Organised Labour, in the early hours of Monday, suspended the proposed strike over the increase in prices of petrol and electricity tariff. The suspension was contained in a communique jointly signed by labour leaders and the Federal Government representatives, and Read more
Governors of the 36 states of the federation under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) have said states cannot afford to pay the proposed N30,000 minimum wage. The NGF chairman and Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, told Read more
Organised labour has suspended its planned nationwide strike. The strike had been scheduled to commence on Tuesday to ensure that the Federal Government meets the demand of workers for a new national minimum wage. However, the National Chairman of the Read more
Leaders of the organised labour have failed to attend the meeting convened by the Federal Government to continue negotiations on the national minimum wage for workers in the country. However, the government continued the dialogue with the organised private sector Read more
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), has vowed to shut down the Lagos airport and other facilities in the state, following the organisation’s directive to commence a nationwide strike. The NLC Vice President, Amaechi Asugwuni, who was addressing journalists on Thursday, Read more
The Nigeria Labour Congress has condemned the sack of 5,000 local government workers by the Kaduna State Government. In a statement on Thursday in Abuja, President of NLC, Mr Ayuba Wabba, said the action of the state government was illegal. Read more
Members of NUJ during the march-past The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Lagos State council has asked the state government to increase workers’ minimum wage to N56,000 to meet the high cost of living in the state. The Chairman Read more
• Laments poor CONHESS implementation in Katsina • Zamfara approves N100m monthly for pensions, gratuities The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in Kebbi State yesterday presented a 10-point demand to the state government as part of their efforts to improve service Read more
• A’Ibom focuses on housing • Bayelsa State unions demand prompt salaries payment Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has said that workers’ welfare would remain a top priority in his administration even as he disclosed that N3 billion had been Read more
There was a mild drama during the Workers’ Day celebration yesterday in Yola, when about 2,000 teachers ambushed Governor Muhammadu Jibirilla Bindow, demanding the payment of five months salaries arrears. The Biometric Workers Verification Exercise (BWVE) embarked upon by the Read more