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Why fuel queues persist – Osifo
Mr Festus Osifo, President, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), has identified reasons for persistent queues in filling stations across the country. Speaking at the ongoing 2024 PENGASSAN Energy and Labour Summit (PEALS 2024), in Abuja on Thursday, Osifo identified weak and outdated distribution chains as reason for the queues. “The distribution chain is weak in the…
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Civil servants enjoin state govts to implement new minimum wage
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has enjoined the state governments to implement the new National Minimum Wage to improve the standard of living. ASCSN Secretary-General Joshua Apebo made the call at the union’s national delegates conference held on Monday in Lagos. Apebo said that the new wage would go a long way in increasing the purchasing…
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TUC urges FG to hold accountable those responsible for invading NLC Hq
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has urged the Federal Government to hold accountable those responsible for authorising and executing the invasion of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) headquarters in Abuja. Mr Festus Osifo, TUC President, said this in a statement Abuja. Osifo described the invasion as a grave violation of fundamental rights, particularly the freedoms of speech and…
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Oil, electricity workers’ unions mobilise for planned strike
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has directed its members to comply with the directive of the two labour centres to begin an indefinite nationwide strike on Monday. Its General Secretary, Mr Afolabi Olawale, in a statement on Saturday, said the union was committed to ensuring total compliance with the directive. Recall that the Nigeria Labour…
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NECA commits to protecting enterprise sustainability, job security
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has said that organized businesses will do all that is legally permissible to protect enterprise sustainability, security of jobs and national development. Its Director-General, Mr Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. “While we understand and note the current high cost of…
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TUC decries harassment, exploitation of informal workers
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Wednesday said the harassment and exploitation faced by workers in the informal economic sector is unacceptable and should be addressed by the government. The TUC President, Festus Osifo, made the call on Wednesday in Abuja at the 2024 Workers’ Day celebration with the theme “People First”. Osifo said, in spite of the informal sector’s…
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PENGASSAN rejects forced vaccination on Nigerians
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has rejected forced COVID-19 vaccination on Nigerians by the Federal Government. PENGASSAN President, Mr Festus Osifo, said this in a statement he jointly signed with Mr Lumumba Okugbawa, General Secretary of the association, on Tuesday in Abuja. According to Osifo, PENGASSAN has observed with dismay the recent directive accompanied…
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