Members of the organised labour comprising both the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, have convened an emergency meeting over the decision of the Federal Executive Council to step down the memo on the minimum wage. The meeting, according to a top official at the NLC headquarters, will …
Read More »Minimum Wage: FG Pushes ₦62,000 Pay Despite Labour’s Opposition
The Presidency, on Sunday, insisted that the N250,000 minimum wage clamour by Organised Labour is unsustainable, warning that the Federal Government cannot channeled all its resources to meet such a demand. The warning come days after the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria raised concerns over the N62,000 being proposed …
Read More »Minimum Wage: ₦250,000 Demand Not Sacrosanct – TUC Says
Trade Union Congress (TUC) President Festus Osifo said yesterday that there was nothing sacrosanct about the N250,000, adding that labour was receptive to adjustments. There was no immediate response from the federal government last night on the latest stance of organised labour, although the Senate yesterday pledged to grant accelerated …
Read More »Nationwide Strike: FG, NLC Reach Agreement to suspend strike And Negotiate
Organized Labour has reached an agreement with FG.Tripartite committee to meet for the next one week to agree on a new national minimum wage that’s above N60,000.. NLC, TUC to meet their organs on Tuesday, decide on nationwide strike. . RESOLUTIONS REACHED AT THE MEETING BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND …
Read More »List Of Labour And Trade Unions That Have Shown 100% Solidarity With The NLC/TUC
As at 8am, 3rd June 2024, the following unions have mobilized their members in support of the indefinite strike initiated by the NLC/TUC. Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) National Union of Electricity Employees of Nigeria (NUEEN) National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institution Employees Amalgamated Union of Public …
Read More »Monday Labour Strike: Banks, courts, hospitals, airports, others to shut down
Economic activities across Nigeria will be shut down by 12 a.m. on Monday morning as workers in the banking, oil and gas, medical and health, electricity, aviation, judiciary, and university sectors, among others, have been directed by the leadership of their unions to join the nationwide strike declared by the …
Read More »FG To Lift 50m Youths Out Of Poverty – Uche Nnaji
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Geoffrey Nnaji, has said that the federal government is determined to strengthen local content integration in innovation, science and technology across the critical sectors of the economy with the aim of lifting 50 million Nigerian youths out of poverty. The minister …
Read More »Obaseki Pays ₦70,000 New Minimum Wage To Edo Workers
The Edo State Government on Sunday said it has paid the N70,000 new minimum wage to workers in the State, in fulfillment of the promise to increase the minimum wage from the month of May, 2024. Recall that Obaseeki had during the commissioning of the Labour House in Benin City …
Read More »Labour Wants ₦497,000, FG Laments Paucity Of Funds
The tripartite committee on new minimum wage has adjourned till next Tuesday, May 28 to continue deliberation after Wednesday’s meeting in Abuja ended in a deadlock again. The Federal Government, the organised private sector and the organised labour failed to reach a consensus on the new minimum wage at the …
Read More »Nigerian Army dismisses 3 soldiers for armed robbery and kidnapping of truck drivers
The Nigerian Army has dismissed three soldiers who were arrested by the police for armed robbery and kidnappingNigerian Army dismisses three soldiers arrested for armed robbery and kidn@pping of truck drivers. The suspects, LCPL Abdul Musa, CPL Innocent Okwoli, and CPL West Isaac, were arrested last month during a joint …
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