THE Trade Union Congress has advocated that the Value Added Tax rate remains at 7.5 per cent as any increase will place additional financial burden on Nigerians. Mr Festus Osifo, TUC President said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, many Nigerians are already struggling with …
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THE Trade Union Congress (TUC) has called on the federal government to revert petrol prices to their June 2023 positions. The union’s call followed a recent increase in fuel prices by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. Before President Bola Tinubu’s removal of the petrol subsidy on May 29, …
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OGUN State workers, under the auspices of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Joint Negotiation Committee (JNC) have dissociated themselves from the planned protest over alleged unremitted pension funds in the State. The unions, which were represented by Comrade (Amb) Hameed Benco Ademola, the Chairman …
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THE ongoing struggle between the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) against the federal government over workers’ rights culminated in a nationwide strike earlier this week. This raises an important question: was the strike action legal? The answer lies in the international and domestic legal frameworks that Nigeria …
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The Nigeria Labour Congress has lashed out at Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) George Akume over his comments on the nationwide strike embarked upon by the NLC and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). Akume had, on Thursday, June 6, 2024, said the organized Labour committed a treasonable …
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THE Organised Labour has shut down the headquarters of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) over the alleged non-remittance of N2.1 billion in consequential taxes deducted from workers’ salaries. The workers, led by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) President, Festus Osifo, and executive members of the Association of Banks, …
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THE Federal Government on Thursday addressed concerns raised by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), asserting that accusations of failing to fulfill its promises to the labor unions are unfounded. This clarification came amid escalating tensions following the organized labour’s threat to initiate a nationwide …
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THE Trade Union Congress (TUC) has urged the Federal Government to implement all agreements reached with the organised labour in 2023, especially the National Minimum Wage. Mr. Festus Osifo, TUC president, said this in a 2024 new year message jointly signed by Mr. Nuhu Toro, Secretary General in Abuja, yesterday. In the …
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KWARA State Joint Labour Movement has asked the state government to implement N35,000 wage award for all categories of state workers to mitigate the hardship resulting from the fuel subsidy removal by the Federal government. The labour movement said it was constrained to remind the state government due to its …
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THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, embarked on a nationwide strike from Tuesday November 14, and after the intervention of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, called it off two days later. The reasons for …
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