Following the announcement of a nationwide strike notice by the organized labour, President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, in Abuja appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, to avail him more time to consider their grievances before embarking on any strike. This is just as indication emerged that the Federal Government may enforce the court order
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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has issued notice of a nationwide strike to seek reversal of fuel pump price and other policies by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government. This was confirmed on Wednesday by the NLC spokesperson, Mr. Ben Upah. According to him, the strike would commence on 2nd August, 2023. “Yes, the nationwide-strike will commence on
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Chairman of Anambra State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Emeka Nwafor has asked Governor Chukwuma Soludo to provide civil servants coming to work to Awka, the state capital on Mondays with vehicles and security in view of the sit-at-home. It described as suicidal, workers coming to work in Awka on Mondays from areas
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Residents of communities in Imo State have been thrown into total darkness following industrial action by organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), over alleged “violent disruption and unprovoked assault on Imo State workers by agents of Imo State Government during the May Day celebration”. The Head, Corporate
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Anambra State has called on workers in the state to take advantage of extension of deadline for collection of Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, to collect theirs to participate in the forthcoming general elections. The Chairman, Comrade Chinwe Orizu who gave the advice in chat with reporters on Tuesday argued
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Abia State government has demanded unreserved apology from the national leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over what it termed “misrepresentation of fact”. Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, in a statement said that NLC in a recent media publication , “spread false information to the public domain by stating that Abia is among
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Imo State Government workers, at the weekend, threatened to commence an eight-day warning strike from December 21, 2020 (today). This action was as a result of their dissatisfaction over non-implementation of their demand for appropriate payment of their salaries according to the civil service rules since February this year. Chairman of the state wing of
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Motorists and residents of Onitsha, Anambra state decried increase in petrol pump price, saying the abnormal increase would be resisted. The Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise known as fuel currently being sold between N168 to N170 per liter in the commercial city has affected prices of food stuffs, transportation and other essential commodities in the
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has been told by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to without delay release all welfare materials provided to cushion the effect of Covid-19 in the country. This demand was made in a statement signed and issued on Monday by its President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba in Abuja, who said that the
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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has come under attack for suspending planned nationwide strike over the increase in petrol and electricity tariff. NLC and TUC agreed to suspend the strike on Monday morning after meeting with the federal government. The new agreement, according to the Minister of Labour and Employment (State) Festus Keyamo involves the
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Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has suspended its planned nationwide strike that would have started today, Monday, September 28, in protest against the hike in pump price of fuel and electricity tariff. Earlier, there were indications that the Federal Government and NLC might reach an agreement to avert the looming nationwide strike. The Minister of State,
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The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has said that the nationwide protest fixed for Monday, September 28 would go on as planned not minding the court order against it. NLC and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) slated the day to protest over the recent hike in fuel price and electricity tariff by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led
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The Nigeria Labour Congress has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to reverse the hikes in electricity tariff and the fuel pump price or face civil unrest nationwide . The Congress handed down the warning at its Central Working Committee meeting which ended some minutes ago . In a communiqué read by the
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The Nigeria Labour Congress meets today to take final decision on fuel price hike and electricity tariff increase. This comes as TUC insists its seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government stands. The ultimatum was handed down to the Federal Government to reverse the increases. Also the organised labour has told the Federal Government it will
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Mrs Funmi Sessi, the Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Lagos State chapter, on Monday, urged the state government to implement payment of the new national minimum wage for tertiary institutions workers. Sessi made the plea in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during the protest of academic and non-academic unions of the
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