of AMCON, Ahmed Kuru, said only 350 Nigerians were responsible for more than 80 per cent of the N5.4tn debt portfolio […]
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There is a strong indication that if the picketing of its companies by the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, continues, telecom company, MTN Nigeria may shut down its network. This undoubtedly will have untold consequences on the economy as millions of Nigerian subscribers and other telecom service providers connected to its network will be down and […]
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The Nigeria Governors’ on Wednesday night met in Abuja to discuss issues of minimum wage, insecurity and other matters of interests for the development of the country in Forum. While the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is proposing a minimum wage of N65,000 for workers, the governors have been insisting on the staggering of the implementation […]
Read More Workers got good news yesterday as they marked May Day. They will get a new minimum wage soon, the Federal Government assured them during the celebration of Workers Day at the Eagle Square in Abuja. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who broke the news, did not state the minimum wage. Labour is demanding ₦66,500 as minimum […]
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