Tag: Trade Union Congress
Organised labour protest against minimum wage decentralisation
The organised labour on Wednesday staged nationwide peaceful protests against the bill by the national assembly to expunge the national minimum wage from the...
Labour, FG agree to subsidise electricity tariff for three month
The federal government and labour unions have agreed to use proceeds from Value Added Tax (VAT) to temporarily subsidise electricity tariff for consumers for...
How organised labour deceived Nigerians
Reuben Abati
I was very skeptical when the current leadership of Organized Labour in Nigeria objected to the decision of the Federal Government to withdraw...
Text of agreement between labour and FG on suspension of nationwide...
The nationwide strike by organised labour scheduled to commence today was called off suspended after the representatives of the organised labour reached an agreement...
Fuel price, electricity tariff hike: Labour leaders strategise for strike despite...
The Nigeria Governors’ forum yesterday met with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to persuade the latter from mobilising workers to embark...
NLC insists on Sept 28 nationwide protest against electricity tariff, fuel...
The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr. Ayuba Wabba has said that there was no going back on the nationwide strike beginning...
Akwa Ibom govt agrees to pay above N30, 000 minimum wage
After weeks of intense horse trading, the government of Akwa
Ibom State has reached an agreement with the organised labour in the state on the
payment...
Imo gov election ruling: Esele calls for INEC chairman’s resignation
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr. Peter Esele, has said that the...
Minimum wage war looms as organised labour strikes October 16
Organised labour has given the federal government up to
October 16 to reconvene the meeting of the committee negotiating the
consequential adjustment on the new minimum...
Buhari commended for signing N30000 National Minimum Wage Bill
Ime Akpan
The signing of the National Wage Bill into law by President
Muhammadu Buhari has elicited a plethora of reactions by individuals and
pressure groups.
It...