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7 May 2024
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have said they are prepared to mobilise members to occupy offices of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and those of the Distribution Companies
6 May 2024
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress’s (TUC) middle-ground proposal of N615,000 national minimum wage is ambitious. But much more herculean is the likelihood of compliance by states and the private sector that struggled with the now outdated N30,000 benchmark, GLORIA NWAFOR report The agitation for a new national minimum wage, particularly…
4 May 2024
Despite the salary increment of between 25 per cent and 35 per cent for workers on the Federal Government’s pay roll, some civil servants in the country have come down hard on the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing it as “lacking in conscience.”
2 May 2024
Identifying the high cost of living as a major burden on workers, the Nigerian labour movement has demanded a minimum wage that considers the fast-paced inflation and a two-year cycle for the review of wage law.
2 May 2024
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kano State, yesterday, kept mute on pay raise for workers, as the Federal Government announced 35 per cent increase in the minimum wage.
1 May 2024
The Federal Government has said the new minimum wage will take effect from May 1, 2024. The Minister of State Labour, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, disclosed this on Wednesday while addressing Nigerian workers at the May Day celebration in Abuja. Onyejeocha expressed regret that the new national minimum wage is not ready. She, however, said that consultation…
1 May 2024
Nigerian workers, hovering at about 50 million, have remained among the lowest earners in the world, as the monthly wage floor in Africa’s most populous country has fallen to $23 amidst the worsening cost of living crisis .
25 Apr 2024
Ahead of May Day next week, workers are demanding a country that works for all and not just for some privileged few.
11 Apr 2024
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have described the leadership style of the late unionist, Ali Ciroma as exceptional, saying he exhibited unwavering dedication, unyielding commitment
10 Apr 2024
The perennial lack of legislation and a national action plan on efficient water resources has deprived more Nigerians of access to potable water, and by extension, access to quality life and economic well-being.
10 Apr 2024
The Julius Abure-led Labour Party (LP) has called out the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), saying it lacked the power to sack the leadership of the political grouping.
8 Apr 2024
Labour Party (LP) has kicked against a proposed Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) stakeholders meeting, which it has described as a jamboree by drama boys, illegal and nullity. Recall that the party's faction, under the leadership of the embattled Julius Abure, threw caution to the wind recently when it went ahead to hold the National Convention…
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Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has said on Monday that he would resign on Feb. 12, so that the parliament did not have to impeach him. Iohannis’s presidential mandate came to an end on Dec. 21, 2024. Since then he has been staying in office until the new head of state is elected, while the election…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed counterfeit and expired drugs, unwholesome processed food and substandard products worth ₦4.7 billion in Rivers State. According to the agency, the exercise took place at the Aluu dumpsite in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state. NAFDAC said the destroyed products…
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The Kano State House of Assembly, on Monday, passed a bill for the establishment of the Kano State Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Development Agency. The bill passed the third reading, after deliberations at the Committee of the Whole during the plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Alhaji Jibrin Falgore. During the deliberation, the…
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The University of Jos has offered admission to 67 foreign students from 13 African countries for the 2024/2025 academic session. Prof. Tanko Ishaya, Vice Chancellor (VC) of the university, disclosed this in a brief ceremony organized to formally welcome the students into the institution on Monday in Jos. Ishaya explained that the students were offered…
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The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) registrar, Professor Emeritus Isiaq Oloyede, has disclosed that no fewer than 4,997 underage candidates have so far registered for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration. This is as he disclosed that the board had, by Monday afternoon, registered 420,674 candidates for its May 2025/2026 exams, targeting…
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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Monday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Atiku was accompanied on the visit by former Gov. Liyel Imoke of Cross River and Aminu Tambuwal, a former Sokoto State governor. READ ALSO:GMOs: Experts draw attention of NSA to risks of gene editing…
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Agriculture and policy experts have urged the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to investigate a suspected attack on Nigerians through gene editing, allegedly carried out using Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) foods. The Country Director of Project Sprint, Israel James, while speaking at a press conference in Abuja, along with some other experts, sounded the alarm…
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The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, says the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) will reconnect the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, as soon as agreed conditions are met. The minister disclosed after Monday’s tripartite meeting involving himself with the management of UCH and IBEDC at the hospital complex. Adelabu said the reconnection would occur…
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An 80-year-old prince from Bolorunduro in Ondo East Local Government Area (LGA) of Ondo State, Adefusi Adebisi, was on Monday arraigned before a magistrates' court for allegedly damaging property and breaching the peace. Adebisi was dragged before the court by the police for allegedly trespassing on land belonging to Reverend David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi and destroying economic…
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Tech expert, Mayowa Agboade, has said no nation can grow by begging for support, saying the suspension of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) by the U.S. President, Donald Trump, was a good decision in Africa’s interest.