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8 Jun 2024
The Founder of GreyDots AI, Arnold Agure-Dam, has announced that the company’s much-anticipated AI launch event will not hold
5 Jun 2024
The Senate has expressed displeasure at the excesses of some labour unionists during the nationwide strike for a new minimum wage on Monday
4 Jun 2024
Persons living with diabetes in Nigeria complained on Tuesday of the effect of the nationwide indefinite strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress. The strike, which began at midnight on Monday June 3, over a new minimum wage, has been total as offices, schools, airports and fuel stations have all…
3 Jun 2024
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has faulted the action of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) in embarking on industrial action capable of truncating the smooth airlift of pilgrims for this year's hajj. Besides, MURIC worried over the rationale of NLC/TUC fixing a strike action that will rather make life unbearable for…
3 Jun 2024
The Federal Government has issued an earnest appeal to striking labour unions, saying that the government is not an opponent on this negotiating table. The Guardian reports that organised labour had declared a nationwide strike over a proposed new minimum wage after a meeting between the tripartite committee on national minimum wage and representatives of…
3 Jun 2024
Public schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been shut down in compliance with the nationwide strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and affiliate unions. The compliance team, led by the Chairperson of the NLC FCT Chapter, Dr. Stephen Knabayi, visited government establishments, schools, banks, and other public facilities to monitor adherence. Our…
3 Jun 2024
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has announced that it will not participate in the nationwide strike declared by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), insisting that the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will proceed as planned. WAEC announcement comes after the NLC and TUC initiated an indefinite…
3 Jun 2024
President Bola Tinubu's Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has accused labour unions of harming the very people they claim to represent. Onanuga also alleged the labour unions' industrial action was politically motivated, pointing out that many affiliates of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) are supporters of…
3 Jun 2024
Oyo State judiciary workers on Monday joined the nationwide strike as directed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
3 Jun 2024
The major gates to the Ikeja High Court have been shut due to the nationwide industrial action by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and
3 Jun 2024
Civil servants in Delta, on Monday, complied with the directives of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress
3 Jun 2024
Senate has urged the Federal Government to continue the payment of N35,000 wage award to workers, following the yet-to-be-concluded negotiations on minimum wage. President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio said this at the end of a four-hour closed-door meeting with leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and some Ministers…
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