Trade Union Congress (TUC)
29 Oct
Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River on Tuesday presented the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N498 billion for the 2025 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly. The appropriation bill is dubbed, “Budget for Sustainable Development.” The budget, which has N328 billion and N170 billion as its capital and recurrent expenditures respectively, is N202 billion…
5 Oct
The Bauchi state government has inaugurated an 11-member Tripartite Technical Committee, to fast track implementation of the new National Minimum Wage. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that membership of the committee comprises representatives of the state government, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC). Mr. Dauda Shuaibu, the NLC Chairman in…
11 Sep
Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun on Wednesday in Abeokuta stated that his administration was working towards implementing the new minimum wage. The governor, while speaking during a meeting with the leadership of Organized Labor, noted that workers had been instrumental in the rapid economic growth the state was witnessing. He promised the union leaders that…
5 Jun
The president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, on Tuesday said that organised labour will reject an “unreasonable” addition to the federal government's N60,000 minimum wage offer. Osifo stated this in an interview with Channels Television, noting that the labour unions are not fixated on the sum of N494,000 as the new minimum…
4 Jun
The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Lagos State Chapter, says its members did not join the indefinite labour strike because they believe that strike is not the way to get a solution. The President of the chapter, Mr Alaka Yusuf, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos that…
3 Jun
The National Salaries Wages and Income Commission (NSWIC) has scheduled a meeting with organised labour over the ongoing nationwide strike which started on Monday. The leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared a national strike following their failure to reach an agreement with the Federal Government on a…
3 Jun
The Labour Party (LP) has hit out at the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and its affiliates following their decision to embark on a nationwide strike, saying their demand for N494,000 as minimum wage is unrealistic. Organised labour had declared a nationwide strike which began on Monday, June 3, 2024, over…
3 Jun
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) declared a nationwide strike which began on Monday, June 3, 2024, after a meeting with the tripartite committee on national minimum wage and representatives of organised labour ended on a deadlock on Sunday night. The strike action was decided upon after the Federal Government…
3 Jun
Intending travellers have been left stranded as all entry points into the domestic terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) are currently inaccessible. The entry points to the airport were blocked due to the industrial action called by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), as a result, all flight operations…
22 May
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has announced that his administration will commence the payment of the N30,000 minimum wage starting from June 2024. This announcement was made on Wednesday during a meeting with the leadership of the labour unions in the state. In a statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, the decision…
15 May
The N615,000 new national minimum wage proposed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), which is currently awaiting negotiation and endorsement by the stakeholders, is seemingly outlandish, but not far off the economic realities and daily pressure on Nigerian workers.
13 May
Amid the protest over the hike in electricity tariff by the federal government, the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Ondo State chapter, has stated that President Bola Tinubu-led federal government has continued to compensate Nigerians who voted for him with harsh economic policies. The TUC Chairman in the state, Clement Fatuase, who called on Tinubu to…
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Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed March 4, 2025, for ruling in a suit seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from enforcing the December 2, 2022, judgment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria on the fresh delineation of polling units and electoral wards in Warri South Local…
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The Army Council has approved the promotion of 108 senior officers to the ranks of Major-Generals and Brigadier-Generals in recognition of their meritorious service to the nation. The promotion, comprising 35 brigadier-generals to the rank of major-generals and 73 colonels to the rank of brigadier-general respectively, was approved at the council’s sitting on Thursday. The…
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oyo State Command, has deployed 2,550 officers across the state to ensure the safety and security of lives and property during the 2024 Yuletide season. Spokesperson of the Oyo State Command, Samuel Opebiyi, in a statement, said the deployment, directed by the State Commandant, Commandant Augustine Padonu,…
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A fire incident has claimed the lives of a husband, his wife and their grandson which affected a storey building at Ori-Eru, Idikan area of Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the fire incident occurred in the early hours of Friday. Mr Yemi Akinyinka, General Manager Oyo State Fire Services Agency, made…
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The Delta State Police Command has arrested five suspects for allegedly stealing a bus belonging to the Young Shall Grow (YSG) Transport Company. The spokesman of the Delta State Police Command, ASP Bright Edafe, paraded the suspects in a video he shared on his official X account on Friday morning. Edafe said their role in…
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A magistrates’ court in Ado-Ekiti has granted a N30 million bail to lawyer and human rights activist Dele Farotimi. Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun approved the bail application on Friday with conditions including two responsible sureties, the surrender of Farotimi’s international passport, and a prohibition on granting media interviews during the case. Farotimi was arraigned by the…
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The Leader Joe 1808 Foundation brought together 150 children from across Nigeria to celebrate sportsmanship and promote a vital cause, access to quality education for every child, through its junior golf tournament. The third edition of the Leader Joe 1808 Foundation Junior Golf Tournament teed off in Abuja, marking a significant milestone in the foundation's…