Tag: Workers Day
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NLC President begs NBA, others to rescue Nigeria from imminent collapse
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Joe Ajaero has called on the Nigerian Bar Association, arms of judiciary, bar benchers among others to speak up on what is happening in the judicial system. Ajaero who stated this at a press briefing organised by the Labour and Civil Society Front on Sunday in Abuja…
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Workers’ Day: Address ASUU strike now – PDP tells FG
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Federal Government to immediately attend to the industrial action embarked upon by lecturers in public universities to halt an imminent collapse of Nigeria’s education sector.
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May Day 2022: Why we celebrate Workers’ Day – NLC President
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Ayuba Wabba has explained the essence of celebrating May Day or International Workers’ Day on May 1st every year.
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May Day: I feel your pains – Atiku to Nigerian Workers
Former Vice President of Nigeria and PDP presidential aspirant in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar has described as unbearable the pains and pang of hunger, hyper inflation, mass unemployment and insecurity challenges that Nigerian workers encounter in their daily lives, but says there’s hope from this socio-economic slope.
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Workers’ Day: Call off strike in spirit of May Day – Lawan tells ASUU
President of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmad Lawan has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) to call off their ongoing strike in the spirit of 2022 May Day celebrations.
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May Day: Anyim sends message of hope to Nigerians
Frontline People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Anyim Pius Anyim has comended Nigerian workers for their steadfastness and determination to put in their best despite their harsh economic realities of the day.
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FG declares May 1st,2nd public holidays to mark Workers’day,Eid-il-Fitr
The Federal Government has declared May 2 and 3 as public holidays to mark this year’s Workers’ Day and Eid-il-Fitr celebrations. Rauf Aregbesola the Minister of interior made this known through a statement released by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Belgore, on Thursday.
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FG declares Monday, Tuesday, public holidays
The Federal Government has declared Monday May 2 and Tuesday May 3, as public holidays to mark the 2022 Workers Day and Eidel-Fitr celebrations. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
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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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BREAKING: FG declares public holiday to mark Workers’ Day
The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 3, as public holiday to mark 2021 International Workers’ Day Celebration. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja on behalf of the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola. Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal…