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The Nigeria Labour Congress has confirmed that its national office in Abuja was invaded by security operatives, believed to be from the Department of State Services and the Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday night. According to a statement by NLC spokesperson Benson Upah, late on Wednesday, the operatives arrested the security guards, forcing them to […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress has thrown its full support behind the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the ongoing battle against corruption in Nigeria. The Congress President, Joe Ajaero, disclosed this in Abuja at the EFCC Walk against Corruption held on Thursday across various states in the country. In his address, Ajaero emphasised the critical […]
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The Tripartite committee on minimum wage has postponed its meeting “sine die”, sources familiar with the matter told our correspondent in Abuja on Tuesday. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, sine die means a situation, “without any future date being designated (as for resumption): indefinitely.”Legal choices, a law website also describes sine die as a Latin word […]
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The Nigeria Governors’ Forum, on Thursday, assured the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, and the workers of an improved and sustainable minimum wage. In January, President Bola Tinubu constituted a tripartite committee comprising government, labour, and private sector representatives to assess the N30,000 minimum wage implemented during former President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure. Recently, the […]
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Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Sunday urged Nigerians to apply discretion in protesting the current economic hardship country, asking them to do so “in a responsible and mature manner.” Upon assuming office nine months ago, the Tinubu administration discontinued subsidies on petrol, which, it said, would save the government monies for infrastructural expansion. It also unified […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress said it remained firm on its decision to proceed with scheduled protests for Tuesday and Wednesday, citing “mounting hunger and insecurity” in Nigeria. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. Ajaero alleged that the Federal Government is attempting to use a group, the Nigeria Civil Society Forum, […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress has warned against a possible takeover of the Port Harcourt Refinery by cabals of government. The union also demanded an audit of the refinery and called on the Federal Government to purge the refinery of “elements” that led to its collapse in the first instance. NLC Head of Information, Benson Upah, […]
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The organised labour in the country will soon come up with a strong position on the suspension of the payment of the wage award to civil servants and has warned the federal and state governments to prepare to increase the minimum wage from the current N30,000 monthly. It also warned state governors that they would […]
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The Rivers State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress has threatened to take action over the political crisis rocking the state. The NLC said the crisis is adversely affecting workers in the state. The state NLC Chairman, Alex Agwanwo, stated this after a joint organised labour meeting in Port Harcourt, the state capital on Saturday. […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress on Wednesday faulted plans by Federal Government to unbundle power sector through the Ministry of Power under the watch of the minister, Bayo Adelabu and Bureau of Public Enterprises. The congress, in a statement signed by its President, Joe Ajaero, noted that the proposed power sector reforms were being initiated to […]
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