Tag: Labour
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FG inaugurates 10-man committee settle Kaduna Government, Labour dispute
The Federal Government has inaugurated a 10-man committee to resolve the dispute between Kaduna State government and Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and ensure industrial harmony in the state. A statement issued by a Deputy Director in the ministry, Mr Charles Akpan, on Saturday in Abuja, said that the committee was inaugurated by Minister of Labour…
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Nigeria targets 80% eradication of child labour
Minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige, said this in his office at a press briefing to mark the World Day against Child Labour. According to Ngige, no government has made efforts to eradicate Child Labour in Nigeria like the current administration, which introduced school feeding programme to lure children back to school. He said…
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Labour puts unions on strike alert; says planned petrol subsidy removal, hike will be met with stiff resistance
Organised Labour have alerted affiliated and sister unions on a fresh nationwide industry action over the possibility of an increase in prices of petroleum products. According to the labour leaders, the governors are spearheading the purported fuel subsidy removal/hike. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG gathered a committee set up by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) last week pushed…
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Kaduna protest: Your actions may escalate issues to uncontrollable level, FG warns El-Rufai
The Federal Government on Tuesday waded into the ongoing face-off between the Kaduna state government and labour unions. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have embarked on a five-day warning strike and protests in the state over the sack of over 7,000 government workers. Meanwhile, the…
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Kaduna govt planning to disrupt Monday protest with thugs- NLC
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Kaduna state chapter have raised alarm over alleged plan by Kaduna state government to mobilize hoodlums to discredit it’s planned protest on Monday in Kaduna. State chairman, Chairman Comrade Ayuba Magaji Suleiman, disclosed this in a statement dated May 16, 202. “We are calling the attention of general public to…
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This is tantamount to ‘mass suicide’; Labour reacts to plans by FG to slash salaries
The Organised Labour has condemned and rejected the plan by the Federal Government to slash the salaries of workers in the country. The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Waba, who said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, noted that the plan was tantamount to a “mass suicide” wish, for Nigerian…
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Transfer of Minimum wage to concurrent list won’t work, FG assures Labour
The Federal Government has assured workers that the transfer of the National Minimum Wage from the Executive to Concurrent list would not work. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, gave the hint at the 2021 May Day celebration, on Saturday in Abuja. The theme of the May Day celebration is: “COVID-19, Social…
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El-Rufai’s sack of 30,000 workers responsible for insecurity in Kaduna – Labour
Organised Labour has linked the security challenge in Kaduna to the sack of workers by the Govenor Nasir El-Rufai led State Government. Labour claimed the Governor El -Rufai led administration has sacked 30, 000 workers since it came into power in 2015. General Secretary, Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services…
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Workers’ Day: Labour threatens fresh industrial action over Minimum Wage Law
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr. Ayuba Wabba on Saturday threatened to embark on a mass industrial action if the proposed bill which seeks to transfer minimum wage to the concurrent list is passed by the National Assembly. Mr Wabba made the remark during an event organised to mark Workers’ Day in Abuja. “There…
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Labour to withdraw services from public, private sectors to protest mass sack of workers in Kaduna
The Nigeria Labour Congress says it will withdraw services from both public and private organisations in Kaduna State for five days to protest mass sack of workers by the state government. The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba made this known while addressing newsmen at end of the Central Working Committee (CWC) of the NLC on…