SECRETARY to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume, on Wednesday, said that the proposed strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, which is expected to commence if the government fails to attend to their demands will not be in the interest of workers. Senator Akume also added …
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THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Monday said that it is only the presidency and not the Ministry of Labour and Employment that can take decisions on some of the contentious issues that led to the warning strike such as wage award, the issue of CNG, refineries and others. This …
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THE meeting between the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Federal Government ended in a deadlock with another meeting scheduled for a later date. Newsextra24 reports. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, is also expected to meet with the representatives of the Trade Union Congress led by its national …
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THREE executive members of the Imo State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have been reportedly arrested by the operatives of the Imo State Police Command. Newsextra24 learnt that NLC officials were detained on Wednesday at the Imo State Secretariat while checking on how state employees were complying with …
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THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has shunned the reconciliatory meeting called by the Federal Government. The last-minute reconciliatory meeting was convened by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong. The purpose of the meeting was to avert the two-day warning strike. The NLC had declared a two-day warning strike …
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NIGERIAN banks have issued a notice to embark on a two-day nationwide strike. The banks said financial services would be withdrawn on September 5 and 6, 2023. The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institution Employees (NUBIFE) gave the directive in a memo dated September 2, 2023, signed by …
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THE national leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress has shunned the last-minute reconciliatory meeting convened by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, to avert the two-day warning strike already declared by the labour centre. Newsextra24 reports that only the leadership of the Trade Union Congress, led by its …
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THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has debunked speculations that it might back down on its proposed industrial action slated nationwide for Wednesday. It said the only reason it would shelve the strike is when the Federal Government and the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited NNPCL did the needful by returning …
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THE Nigeria Labour Congress has asked for a fresh retirement age for civil servants in the country. The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, made the call during the 2023 Workers’ Day celebrations on Monday in Abuja. Ajaero also called for a general review of core civil servants’ salaries to narrow the …
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THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has told President Muhammadu Buhari not to allow Nigerians in Sudan to die as a result of negligence. The NLC pleaded with the government to explore any avenue that could help to bring back to the country Nigerian citizens in Sudan and even make plans …
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