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16 Apr
At the recent nationwide public hearing on the new national minimum wage held across the six geo-political zones, governors demanded a review of the revenue allocation formula to enable them to implement the proposed national minimum wage.
9 Apr
If not properly applied, subsidies may disproportionately benefit wealthier individuals who can afford goods and services and lead to the widening of income inequalities in the country, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has warned.
27 Feb
The Federal Government has been advised to undertake massive food importation to address the pervasive hunger in the land.
2 Jan
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has cautioned elected and appointed government functionaries from reveling in ostentatious lifestyles.Speaking at the end of its organs’ meetings in Abuja, President of TUC, Festus Osifo, said President Bola Tinubu..
8 Dec
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) said it is high time Nigeria embarked on a journey of rebirth and reorientation as a country to tackle the numerous challenges facing it.
6 Dec
Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has said it will take decisive action against indigenous oil companies that violate labour laws. 
19 Oct 2023
Stakeholders have emphasised the need to forge a path towards a brighter and more sustainable energy future for the oil and gas sector, as well as the nation.
3 Oct 2023
After exerting some concrete agreements to some of its demands, Organised Labour last night, sheathed its sword upturning its earlier advertised indefinite strike action to commence today.   
23 Sep 2023
The continued closure of the offices of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) by the Lagos State government will result in the Trade Union Congress (TUC) embarking on a protest, which might snowball into a full strike.
5 Sep 2023
Amid the cloud of uncertainties arising from today’s grounding of the economy with the two-day warning strike by the Organised Labour and tomorrow’s judgment to be delivered by the Presidential Election Petition Court ...
3 Aug 2023
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) president, Comrade Festus Osifo, said that the federal government has promised that plans are in place to address their grievances within the next week. Osifo made this known during an interview with Arise News on Thursday morning after the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and TUC suspended further protests after holding…
2 Aug 2023
Despite all government did to throw spanners in the works, including court injunctions and long-drawn negotiation meetings, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will today, proceed with its planned protest against recent fuel price hike, tuition fees hike in public schools and withheld salaries of lecturers and workers in universities.

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