THE Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike if the Federal Government fails to withdraw its proposed five per cent tax on petroleum products. Mr Festus Osifo, TUC President General, said this in a statement he jointly signed with Mr Nuhu Toro, General …
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THE Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have resolved to ground activities nationwide from October 3, 2023, following what the Labour Unions tagged as the “failure” of government to successfully implement policies to alleviate the sufferings of Nigerians following the removal of the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit. …
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Leaders of the organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria are meeting President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. The meeting comes just hours after the unions followed through on their plans to protest the economic hardship triggered by the discontinuance …
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Barely 48 hours to the planned nationwide protest by the labour unions, The Presidential Steering Committee on Palliatives is currently meeting representatives of the Organised Labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. Monday’s meeting which began at 05:30pm will …
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The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has appealed to the Federal Government to urgently provide genuine palliatives, stating that Nigerian workers are facing the worst moment in their lives and now go to work on an empty stomach. Kogi State chairman of TUC, Sule Ahmed Tijani, made the appeal during an …
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The Zamfara chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have commended Gov. Dauda Lawal over the payment of two months salaries owed civil servants by the immediate past administration. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Saturday jointly signed by the …
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Leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, yesterday gave insight into why they resolved to shelve the planned nationwide strike aimed at forcing the Federal Government to reverse the 200 per cent hike in the pump price of petrol. Rising from an emergency National Executive …
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The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, demanded payment of a new minimum wage of N200,000 monthly. It also demanded that the government reverted to the old N185 pump price of petrol per litre to allow for a conducive environment for negotiation. In a statement the President and Secretary …
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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, have suspended the planned nationwide strike over fuel subsidy removal. The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila disclosed this on Monday night after a meeting between the federal government and the unions at Aso Villa. According …
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Leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday, shunned a scheduled meeting with government officials over the removal of subsidy and subsequent over 200 per cent hike in the pump price of petrol until fuel price is returned to status quo. Following President Bola Tinubu’s removal of the subsidy during …
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