By Adebayo Yusuf The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC Oyo State council, has promised to picket all the offices of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC across the state on Monday, if the company does not meet its demands. Secretary, Oyo NLC, Comrade Adebayo Aribatise made this known in a statement made available to newsmen. According to…
By Adebayo Yusuf The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has issued a 7 day ultimatum to the management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC and its outsourcing firm to renegotiate the mass sacking of 3,000 workers. Oyo State Controller, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Igbinosun gave the directive at the end…
By Adebayo Yusuf The members of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC Oyo State Council, today protested mass sacking of outsourced staff of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC at the company’s headquarters, Adeoyo, Ring Road. Pensioners FM correspondent, who covered the protest, said the development resulted into gridlock at Adeoyo axis. Oyo NLC Chairman, Comrade Kayode Martins…
The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has slammed the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, over propose electricity migration plans. Minister Adelabu, during a budget defence session at the National Assembly on Tuesday, said that 90 per cent of electricity users in Band A have confirmed that they are getting the benefit of…
By Adebayo Yusuf A Professor of Accounting and Financial Development, Godwin Oyedokun has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC to negotiate with the federal government on high percentage deduction on Personal Income Tax, PIT structure and not total rejection of the tax reform bill. Professor Oyedokun made this known in Ibadan while delivering a…
Abia State Government (ABSG) and the organized labour in the State have signed the agreement on the implementation of the new national minimum wage of N70,000 and the consequential adjustments. This is coming two days after the organized labour issued a November 2, 2024 strike notice to the Abia State government. Speaking during the occasion,…
President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, has said all efforts to intimidate and silence organised labour would fail. The labour leader also said he would on Wednesday, September 25, honour the last police invitation extended to him. Recall that Ajaero had in recent times been under the radar of security agencies, especially the…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has confirmed the release of its President, Joe Ajaero from the Department of State Services, DSS, detention. NLC’s Head of Information, Benson Upah, according to Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, said Ajaero was released late Monday night. He was freed after hours of detention by the security agency. Newsmen report that…
Operatives of the Department of the State Services, DSS, have arrested the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero. It was gathered that he was arrested this morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Ajaero was about to board a flight to the United Kingdom, UK, for an official assignment when DSS…
Organised Labour and stakeholders have slammed the Federal Government following the new pump price regime of petrol also known as Premium Motor Spirit introduced on Tuesday by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL. It was observed that the pump prices had jumped to over 800 Naira per litre depending on the location. Reacting to…