Tag: Labour
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New Minimum wage: Labour threatens to embark on another strike
…says ‘we cannot guarantee industrial peace’ Indications emerged on Friday that Organised Labour may soon call out workers for yet another round of strike following insinuations that the government was yet to agree on a new National minimum wage with Organised Labour. The leadership of Organised Labour said they cannot guarantee industrial peace and…
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Ekiti salary crisis: NLC, TUC impose 10-year ban on two Labour leaders
…Unions remain dissolved,’ says banned officials Crisis rocking the Labour movement in Ekiti State deepened on Monday as the state councils of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress (TUC) imposed a ten-year ban on immediate past chairmen, Mr. Ayodeji Aluko and Mr. Kolawole Olaiya, from trade unionism. The ten-year ban was imposed on…
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Why can’t pay new minimum wage by September – FG
A new national minimum wage will not materialize by the end of September as envisaged, Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said. The September date was just a date to conclude negotiation on minimum wage, Ngige said while speaking with journalists in Abuja yesterday. Outlining the work ahead Ngige said: “The committee on…
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Workers’ welfare: Has labour lost the plot? By Henry Boyo
By Henry Boyo The Oranised Labour movement celebrated this year’s 2018 May-Day with the traditional processions and fiery speeches from Labour Leaders in various State Capitals, including Abuja. Labour’s focal demand is for a steep upward reviewed of the present N18,000 Minimum Wage to N56,000/month. On their part, however, the Nigerian Labour Congress, “has decided…
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2019: Labour leaders threaten to mobilise against non-performing public officers
As workers across the globe mark this year’s edition of May Day, labour leaders in Nigeria have threatened to mobilise their members against hostile and non-performing public officers across all levels of governance. They also said the harsh working environment the Nigerian worker has to endure due to unfavourable government policies and neglect must come…
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Senate Invasion: Labour condemns attack; says democracy at risk
A NEC Member of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Issa Aremu has condemned the invasion of the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly and disruption of the Senate plenary by unknown persons on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Comrade Aremu said “an injury to the National Assembly is an injury to the nation’s democracy” adding that…
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Minimum Wage: Labour proposes N65,500 as committee holds nationwide public hearing
The federal government’s Tripartite Committee on the new national minimum wage is to hold public hearing across the country, and gather inputs from stakeholders on a new minimum wage. Ayuba Wabba, President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said this while briefing journalists at the end of the Central Working Committee meeting on Wednesday, in Abuja. Mr…
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Lagos Land Use Charged Act will further impoverish people — Labour
The United Labour Congress (ULC) has lent its voice to the cries against the new Lagos State Land Use Charge Act saying it would create housing deficit and impoverish the people. The president of ULC, Mr Joe Ajaero, who fielded questions from journalists on Tuesday in Lagos, called for the immediate withdrawal of the Act.…
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Labour hails Buhari for signing Executive Order
The President of United Labour Congress (ULC), Mr Joe Ajaero, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the Executive Order to improve local content and secure jobs for Nigerians. Recall that the president on Feb. 5 signed the Executive Order that would improve local content in public procurement with science, engineering and technology component. Ajaero,…
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We’ll embark on mass action if fuel scarcity extends till 2018 – Labour
Organised labour on Friday threatened to embark on strike if the ongoing fuel shortage ravaging the nation extends to next year. A press statement issued on Friday said it also hailed the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, for directing the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) to cut short its recess and immediately convene…