Tag: union
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Why police arrest President-General of Alor People’s convention – Union reveals
Alor Development Union Lagos branch has given reason for the arrest and detention of the President-General of Alor People’s Convention, chief Emma Ojukwu.
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Passengers stranded as aviation unions begin strike
Passengers were on Monday stranded in the Murtala Muhammad Airport (MMA) terminal as Aviation Unions began their two-day warning strike. Members of the union blocked the entrance of the MMA, leaving passengers stranded.
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Why NEMA staff moved against Union Chairman
Fresh facts have emerged as to why the workers sacked the Union Chairman of the National Emergency Management Agency. It was revealed that amongst other anomalies, the workers accused the dismissed union chairman of highhandedness and financial recklessness. An insider source within the agency, who pleaded anonymity stated that the “ ousted union chairman antics…
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Union threatens to picket First Bank, Diamond Bank, six others
Eight banks operating in Nigeria have been accused of being unprofessional for refusing to return money mistakenly paid into accounts of former workers of the defunct Nigeria Airways Limited (NAL) domiciled with the affected financial institutions by federal government last year. As a result of this, the union representatives of the former airline workers have…
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BREAKING: Nigerian governors call for emergency meeting over minimum wage
Nigerian governors under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors Forum have called for an emergency meeting where the issue of the minimum wage is expected to be discussed in Abuja tonight. It is expected that the meeting, which will be presided over by the Governor of Zamfara State, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari, will take a definite…
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Union disrupts court sitting in Lafia
Nasarawa State Chapter of Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), on Tuesday disrupted proceedings at the High Court 1, Lafia, where the Chief Judge, Justice Suleiman Dikko, was sitting. Members of the union, who were protesting the non-constitution of the state’s Customary Court of Appeal, Lafia, also complained of poor welfare. Mr Jimoh Musa, state…
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Union vows to embark on strike over sack of 22 Nigerians by Kenya Airways
The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) says it is set for industrial action with the management of Kenya Airways over the recent sack of no fewer than 22 Nigerians. Olayinka Abioye, the General Secretary of NUATE, said on Monday in Lagos that the union was unimpressed with the shabby treatment meted to Nigerian…
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Pensioners’ Union lauds Ayade over payment of gratuities
The chairman of the Cross River State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners, Comrade Ntamu Adie Emmanuel, has commended Governor Ben Ayade for the commencement of payment of gratuities to Pensioners in the State. Adie, who spoke with a private radio station in Calabar, said he and his members were truly happy with the…
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2019: Seventh Day Adventist union urges Nigerians to shun religious sentiments
The Northern Nigeria Union Conference of Seventh Day Adventist Church, has advised Nigerians to eschew religious sentiments in voting for leaders, saying credibility and integrity should guide their choice in the 2019 general elections. The President of the union, Pastor Francis Dariya, made the call on Sunday at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Nyanya, FCT,…
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Strike: NAFDAC union insists on sack of acting DG, Oni
The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) workers say they will continue with their strike until the Federal Government appoints a substantive Director-General. Mr Ejor Michael, the National Public Relations Officer (PRO), Medical and Health Union of Nigeria, NAFDAC chapter, made this known on Saturday in Abuja in an interview with newsmen…