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2-day NLC Strike: FG, TUC agree on 2 weeks to resolve some labour issues

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have agreed to give government two weeks to address some of the grievances of the Congress. Minister of Labour and Employment, Solomon Lalong, disclosed this in Abuja at the end of a meeting with the leadership of Trade Union Congress, led by its President, Comrade Festus Osifo. The meeting was convened by the Minister to resolve TUC’s and Nigeria Labour Congress’ differences with government and to avert the pending warning strike by organised labour. According to Lalong, the issues for…

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NLC shuns FG’s meeting, as Banks, insurance firms, maritime workers to join 2-day warning strike

Aminu Imam

The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has boycotted a meeting convened yesterday by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, with a view to averting the two-day warning strike already declared by the Organised Labour. Recall that the NLC recently announced plans to embark on a nationwide strike today, Tuesday, to protest the hike in petrol pump price, electricity tariff, alongside other issues, and accused the Federal Government of abandoning negotiations. The Congress also said the Government has failed to implement some of the resolutions reached at…

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Economic Hardship: NLC to commence two-day warning strike

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it will commence a two-day nationwide warning strike from Sept. 5 to 6, unless the Federal Government addresses the excruciating suffering of the masses. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, stated this while addressing newsmen at the end of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the congress yesterday in Abuja. Ajaero, while reading the communiqué, which was jointly signed by the General Secretary of the Congress, Emmanuel Ugboaja, said the resolutions were reached after exhaustive deliberation. According to him, NEC in session resolved to embark on…

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“N5bn FG Palliative won’t solve poverty” – NLC

Aminu Imam

The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has signified that the N5bn palliative package per State as announced by the Federal Government won’t amount to N1500 per person when shared among over 133 million Nigerians who are multi-dimensionally poor. Ajaero, who made this known on Friday, argued that there was no way N185bn would amount to something impactful, when shared among 133 million Nigerians who are multi-dimensionally poor, according to statistics he got from the National Bureau of Statistics, (NBS). The leader of the labour union insisted…

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NLC and TUC reject Tinubu’s N5bn palliative to States, cites reason

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), have kicked against the plan of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to release an N5bn palliative package to each of the 36 State governors in Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to curb the effect of the fuel subsidy removal. According to the Organised Labour, the State governors could not be trusted with such a project, adding that the governors would favour politicians rather than the poor Nigerians that most needed the N180bn largesse disbursed to the State governments…

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NLC threatens fresh indefinite strike over petrol price increase

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to proceed on a total, comprehensive and indefinite nationwide shutdown of the country if there is another increase in the pump price of petrol from the existing N617 per litre, which it describes as illegal. This followed reports that the oil marketers have hinted of plans to increase the pump price of the product from the present rate to between N680 per litre and N720 per litre in the coming weeks, should the US dollar continue to trade at between N910 and N950 per…

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NLC passes ‘vote of no confidence’ in Gbajabiamila’s committee

Aminu Imam

…Says: ‘It never called us to negotiate’ The Nigerian Labour Congress, (NLC) president, Joe Ajaero has said President Bola Tinubu’s committee on petrol subsidy meeting with the organised labour appears to lack capacity to negotiate and expedite actions on resolving the impasse as per the Federal Government’s promised palliative measures to improve Nigerians’ well-being in the short-term. Ajaero stated this at a meeting between the leadership of the organised labour and the Senate leadership led by Godswill Akpabio. The labour leader also cast aspersions on the social register for poor…

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Summons: NLC accuses justice ministry of ‘litigious terrorism’

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…Threatens nationwide strike August 14 The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), says it will embark on a nationwide strike from August 14, if the contemptuous court summons is not withdrawn by the Federal Ministry of Justice. On Thursday, NLC president, Joe Ajaero said this in a communique issued at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, jointly signed with the General Secretary of NLC, Emmanuel Ugboaja. Recall that Organised Labour had protested nationwide against President Bola Tinubu’s government’s anti-poor policies, especially the subsidy removal that had brought untold hardship…

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Nationwide Protests: FG files contempt suit against NLC, TUC

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has filed a contempt case against the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) for allegedly resisting an order restricting the unions from embarking on industrial action. The “Notice of consequences of disobedience to order of court” also titled: “Form 48”, was filed before the National Industrial Court in Abuja on Wednesday. The notice read: “TAKE NOTICE that unless you obey the Directions contained in the Order of the National Industrial Court, Abuja, delivered Honourable Justice Y. Anuwe on the 5th day of June,…

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NLC threatens nationwide strike August 14 over lawsuit

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), yesterday, said it would commence a nationwide strike on August 14, 2023, should the Federal Ministry of Justice fail to withdraw the lawsuit filed against the organised labour. The NLC made the decision during its National Executive Council meeting yesterday, which was held in Abuja. According to a statement signed by its National President, Joe Ajaero, the Ministry of Justice and National Industrial Court have continued to allow themselves to be used as agents of  “anti-democracy”. The centre noted that though it agreed to suspend…

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