Tag: TUC
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TUC wants FG to pay wage award for March, April
The Trade Union Congress (TUC), has appealed to the Federal Government to release the payments of wage award for the months of March and April. Mr Festus Osifo, TUC President said this during a news conference at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, on Thursday in Abuja.
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Hike in electricity is a recipe for unrest – TUC warns FG
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC has described the hike in electricity tariff by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC as a recipe for unrest in the country. The Deputy President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, Dr Tommy Okoh, said the hike is unacceptable, urging the government to allow the poor…
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How we view Ciroma’s death, TUC boss reacts amid tributes galore
The Deputy President, Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Mr Tommy Okon, has said that the death of the former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Ali Ciroma, came at a time when his counsel was most needed. Okon spoke in Lagos on Wednesday when he reacted, among other union leaders, to the…
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Labour unions present varying minimum wage proposals
Various chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have made submissions on new minimum wage expected from the government for Nigerian workers.
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TUC withdraws from proposed protest after DSS threat
Following threat by the Department of State Services (DSS) that the proposed protest by organised labour “will worsen the socio-economic situation across the country”, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has decided not to participate in the scheduled two-day nationwide protest.
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NLC, TUC divided over planned two-day nationwide protest as DSS kicks against it
Just few days to the commencement of the planned two-day nationwide protest, the Trade Union Congress has backed out leaving only Nigeria Labour Congress as the only union still insisting on going with it. Initial report indicated that both unions planned two-day nationwide protest following the high cost of living, inflation, insecurity, and hardship in…
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FG returned fuel subsidy – Ex-TUC President, Peter Esele
Peter Esele, a former Trade Union Congress, TUC ,president has posited that the Federal Government resumed payment of fuel subsidy. Esele made the claim during an interview on Channels ‘Sunrise Daily’ show on Tuesday, February 20.
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Protesters storm NAFDAC office over ban on production of alcohol in sachets
Employees of Distillers and Blenders Association of Nigeria (DIBAN), on Tuesday, staged a protest at the Lagos office of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in the Isolo area of the state.
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Strike: 14-day ultimatum counting – NLC, TUC tell FG
The Federal Government has assured the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of resuming the payment of wage award to workers this week.
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Strike: What we want – NLC, TUC
Organised labour on Thursday issued a 14-day ultimatum to the federal government to implement a 16-point agreement.