Tag: TUC

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 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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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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Nationwide Protest: NLC, TUC leaders meet with Tinubu

Aminu Imam

…Says President made commitments The leadership of the Organised Labour says it has succeeded in securing “deeper commitments” from the Federal Government, in its efforts to attract palliatives to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal. President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), Joe Ajaero, disclosed this yesterday while fielding questions from State House correspondents after meeting for the first time with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, since the ongoing engagements. The labour leaders at the meeting were the NLC President, Ajaero, his TUC counterpart, Festus…

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‘Cut cost of governance to save money’, TUC tells FG

Aminu Imam

The Trade Union Congress, (TUC), has urged the Federal Government to prioritize slashing cost of governance, noting that it will help save up more money for government’s use in tackling other needs. The TUC President, Festus Osifo, gave the advice while speaking as a guest on a television programme yesterday. Osifo said that the money saved from the removal of petrol subsidy should be harnessed to take care of Nigerians who need special support. He also urged the Government to be proactive in exploring opportunities to generate more revenue for…

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‘Fuel subsidy threatened Nigeria’s survival, made marketers rich’ – TUC

Aminu Imam

The Deputy Chairman, Lagos State chapter of Trade Union Congress, (TUC), Comrade Idogen Emmanuel, said the realisation that neighbouring countries were benefiting immensely from Nigeria’s subsidised fuel informed the decision to shelve the planned strike of the Congress. Speaking to newsmen in Benin, Edo State at the weekend, Emmanuel said while the removal of the fuel subsidy was painful, the nation cannot continue to subsidise fuel for citizens of Cameroun, Benin Republic, Togo, Ghana, and Senegal. While noting that the fuel subsidy regime threatened the survival of the country, he…

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NLC, TUC suspend planned nationwide strike

Aminu Imam

…Sets date to reconvene The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) late yesterday decided to suspend the strike that was supposed to take place on Wednesday. The choice was made after a meeting between Federal Government and Organised Labour officials yesterday night at the Presidential Villa to discuss the withdrawal of fuel subsidies. While revealing the outcome of the meeting to State House correspondents, Speaker of the House of Representatives and recently appointed Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila read a communique stating that…

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Petrol Subsidy Removal: Court restrains NLC, TUC nationwide strike

Aminu Imam

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Abuja division, has restrained the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) from embarking on strike over the removal of petrol subsidy. The Federal Government had asked the court for an interim injunction preventing the labour unions from proceeding on the strike, scheduled to begin tomorrow, Wednesday. Delivering the ruling yesterday, the presiding judge, Olufunke Anuwe, said the unions should halt the planned strike pending the hearing and determination of the ex-parte motion filed by the federal government. Recall that on…

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Naira Scarcity: NLC, TUC suspend proposed actions against CBN

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) yesterday announced suspension of their planned strike over scarcity of naira notes for two weeks. Recall that the NLC had last Wednesday issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN to find solutions to the problem of naira scarcity in the country cause by its naira redesign and cashless policy. The Labour union had threatened to order workers to picket CBN branches nationwide if the problem of cash scarcity persists at the end of the deadline.…

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2023: NLC, TUC, others endorse Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu in Lagos

Aminu Imam

The Organised Labour, through their local chapters in Lagos State, yesterday shored-up the support base for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asíwájú Bola Tinubu and re-election of the State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in the forthcoming election. They openly declared support and threw their weight behind the APC candidates. At a mega solidarity rally which was held in Ikeja, their leaders said the support was borne out of the governor’s landmark achievements and his implementation of Labour-friendly policies in governance. The Nigerian Labour Concress (NLC) Chairman in the state,…

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