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We won’t renegotiate minimum wage in C’River -TUC
The Cross River chapter of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) says it will not renegotiate the N70,000 new minimum wage as agreed by labour unions and the Federal Government. The State Chairman of TUC, Mr Monday Ogbodum made the declaration in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Tuesday. Ogbodum said that labour unions in…
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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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Organised Labour relaxes nationwide strike for one-week
The Organised Labour says it has relaxed the indefinite nationwide strike declared on Monday, for one-week, to allow continuation of negotiations The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) made this known in a communique issued at the end of a joint National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. It would be recalled that labour had…
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Minimum wage: NLC, TUC suspend strike for five days
Members of the organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, on Tuesday, suspended their strike for five days, a leader of the NLC told our correspondent in Abuja. The centres are expected to issue a statement shortly before the commencement of negotiations with the government. The strike which commenced on Monday was called to protest the…
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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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NLC, TUC Commenced Strike Monday
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared a nationwide strike starting on June 3rd, 2024. The strike is in response to the tripartite committee’s failure to agree on a new minimum wage and the increase in electricity tariff. “We are left with no choice but to commence an indefinite nationwide strike,” said Festus Osifo, President…
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Delegates’ Conference: Onikijipa emerges Kwara TUC Chairman
The Chairman, Kwara State Chapter of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Abdulrahman Onikijipa, has been inaugurated as the new state Chairman of Trade Union Congress (TUC). Onikijipa was inaugurated alongside members of the State Administrative Council at the Sixth Triennial State Delegates’ Conference of the union held at the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies, Ilorin on…
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TUC Anambra chairman begs Soludo to reinstate wage award
Mr Chris Ogbonna, Chairman, Trade Union Congress (TUC), Anambra Council, has appealed to Gov. Charles Soludo, to re-introduce the suspended wage award and retain same till a new minimum wage is reached. According to him, workers are facing excruciating hardship and hunger, hence the need for the re-introduction of the wage award to ameliorate the pain and hardship workers are…
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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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Diri sets up committee on new minimum wage
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has set up a committee to work out modalities for implementation of a new minimum wage for workers in the state’s civil service. The committee is headed by Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Nimibofa Ayawei. Other members included the Head of Service, Mrs Biobelemoye Charles-Onyeama, the Commissioner for Finance, Maxwell Ebibai, his Labour, Productivity and…
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Workers’ Day: NLC, TUC appeal to FG to address nation’s challenges
The Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have appealed to the Federal Government to address challenges facing Nigerians before things get out of hand. Presidents of the unions, Mr Joe Ajaero and Mr Fetus Osifo made the appeal on Wednesday in a joint speech to mark the 2024 Workers’ Day in Abuja. They listed such challenges as…
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General News
Absenteeism: Enugu Govt. queries 164 Civil Servants in Ezeagu LGA
The Enugu State Monitoring Team on Work Attendance and Productivity has directed the issuance of queries to over 164 civil servants in the Ezeagu Council Area of Enugu State for absenteeism. The government also read the riot act to civil servants in the state about being punctual at work. The monitoring team directed the issuance of the queries when it…
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economy
Minimum Wage: Addressing poor implementation by states
Minimum Wage—the minimum amount of remuneration that an employer is required to pay wage earners for the work performed during a given period—remains a sensitive matter. The purpose of establishing a minimum wage is to protect workers against exploitation, reduce income inequality, alleviate poverty, and promote social and economic well-being. In Nigeria, the minimum wage is based on monthly income,…
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South-East NLC, TUC propose N540,000, N447,000 as new minimum wage
The South-East chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have proposed N540,000 and N447,000, respectively, as new minimum wages for Nigerian workers. The organised labour of NLC and TUC made the proposal during the South-East Zonal Hearing organised by the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage on Thursday in Enugu. Speaking on behalf of…
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Ramadan: Jigawa govt. to distribute rice, spaghetti
The Jigawa Government has approved the procurement of 27,000 bags of rice and 10,800 cartons of spaghetti for distribution to residents as a Ramadan gesture. The Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sports, and Culture, Alhaji Sagir Musa, made this known in a statement in Dutse on Wednesday. Musa said the procurement was approved by the State Executive Council during its meeting…
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Security
Protest: Police assure Kogi workers of adequate security
The Kogi Police Command has assured workers of adequate protection during Tuesday’s protest over economic hardship in the country. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Bethrand Onuoha, gave the assurance during an engagement meeting with officials of both the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) at the Command Headquarters in Lokoja. Onuoha said he expected decorum…
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Defence
DSS Urges Labour to Halt Planned Protests, Emphasizes Dialogue for Peace
Abuja, February 21, 2024: The Department of State Services (DSS) has issued a statement regarding the anticipated protests by sections of organised labour scheduled to take place between February 27th and 28th, 2024, across various parts of Nigeria. While acknowledging the rights of the labour movement to engage in peaceful protests, the DSS urges them to reconsider their plans in…
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