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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President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday announced the establishment of the National Engineering and Innovation Fund. Tinubu made this known at the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) 2024 International Engineering Conference Exhibition and Annual General Meeting in Abuja. The president was represented by the Minister of State for Works, Mr Bello Goronyo, The News Agency of…
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An Area Court sitting at Centre-Igboro in Ilorin on Tuesday sentenced one Uthman Ajetunmobi of the city’s Alore Area to two years at the Borstal Training Institute for unruly behaviour. While ruling, the Presiding Judge, Toyin Aluko, said this was necessary as the defendant’s mother had prayed the court to commit her son to the…
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Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau says the perennial water crisis in the state is a result of human sabotage. Mutfwang expressed this concern during an interface with stakeholders within the state’s Water and Sanitation sub-sector, on Tuesday in Jos. The governor expressed worry that in spite of the huge investments in the water sector, including…
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President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday urged Northern leaders to seek robust solutions to the numerous challenges confronting the region. Tinubu, represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, made the call at a stakeholders’ roundtable on Northern Nigerian Youth Development, organized by the Sir. Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation in Abuja. The theme of the roundtable was ‘Empowering the…
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First runner-up at the 73rd Miss Universe Competition, Chidimma Adetshina, has returned to Nigeria amid jubilation and fanfare. Adetshina, who clinched the coveted position on Sunday, November 17, in Mexico City, received a rousing welcome upon her arrival. A viral video capturing the moment shows fans chanting Thanksgiving songs in various dialects as they celebrate…
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US President-elect Donald Trump nominated Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of his transition team, as his commerce secretary on Tuesday—a choice set to bring a tougher stance on China from the incoming administration. Lutnick will also lead the country's tariff and trade agenda, with "additional direct responsibility for the Office of the United States Trade Representative,"…
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President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday declared that the development of Northern Nigeria remains fundamental to the nation's prosperity. This came as he unveiled a comprehensive youth development strategy spanning multiple key sectors to drive Nigeria's economic transformation. Speaking during a Stakeholders Roundtable on Northern Youth Development organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation in…
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The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, on Tuesday launched a Revised Strategic Plan for the Clean Nigeria: Use the Toilet Campaign. Funmi Imuetinyan Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, in a statement, on Tuesday, said the event coincided with the 5th anniversary of the campaign and was…
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The Wife of Abia Governor, Mrs. Priscilla Otti, on Tuesday, emphasised the importance of early detection as a critical tool in the fight against cancer in the state. Otti said this during the Abia State 2024 Cancer Awareness Day organized by the wife of the governor in collaboration with the Ministry of Health in Umuahia.…