Ogun State workers, under the auspices of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Joint Negotiation Committee (JNC) have dissociated themselves from the planned protest over alleged unremitted pension funds in the State. The unions, which were represented by Comrade (Amb) Hameed Benco Ademola, the Chairman of NLC, Comrade Akeem Lasisi, TUC…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has approved the domestication of some resolutions of the National Council on Establishments (NCE) into the state’s civil service. The State’s Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya made the disclosure when the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ogun State Council, led by its Chairman, Comrade Hameed Ademola-Benco…
The Organised Labour has suspended its nationwide strike for five days to allow uninterrupted meetings with the tripartite committee on the new national minimum wage. This new development was disclosed to Vanguard by a top source among the labour union leaders under the condition of anonymity. Vanguard previously reported on the new resolutions regarding the…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress(TUC) are set to commence a joint extraordinary National Executive Council meeting, to discuss the ongoing nationwide strike. Recall that the labour unions said the ongoing nationwide strike will continue on Tuesday until it holds its NEC meeting of organs of the union where all resolutions…
BY MAYOWA TIJANI Can the Nigerian government pay the N494,000 the Labour unions are asking for as minimum wage? If we are being honest, the answer is no. Should the Labour Congress accept the N60,000 being offered? No, not at all. So, what then should be the middle ground? Come with me as we explore…
Further to the negotiation by the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage (NMW) and subsequent withdrawal of Labour from negotiation, the Leadership of the National Assembly intervened on 2nd June, 2024. The Organised Labour declared nationwide strike on Monday, 3rd June, 2024 to drive home its demands. The Federal Government, in the National interest, convened…
… Labour set to call off strike The federal government has agreed to pay a minimum wage that is more than N60,000 as the meeting of the Tripartite Committee resumes sittings. To hasten decisions arising form the meeting, the committee will meet every day in the next week to reach an agreement on the new…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria says the Labour union has shut down the national grid, resulting in a blackout as a nationwide strike begins. TCN in a statement states that the national grid shutdown occurred at about 2.19 am Monday, 3rd June 2024. According to the TCN, the shutdown started from the Benin transmission operator…
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) has insisted on going ahead with the nationwide strike planned for June 3. Senate President Godswill Akpabio and speaker of the house of representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, conveyed a last-minute meeting on Sunday to avert the proposed indefinite strike by organised labour over…
The organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has said it would commence an indefinite strike on Monday, June 3, following the failure to reach agreement on a new national minimum wage and the non reversal in the hike of electricity tariff by the federal government. Presidents of…
