TUC Archives - Afinju FM https://afinjufm.com/tag/tuc/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:58:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://afinjufm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cropped-Afinju_Logo-removebg-preview-32x32.png TUC Archives - Afinju FM https://afinjufm.com/tag/tuc/ 32 32 233669348 Workers’ Day: FG Declares Thursday Public Holiday https://afinjufm.com/workers-day-fg-declares-thursday-public-holiday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=workers-day-fg-declares-thursday-public-holiday https://afinjufm.com/workers-day-fg-declares-thursday-public-holiday/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:58:41 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=10081 The Federal Government has declared Thursday a public holiday to mark this year’s Workers’ Day, celebrated annually on May 1.

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/workers-day-fg-declares-thursday-public-holiday/feed/ 0 10081 TUC backs Lagos corper facing threats for criticizing Tinubu https://afinjufm.com/tuc-backs-lagos-corper-facing-threats-for-criticizing-tinubu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tuc-backs-lagos-corper-facing-threats-for-criticizing-tinubu https://afinjufm.com/tuc-backs-lagos-corper-facing-threats-for-criticizing-tinubu/#respond Mon, 17 Mar 2025 07:40:18 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/2025/03/17/tuc-backs-lagos-corper-facing-threats-for-criticizing-tinubu/ The Trade Union Congress has shown solidarity with a Lagos-based National Youth Service Corps member, Ushie Uguamaye, also known as Raye, who claimed to have received threats for criticizing President Bola Tinubu’s administration. TUC President Festus Osifo made this known while featuring on an issue-based programme, where he noted that the corps member spoke out […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/tuc-backs-lagos-corper-facing-threats-for-criticizing-tinubu/feed/ 0 9493 NLC gives Dec 1 ultimatum for minimum wage payment https://afinjufm.com/nlc-gives-dec-1-ultimatum-for-minimum-wage-payment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nlc-gives-dec-1-ultimatum-for-minimum-wage-payment https://afinjufm.com/nlc-gives-dec-1-ultimatum-for-minimum-wage-payment/#respond Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:35:13 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=6366 The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has given state governments an ultimatum of December 1, 2024, to implement the new minimum wage.

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/nlc-gives-dec-1-ultimatum-for-minimum-wage-payment/feed/ 0 6366 Minimum wage: I’ll approve what Nigeria can afford – Tinubu https://afinjufm.com/minimum-wage-ill-approve-what-nigeria-can-afford-tinubu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=minimum-wage-ill-approve-what-nigeria-can-afford-tinubu https://afinjufm.com/minimum-wage-ill-approve-what-nigeria-can-afford-tinubu/#respond Thu, 13 Jun 2024 11:10:42 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=3088 The President said this at a dinner to mark Nigeria’s 25 years of unbroken Democracy in Abuja. Tinubu thanked those who stood by him over the years, promising Nigerians that he won’t depart from the tenets of democratic governance. The President also pledged to bring down the prices of food items by tackling the menace […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/minimum-wage-ill-approve-what-nigeria-can-afford-tinubu/feed/ 0 3088 Labour Never Contemplated ₦100,000 Wage Let Alone ₦62,000 — NLC https://afinjufm.com/labour-never-contemplated-%e2%82%a6100000-wage-let-alone-%e2%82%a662000-nlc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=labour-never-contemplated-%25e2%2582%25a6100000-wage-let-alone-%25e2%2582%25a662000-nlc https://afinjufm.com/labour-never-contemplated-%e2%82%a6100000-wage-let-alone-%e2%82%a662000-nlc/#respond Mon, 10 Jun 2024 13:54:31 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=3052 Labour insisted on ₦250,000, its latest demand at the last meeting of the Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage , as the living wage for an average Nigerian worker. NLC Assistant General Secretary, Chris Onyeka, who spoke with journalists on a television programme, insisted that labour would not accept the latest government’s offer of ₦62,000 and […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/labour-never-contemplated-%e2%82%a6100000-wage-let-alone-%e2%82%a662000-nlc/feed/ 0 3052 Minimum wage: Resign if you can’t pay, labour tackles governors https://afinjufm.com/minimum-wage-resign-if-you-cant-pay-labour-tackles-governors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=minimum-wage-resign-if-you-cant-pay-labour-tackles-governors https://afinjufm.com/minimum-wage-resign-if-you-cant-pay-labour-tackles-governors/#respond Sun, 09 Jun 2024 09:46:01 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=3040 Recall that the governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum rejected the proposed N60,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers. In a statement issued by the Director of Media and Public Affairs for NGF, Halimah Ahmed, the governors said the proposed minimum wage was too high and not sustainable. The governors said if the […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/minimum-wage-resign-if-you-cant-pay-labour-tackles-governors/feed/ 0 3040 Tinubu Directs Finance Minister To Present Minimum Wage Template https://afinjufm.com/tinubu-directs-finance-minister-to-present-minimum-wage-template/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tinubu-directs-finance-minister-to-present-minimum-wage-template https://afinjufm.com/tinubu-directs-finance-minister-to-present-minimum-wage-template/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:37:25 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=2976 Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said this in Abuja  after a Federal Government delegation on the new minimum wage met with the President. The FG delegation includes Idris; Edun; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume; Labour Minister Nkiruka Onyejeocha; Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu; Chief of […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/tinubu-directs-finance-minister-to-present-minimum-wage-template/feed/ 0 2976 Minimum wage: NLC, TUC suspend strike for five days https://afinjufm.com/minimum-wage-nlc-tuc-suspend-strike-for-five-days/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=minimum-wage-nlc-tuc-suspend-strike-for-five-days https://afinjufm.com/minimum-wage-nlc-tuc-suspend-strike-for-five-days/#respond Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:39:09 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=2951 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 […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/minimum-wage-nlc-tuc-suspend-strike-for-five-days/feed/ 0 2951 Businesses, Airports, Hospitals, Power Supply Affected As Labour Begins Nationwide Strike https://afinjufm.com/businesses-airports-hospitals-power-supply-affected-as-labour-begins-nationwide-strike/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=businesses-airports-hospitals-power-supply-affected-as-labour-begins-nationwide-strike https://afinjufm.com/businesses-airports-hospitals-power-supply-affected-as-labour-begins-nationwide-strike/#respond Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:32:19 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=2935 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 […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/businesses-airports-hospitals-power-supply-affected-as-labour-begins-nationwide-strike/feed/ 0 2935 Labour declares indefinite strike from Monday over minimum wage, electricity tariff hike https://afinjufm.com/labour-declares-indefinite-strike-from-monday-over-minimum-wage-electricity-tariff-hike/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=labour-declares-indefinite-strike-from-monday-over-minimum-wage-electricity-tariff-hike https://afinjufm.com/labour-declares-indefinite-strike-from-monday-over-minimum-wage-electricity-tariff-hike/#respond Fri, 31 May 2024 16:58:52 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=2917 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 […]

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