Tag: workers
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INTELS sacks 700 workers without benefits in Rivers
Workers of Intels Nigeria Limited on Friday received the shock of their lives when the management of the company formally sacked 700 of them without benefits. The aggrieved sacked workers, who began the protest on Tuesday said they would only stop their demonstrations if the firm paid their benefits. The protesters and members of the…
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Photo: PENGASSAN pickets oil company over sack of 64 workers
Oil workers, under the aegis of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), on Tuesday picketed the office of Baker Hughes, a multinational oil company, over sacking of 64 workers. The picketing took place at the Mansard House, Victoria Island area of Lagos State. Some aggrieved members were seeing chanting solidarity songs,…
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Ogun on another shutdown as workers begin one week warning strike today
Workers in Ogun State on Tuesday declared one-week warning strike after failed negotiation with government on the new minimum wage and gratuity. The warning strike will be effective from 12pm on Wednesday. The declaration came after a meeting between the state’s chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun…
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Okowa lifts suspension on minimum wage for workers
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has lifted the suspension on minimum wage of some category of workers in the civil service. Recall that the Okowa administration reviewed salaries of political appointees and civil servants on salary grade level seven and above for six months with effect from July 2020. Delta State NLC chairman, Goodluck…
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Bank sacks 865 workers
Lloyds Bank in the UK is shedding 865 jobs, as it resumes cost-cutting measures amid COVID-19 pandemic. Lloyds, the biggest domestic banking group in UK, had temporarily stopped job losses and restructuring early in the pandemic, with the commitment running until October. Union Unite criticised the cuts, which come alongside the creation of 226 new…
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Workers protest, reject FG’s plan to concession four international airports
Ibadan Airport workers on Monday held a peaceful march round the major streets of the city to protest against Federal Government’s plan to concession four international airports in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protest was organised under the umbrella of Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN)…
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Attack: FMC Lokoja shut as workers commence indefinite strike
Doctors, nurses and other health workers at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja, Kogi State on Thursday announced the withdrawal of their services. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the indefinite strike followed an early morning attack yesterday on the facility by suspected political thugs. A statement by the workers in Lokoja said the action was necessitated…
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Eight health workers test positive for Covid-19 in Ogun State
Eight staff of the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ogun State. The spokesman for the centre, Segun Orisajo, confirmed this to Channels Television on Friday. According to him, the affected staff consist of medical doctors, nurses, and an administration staff. “They were part of the team which…
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NLC blows hot over call to slash workers’ salaries
The Chairman, Kano State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kabiru Ado-Minjibir has cautioned against any attempt to slash salaries of workers in the country. Minjibir, who gave the warning in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Kano, said any attempt to reduce the workers’ salaries would be met with stiff resistance from…
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Obasanjo Presidential Library sacks workers, gives reasons
Some staff of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State have been laid off by the management of the library. The reputable international library is sponsored by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Its Head of Human Resources, Administration and Procurement, Olanike Ogunleye, in a letter circulated to affected staff said the development was due to…