The country may be thrown into yet another period of darkness as electricity workers announce plan to join the nationwide protest by the organised labour over plight of striking universities lecturers and students. The organized labour is not going back on its planned national public demonstration as it prepares to …
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened the Federal Government in response to the Nigeria Labour Congress’s (NLC) planned protest. SERAP has threatened to take the Buhari administration to court if it tries to prevent the planned protest from taking place. The body stated that a solidarity protest …
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The federal government has declared the proposed Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) protest in solidarity with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as illegal. The Minister of information, Lai Mohammed, stated this while briefing journalists on the decisions of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at its meeting in Abuja on …
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The Federal Government has expressed its opposition to the the planned solidarity march by the Nigeria Labour Congress with the striking members of the University-based unions. Recall that the NLC had on July 17, 2022 announced that it would embark on a nationwide public demonstration on July 26 and 27 to …
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has waded into the imbroglio between the federal government and stakeholders in the country’s public tertiary institutions. This is as it disclosed that it will embark on one-day nationwide protest to force the Federal Government to find immediate resolutions to contending issues with education sector …
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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, says the alleged refusal of Taraba, Zamfara, Cross River and Abia states to implement the approved national minimum wage of N30,000 has become a source of concern. The union expressed its worry on Saturday at the ongoing 110 Session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva, …
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The corpse of Opaluwa Okpanachi Samuel, brother to Simeon Opaluwa Vice-Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress, Kogi State Council has been found along Ejule Aloma road. Opaluwa Okpanachi was kidnapped, on Wednesday, along the Ejule – Aloma Road while returning from an official assignment in Ugwolawo. Late Opaluwa until his death was the officer …
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Thursday said it only recognises the Labour Party faction that produced the former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi as its presidential candidate. Recall that Jude Ezenwafor, a former chairman of LP in Anambra State, was declared the winner of the presidential primary organised by a …
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ORGANISED Labour on Wednesday raised alarm that the food, beverage and tobacco sector of the nation’s economy was on the verge of shutting down and that over three million jobs were at risk due to the inability of companies to source foreign exchange for raw material importation to facilitate operations. …
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