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2 Jun 2024
The Federal Government yesterday asked the Nigeria Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress and their affiliates to shelve their proposed
1 Jun 2024
The Branch Controller (Ekiti) of the West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC), Mrs. T.A.Y. Lawson, has said that the nationwide strike scheduled to begin on Monday will not disrupt examinations in the state or nationwide. This was contained in a letter to principals and school proprietors in Ekiti State titled: “Notice of commencement of indefinite strike…
1 Jun 2024
The President of the Manufacturing Association of Nigeria (MAN), Mr. Ajayi Kadri, has confirmed that the organised private sector has agreed with the federal government that the new minimum wage should be N60,000. Kadri disclosed this during an interview with Channels TV on Saturday in Abuja. The MAN president explained that the ongoing negotiations between…
1 Jun 2024
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) will in the midnight of Sunday, June 2, begin an indefinite nationwide strike to protest the absence of a national minimum wage 44 days after the 2019 law expired.
28 May 2024
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have turned down the government's offer of ₦60,000 as the new minimum wage for workers. This marks a shift from their earlier demand of ₦497,000 last week to ₦494,000. A prominent member of the Tripartite Committee for negotiating a new minimum wage for Nigerian…
28 May 2024
Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), President Joe Ajaero, has said that failure to pay journalists' salaries should be considered a criminal offense. Ajaero made this statement during a visit to the President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Dr. Chris Isiguzo, in Abuja. The NLC boss stated that while journalists have played significant roles in…
22 May 2024
Organised labour has again rejected the N54,000 proposed by the Federal Government as a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers, saying it could not settle for a proposal that would result in income reduction for federal workers who are already receiving N77,000.
21 May 2024
The Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage adjourned its meeting again after failing to reach a consensus on a new minimum wage despite the federal government increasing its offer from N48,000 to N54,000. Labour rejected this proposal, insisting on a N615,000 living wage, with the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, reiterating the…
20 May 2024
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), after a joint National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Monday, threatened a massive protest if President Bola Tinubu's administration does not conclude a new minimum wage by May 31, 2024. The labour leaders also addressed ongoing non-compliance with the 2019…
20 May 2024
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday applied for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top Hamas leaders on suspicion of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
20 May 2024
The Organised Labour has agreed to attend the ”negotiation” meeting of Tripartite Committee on the Minimum Wage slated for Tuesday.
20 May 2024
Ahead of tomorrow’s minimum wage negotiation committee meeting where a new offer is expected to be tabled by the Federal Government, Organised Labour has asked the government to get serious, describing the earlier proposed N48,000
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The Enugu State House of Assembly, yesterday, approved a motion urging it to prohibit security operatives in the state, particularly the police and officials from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), from conducting random and indiscriminate searches of individuals’ phones.
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The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), says Nigeria’s average daily crude oil production has increased significantly to 1.539 million Barrels Per Day (bpd) in January. The country for the first time, met the OPEC production quota of 1.5 million bpd since it was set for the 2024 period at OPEC’s ministerial meeting in November…
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The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) says its ‘Omi Eko’ water transport project will gulp €410 million. The General Manager of LASWA, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. Emmanuel said the project to be financed largely via Global Gateway Initiative…
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The European Union (EU) has applauded the National Metrology Institute (NMI) of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) for rapid transformation and meeting international best practices. The Head of Corporation at the EU Delegation in Abuja, responsible for Nigeria and West Africa, Mr. Massimo De Luca, made the commendation on Thursday in Enugu during an…
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The number of missing persons documented by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) during the Ukraine conflict has reached 50,000, and the figures only continue to grow. The head of ICRC Central Tracing Agency Bureau (CTA-B) for the Ukraine conflict, Dusan Vujasanin, told RIA Novosti on Thursday. “Since Feb. 2024, the number of…
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There is nothing nobler than risking your life for your country – Nick Lampson One recalls an archival video featuring Dr. Ahmad Gumi where he elucidates the myriad reasons underpinning the North's purported inability to achieve its developmental potential. The term he invoked to substantiate his argument is "hassada," which can be loosely translated to…
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Tens of thousands of people marched through central Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday to protest against planned government reforms, as unions warned of further strike action unless policymakers reconsider their proposals. According to police estimates, around 60,000 demonstrators participated in the protest, waving banners and chanting slogans against measures outlined in the newly-formed Arizona federal government…
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The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Police Command in Lagos State have detained two university students for alleged involvement in cultism. RRS confirmed this in a post it shared on its official X handle @rrsLagos767 on Thursday. It stated that the suspects, 21-year-old and 22-year-old, were apprehended at 4:00 a.m. on…
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The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy in Badagry, Lagos, has handed over 1,109 bags of seized foreign rice to the Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Speaking at the handing over on Thursday , Navy Capt. Oyeleye Omotayo, FOB Commanding Officer, Badagry, said the Nigerian navy had stepped up…
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The ECOWAS Court on Thursday dismissed a suit filed by a Nigerian woman, Lovina Adonor, seeking to compel the Federal Government to pay her reparation for the destruction of her shrine. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adonor, a self-acclaimed priestess, had filed the suit marked: ECW/CCJ/APP/61/22, seeking the enforcement of her fundamental…