Tag: Nationwide Strike
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Fuel marketers lecture NLC on deregulation, pulls out of planned nationwide strike
The National Executive Council of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Saturday said members would not partake in the proposed strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The National Public Relations Officer of IPMAN, Alhaji Yakubu Suleiman, said this in a statement issued in Lagos. He said that the national body of…
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Minimum wage: Labour commences mobilisation for nationwide strike
Preparatory to the looming strike action over the non-implementation of the new national minimum wage with its consequential adjustment, Labour will commence serious mobilization of its members and workers on Wednesday. Already, the leading union under the Trade Union Side (TUS) of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC), the Association of Senior Civil…
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JOHESU holds emergency meeting, may resume nationwide strike
Indications emerged on Thursday that the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) may resume its suspended strike. The union is holding a crucial meeting and the outcome will decide it will embark on strike. The union had threatened to resume the industrial action it suspended last May and the meeting was called after the two weeks’…
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BREAKING: NLC suspends nationwide strike
The organised labour union has called off the nationwide industrial action initially scheduled to commence on Tuesday to press home workers’ demand for a new national minimum wage. The National Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, announced the suspension at the end of the last meeting of the tripartite committee set up to…
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ASUU commences nationwide strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commenced a nationwide industrial action following the inability of the Federal Government to respond to their demands. Specifically, the union accused the government of not implementing the Memorandum of Action signed with it, declaring that the strike would be total as all federal and state varsities would…
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Fuel scarcity imminent as NUPENG backs NLC November 6 nationwide strike
Nigerians maybe in for another unsavoury experience from next week as the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) of Saturday threw its weight behind the proposed nationwide indefinite strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) scheduled to commence on Tuesday, November 6. Recall that the Federal Government on Friday obtained an order…
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New Minimum Wage: Labour insists on Nov 6 nationwide strike despite court ruling
The Organised Labour has insisted on embarking on a nationwide strike over the non-implementation of N30, 000 as the new National Minimum Wage, in spite of the National Industrial Court ruling in Abuja. Mr Ayuba Wabba, President, Nigeria Labour Congress President, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in…
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Minimum wage: NLC dares Buhari, governors, insists on November 6 nationwide strike
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has charged its members to continue to mobilize in preparation for the commencement of an indefinite strike on the 6th of November if recommendations of the Tripartite Committee are not adopted. President of NLC, Ayuba Wabba gave the charge at a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja. Comrade Wabba reiterated…
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Bleak yuletide as PENGASSAN insists on nationwide strike Monday
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria on Saturday insisted that its planned industrial action will commence on Monday. The group however, noted that it was ready to discuss with the government and other concerned organisations on the strike. According to PENGASSAN, nothing has changed since it issued a statement to announce…
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Fuel scarcity: More worries as PENGASSAN threatens nationwide strike
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to address injustice and lawlessness in the oil and gas sector companies or face a nationwide strike from December 18. The General Secretary, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, Mr Lumumba Okugbawa,…