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The Federal Government says it has withdrawn the contempt of court proceedings against organised labour for embarking on a nationwide protest. This is contained in a letter addressed to the lead counsel to the NLC, Falana and Falana’s Chambers and obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday …

Sokoto, Anmabra and Ondo chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday joined other states in the nationwide protests embarked upon by the union against recent subsidy removal and cost of foodstuffs in the country. Addressing members of the rally at the Sokoto state secretariat on Wednesday, the chairman …

Key labour unions in Nigeria met on Tuesday in Abuja where they outlined the conditions the Federal Government must meet before it would be allowed to stop subsidising Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol. Officials of the Trade Union Congress, Nigeria Labour Congress, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association …

ORGANISED Labour, Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, and rights activists have asked Nigerians to revolt against the government’s planned fuel price hike in the New Year, as it would worsen the poverty level in the country. The group, operating under the aegis of The People’s Alternative Political Movement, TPAP-M, made up of …

Resignation and defection are forcing Jeremy Corbyn to confront two scourges hounding his Labour Party as it tries to unseat UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson: anti-Semitism and Brexit. Labour is hoping to regain power for the first time in nearly a decade when voters go to the polls on December …

The month-long suspension of the British parliament ordered by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in an apparent bid to stop MPs blocking his Brexit strategy will begin late Monday, his spokesman said. “Parliament will be prorogued at the close of business today,” the spokesman said, using the parliamentary term for the …

Schools in Oyo State have remained shut in spite of the state government’s directive to reopen on Monday (today), the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A NAN correspondent, who went round the Ibadan metropolis reports that both primary and secondary schools’ gates were not opened after four weeks of …

The Police Command in Nasarawa State has deployed over 1,000 personnel to guard government facilities in the state, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Lawal Shehu, has said. Shehu made the information known in Lafia on Monday when he addressed newsmen.   He said the deployment to the 13 local government …

As part of efforts to enhance its operations, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is in the process of recruiting qualified Nigerians into its Service. Screening of prospective employees commenced in all the zonal offices of the Commission today, Monday June 20, 2016.‎ Members of the public are, however, warned …

The Workers of the Ministry of Finance on Monday embarked on a protest. They are demanding the removal of the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun. Their grouse, it was learnt, is over the non-payment of what they termed their allowances, which amounted to N1.2 billion. They equally accused Adeosun of …