President Bola Tinubu has approved N35,000 as a provisional wage award for all treasury-paid federal government workers for a period of six months. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mallam Mohammed Idris, announced this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said that this followed consultations between the federal government and the leadership of…
The Federal Government has extended an invitation to labour leaders for a further discussion today, October 1, to prevent the imminent nationwide indefinite strike organised by labour unions, The emergency meeting is to take place at the State House in Abuja. The government-Labour meeting at the State House on September 29 was canceled due to…
President Bola Tinubu has announced a six-month temporary wage increase for some workers in the country. The President announced the increase in his first Independence Anniversary speech on Sunday. The wage increase is to help cushion the effects of the fuel subsidy removal, which has led to a surge in the cost of living in…
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has urged the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) not to meddle in its internal crises. Mr Kayode Agbeyangi, Acting General Secretary of the union, made the call in his address at the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Wednesday in Abuja. He alleged that the…
By Adebayo Yusuf The Oyo state government has released over 1.3 billion naira for the payment of gratuity and death benefits to over four hundred retired primary school teachers and local government retirees. The Permanent Secretary, Local Government Staff Pension Board, Alhaji Lukman Muraina made this known at the screening of the retirees in Ibadan. According…
The Federal Government and the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress will meet on Monday, September 18, 2023 (today) to resolve issues over the looming industrial action. The Director of Information, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Olajide Oshundun, disclosed the meeting between the two parties in a Sunday statement. It read, “The Minister of Labour…
Barely one week after leading a two-day nationwide warning strike, the organised labour on Tuesday threatened to begin an indefinite strike should the Federal Government fail to meet its demands at the end of a 21-day ultimatum which will expire in approximately one week’s time. The workers union said the proposed strike was necessary following…
The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial and Financial Institution Employees (NUBIFIE) has shunned the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) strike action in Imo State. Officials of the banks and insurance companies in the state were seen on Tuesday, September 5, attending to their customers while at the State secretariat, along Owerri-Port Harcourt Road, workers…
Some government ministries, departments and agencies in Abuja are currently shut in solidarity with the two-day nationwide strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress, newsmen have observed. Newsmen who visited the Federal Secretariat on Tuesday morning alongside other major areas such as the popular radio house which houses some agencies under the Ministry of Information…
The Nigeria Labour Congres (NLC) has declared a two-day warning strike, beginning on Tuesday, September 5, in protest against the Federal Government for failing to address the challenges caused by the removal of fuel subsidy. On August 2, organised labour protested the “anti-people” policies of the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The Nigeria Labour Congress…