A major step towards averting an industrial action over petrol subsidy removal was taken last night. Yesterday’s meeting was a follow-up to Wednesday’s parley between the government and Labour over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s pronouncement during his inauguration statement that ‘fuel subsidy is gone’. Following the speech, marketers raised …
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Governor Fayemi Gets 21-Day Ultimatum To Clear Unpaid Benefits
The Trade Union Congress, TUC, Ekiti State Council has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the state government over unpaid benefits of its members. In a communiqué issued by the union, its warned that refusal of the state government to meet its demand before the ultimatum elapses will have serious consequences. …
Read More »Labour says $9.5bn wasted on refineries, lists conditions for fuel subsidy removal
Key labour unions in Nigeria met on Tuesday in Abuja where they outlined the conditions the Federal Government must meet before it would be allowed to stop subsidising Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol. Officials of the Trade Union Congress, Nigeria Labour Congress, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association …
Read More »We will Shutdown if PENCOM Changes Rules on Voluntary Contribution Withdrawal Unilaterally and without recourse to the National Assembly,TUC Warns
Press Release: The attention of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) Rivers State has been drawn to the fact that the National Pension Commission(PENCOM) is about to issue a guideline for withdrawal of Voluntary Contribution(VC) from the Retirement Savings Account without due consultation with the workers and the Unions that represent …
Read More »Nigerdock sacks 1400 workers demanding for better working conditions
In a bizarre show of force and disregard for the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity, Nigerdock Nigeria plc,under the Jagal group,has sacked 1400 workers of the company,who were demanding better working conditions. The workers were sacked through text messages which they all received from Nigerdock’s recruitment agency,Prime Services and …
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