Tag: Ayuba Wabba

NLC to stage nationwide protest today over Minimum Wage Bill

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), has announced plans to stage a nationwide protest today, Wednesday, in response to reports that some members of the National Assembly are attempting to withdraw the Minimum Wage from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent Legislative List. According to a statement released by the Congress yesterday in Abuja, mobilisation for the protest will begin at 7 a.m. from Unity Fountain in Abuja to the National Assembly Complex. The House of Representatives during a plenary last week debated a Bill, sponsored by Garba Muhammed, (representing…

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Why we haven’t protested against increase in petrol price, electricity tariff – NLC

Ishaku Yohanna

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has explained its reason for not organising protests against the increase in pump price of petrol and the new electricity tariff. The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) had announced an increase in the price of premium motor spirit, better known as petrol. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) also increased electricity tariff from N30.23 to N62.33 per kwh. Speaking with NAN in Lagos on Saturday, Ayuba Wabba, NLC president, said the organised labour will soon come out with a position on the price adjustment.…

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