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Minimum wage: NLC, TUC suspend strike for five days
The Centres are expected to issue a statement shortly before the commencement of negotiations with the government. Report has it that after a six-hour meeting with the leadership of organised labour in Abuja, the Federal Government expressed the commitment of President Bola Tinubu to raising the N60,000 offered as the minimum wage. The organised labour […]
Businesses, Airports, Hospitals, Power Supply Affected As Labour Begins Nationwide Strike
While the National Assembly had stepped in at the last minute to avoid the industrial action declared on Friday, the discussions ended in a stalemate, leading to the commencement of the strike. The industrial action has affected businesses and critical services across the country including schools, hospitals, and power supply as workers complied with the […]
Labour declares indefinite strike from Monday over minimum wage, electricity tariff hike
At briefing, leaders of NLC and TUC pleaded with Nigerians to bear with them, saying “Apologies for inconveniences but commitment to pursue the cause to its conclusion.” Recall that there had been report that Organised Labour under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterpart, might […]
Minimum wage talks collapse again as Labour rejects N60,000
The NLC’s Deputy President of Political Commission, Prof. Theophilus Ndubuaku, spoke to newsmen at the end of a meeting of the tripartite committee on minimum wage, where Labour rejected the Federal Government’s fresh offer of N60,000, up from the N57,000 earlier proposed. The Federal Government added a sum of N3,000 to its initially proposed N57,000 […]
FG, Labour To Reconvene Next Week Over Minimum Wage Negotiation
An invitation letter sent to the labour leaders by the chairman of the committee, Bukar Goni, states that the other members of the committee have agreed to shift grounds from the N48,000 proposal.The letter appealed to the labour leaders to speak to their members and attend the reconvened meeting next Tuesday.The organised labour comprising the […]
Labour Unions Walk Out Of Minimum Wage Negotiations, Blast FG
Angered by the N48,000 proposal by the Federal Government as the national minimum wage, the labour unions described the offer as ridiculous.The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, explained that the government is not serious about negotiating with the Labour on the new minimum wage.Ajaero explained that the FG does not have the necessary data to negotiate […]
‘It Leads To More Inflation,’ NLC Demands Reversal Of Electricity Tariff Hike
.On April 3, 2024, NERC raised electricity tariff for customers enjoying 20 hours power supply daily. Customers in this category are said to be under the Band A classification. The increase saw the customers paying N225 kilowatt per hour from the current N66, a development that has been heavily criticized by many Nigerians, considering the […]