NLC
20 Dec
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued the Edo State Government and the Police Force a 14-day notice to quit its secretariat in Benin City. In a statement signed by the NLC President and General Secretary, Joe Ajaero and Emmanuel Ugboaja respectively, the 14-day working days ultimatum would expire on January 8, 2025. The NLC…
20 Dec
Former Speaker of the defunct 9th House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has attributed the North’s current state of backwardness to its leaders. He also urged Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu in transforming the nation through the tax reform bills
14 Dec
If there was any significant take-away from the facility tour of the Port Harcourt refinery complex by the leadership of the country’s major labour unions, it is the crushing, like a pack of cards
9 Dec
The Federal Workers Forum (FWF), yesterday, lamented that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have allegedly failed the Nigerian workers.
8 Dec
The Federal Workers Forum (FWF) on Sunday lambasted the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), saying the two frontline labour groups have failed Nigerian workers. In a communiqué issued at the end of an online meeting of federal workers nationwide, the labour group also stated that the NLC and TUC "deserve…
5 Dec
The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Umoru Ozigi, has ordered an investigation into the sudden death of a former chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Edo State, Comrade Kaduna Eboigbodin. Eboigbodin reportedly died after an encounter with police officers at a roadblock in the Upper Sokponba area of Benin City. Civil society groups…
4 Dec
The police command in Edo has ordered an investigation into the circumstances that caused the death of Comrade Kaduna Eboigbodin, a former Chairman of NLC at a police checkpoint in Benin City. The command Spokesman, SP Moses Yamu, said the Commissioner of Police, Umoru P. Ozigi gave the order on Wednesday. Sources said the incident…
3 Dec
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has described 2024 as the most challenging for workers in the country. Mr Joe Ajaero, the NLC President, said this at the 2024 “Harmattan School” on Monday in Abuja, with theme “Trade unions and the Quest for a New Social Contract”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
3 Dec
Activities in some state Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Kaduna State Government were comatose, yesterday, following the warning strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to ensure full implementation of the minimum wage.
1 Dec
Following what they tagged as the non-implementation of the proper minimum wage by Governor Francis Nwifuru, the Ebonyi state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Sunday directed workers in the state to begin a one-week warning strike. Briefing journalists in Abakaliki, the Chairman of the Ebonyi State Labour Congress, Prof. Egwu Ogugua, said…
1 Dec
Organized labour in Nasarawa State is preparing for an indefinite strike due to the state government’s delay in implementing the new national minimum wage. The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in the state, Comrade Ismaila Okoh, revealed in a telephone interview with Radio Nigeria that despite several meetings, including those chaired by Deputy…
29 Nov
The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has set December 2024 as the implementation date for the new minimum wage of N75,554, which was earlier approved. According to a statement shared by his Special Assistant on Digital Media, Olalekan Badmus, the state public servants will be paid one month's arrears. Badmus further revealed that…
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A fatal accident at Otedola Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday has been attributed to brake failure, leading to multiple collisions involving 15 vehicles. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in a statement issued by its spokesperson Olusegun Ogungbemide on Wednesday, confirmed that the accident claimed two lives and left five others injured. According…
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Former Cameroon star Samuel Eto'o was elected to the CAF executive committee by acclamation in Cairo on Wednesday as he was the lone candidate from the central Africa region. The 44-year-old became eligible only last week after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned a CAF ban on the ex-Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea…
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, was denied access to the official quarters of the state House of Assembly along Aba Road, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday. The facility has been the venue for legislative sittings held by lawmakers loyal to his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. Fubara arrived at the complex alongside key government officials, including the Secretary…
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Two popular Kannywood singers, Adamu Hassan Nagudu and Yusuf Karkasara, have defected from the New Nigerian People's Party (NNPP) and the Kwankwasiyya Movement to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Nagudu and Karkasara announced their exit from the NNPP and Kwankwsiyya Movement when they paid a visit to the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin,…
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Mamman Giwa, has assumed duty as the 29th Commissioner of Police in the Nigerian Police Force, Enugu State Command. Giwa who succeeds the former Commissioner, Mr. Kanayo Uzuegbu, who was recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) and redeployed, resumed duty on Tuesday. This is contained in a statement by the…
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A 21-year-old notorious bandit leader, Salisu Mohammed, also known as Dogo Saleh, has been killed by his own gang members after being apprehended by operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command. Saleh, identified as a hitman for criminal gangs operating in Rijana Forest, Kaduna State, was linked to multiple kidnappings and killings along…
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Atletico Madrid striker Angel Correa was banned for five matches on Wednesday after insulting the referee during his team's La Liga defeat by Getafe. The forward was sent off for a high tackle and then abused referee Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez, with Atletico going on to lose 2-1 in the derby clash on Sunday. Correa will…
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The Nigeria Police Force has officially scrapped regulations mandating the dismissal of unmarried female officers who become pregnant while in service. Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Aishatu Baju confirmed this development on Wednesday during an appearance on The Morning Brief show on Channels Television. Baju, the highest-ranking female officer in the force, emphasized that all…
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TikTok may boast more than one billion users worldwide, but a ban set to be enforced in Albania this week is only the latest setback for the social network that has been in the sights of regulators from Washington to Bucharest. Here is a closer look at the rise of the platform: - Born in…
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The Deputy Director of the Africa Office at the MacArthur Foundation, Dr. Amina Salihu, has raised concerns over the alarming rates of intimate partner violence in Nigeria, stating that one in three women experiences abuse at the hands of a spouse or partner. Salihu made this statement on Wednesday in an open letter marking International…