Labour

An eight-hour meeting involving the Federal Government, the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress ended in a deadlock on Tuesday, following the inability of the parties to reach a consensus. While the organised labour was…
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The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has alleged that the suspended management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), misappropriated N48 billion. He spoke on Tuesday at an investigative hearing at the House…
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It will be recalled that the government had told labour unions that it could only pay 9.5 per cent salary raise for employees on grade levels 07 to 14 and five per cent for those on grade levels 15 to 17. But labour is demanding a 30 per…
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The Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Senator Tayo Alasoadura has been moved to the Niger Delta Ministry as Minister of State.
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Mr Alade Lawal, JNPSNC General Secretary, Trade Union Side, said the organised labour will decide on a next line of action towards the issue of the minimum wage, saying in due time, Nigerians would be informed.
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Workers in the oil, gas and aviation sectors on Sunday vowed to join the nationwide industrial action on Tuesday.
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Sunday, described 2017 as a very difficult year for Nigerians, noting that the All Progressives Congress (APC) government ruined Nigerians and pushed more workers into poverty and wretchedness.
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has vowed to employ every lawful means to resist the mass sacking of local councils’ workers in Kaduna State. NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, yesterday in Abuja explained that the union is in solidarity with…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) as vowed to force the Kaduna State Government to reverse its decision to sack over 21,000 primary school teachers in the state. Chairman, Kaduna chapter of the NLC, Adamu Ango, made this…
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Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Friday, picketed the offices of Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) and telecommunications giant, MTN, for allegedly engaging in casualisation of workers and denying them their privileges.
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