Tag: Nigeria Labour Congress

FG agrees to settle demands of Resident Doctors in 7 days

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The Nigerian government and the striking National Association of Resident Doctors, (NARD), may have moved closer to resolving the industrial dispute between them, after exploring the alternative dispute resolution suggested to them by the National Industrial Court. The Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, was quoted to have said he resumed discussion with the striking doctors at the instance of President Buhari, suggesting that he was unable to initiate an amicable discussion on his own accord. The truce was reportedly brokered with the intervention of the leadership of the Nigerian Medical…

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Jos killings: ‘Murder of 22 travellers height of insecurity in Nigeria’ – NLC

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The leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), has reacted to the killing of 22 travellers in Jos, the Plateau State capital, describing it as the height of insecurity in Nigeria. While condemning the murder of the travelers who were commuting between Bauchi State and Akure, in Ondo State. It said the incident further highlights the deteriorating security situation in our country, noting that there is no gainsaying the fact that the citizens are really living in dangerous times in Nigeria. In a statement to newsmen yesterday in Abuja, NLC President,…

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High electricity tariff: Labour insists on N15 kw/h reduction

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The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), yesterday, sounded a note of warning to the Federal Government, insisting that the agreement reached with Organised Labour on the reduction of electricity tariff by N15 per kilowatt-hour, (KWH), by December must be respected. NLC said, “The posture of the Federal Government to flout agreements is completely unacceptable and would be resisted.” NLC, in a statement by its President, Ayuba Wabba, also demanded a 40 percent reduction of gas price to the Electricity Generating Companies, GENCOs, contending that instead of the $2.50 per standard cubic…

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NLC faults alleged plan to sell TCN

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The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), has faulted the alleged planned sale of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, (TCN). The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba stated this in a statement titled: “This Kite will not Fly“, yesterday, in Abuja. He added that the NLC condemned with vigour the continued stripping and stealing of Nigeria’s economic assets. He said that the current attempt to hand over the TCN to a few ‘privileged’ Nigerians was self-serving, obtuse, odious, morally reprehensible and criminal. He said Nigerian workers and people were vehemently opposed to this plot…

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Kaduna: NLC gives el-Rufa’i another strike notice

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…Directs affiliate unions to mobilise The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), has said it will begin what it called ‘Round 2’ of its suspended industrial action against Governor Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i, of Kaduna State. The NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, stated this yesterday, at a press conference after an emergency National Executive Council meeting of the congress in Abuja. It has therefore directed its State councils and affiliate unions to mobilise for the latest action. He said the Congress, after exhausting all avenues, including writing letters to President Buhari and Minister…

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Kaduna: Fresh Govt-Labour showdown looms over workers’ sack

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…”NLC leaders were paid to organise protest against my govt.” – El-Rufai…Governor’s allegation laughable – NLC Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i, and the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), who recently clashed when the Congress went to the State to protest against the governor’s mass sacking of workers, are set for a fresh showdown. El-Rufa’i yesterday alleged that members of the NLC were paid from Abuja to organise the recent protest against his government’s right-sizing exercise. He said, specifically, that he knows those who gave the labour leaders money to organise…

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Nasarawa NLC begins indefinite strike today

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The Nasarawa State chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), has directed its affiliate unions and the Civil Society Organisations to join the indefinite strike in the State, scheduled to commence at midnight on June 15. Recall that the NLC had threatened to mobilise workers to shut down the State over the partial implementation of N30, 000 minimum wage and other welfare-related issues. The strike was declared yesterday in Lafia, the State capital, after the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting of the labour movement. Addressing reporters after the meeting, the NLC…

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NLC says ‘no’ to further fuel increase

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…Insists governors’ proposal provocative, insensitive The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), has rejected the Nigerian Governors’ Forum’s proposal of between N380 and N408 per litre of petrol in the country. According to a communiqué issued at the end of its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Tuesday in Abuja and signed by the President, Ayuba Wabba and its Acting General Secretary, Isma’il Bello, the NLC described the governors’ recommendation as provocative, arbitrary, and insensitive to the current economic realities in the country. The communiqué was made available to newsmen yesterday. The…

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Kaduna-NLC face-off: FGN insists el-Rufa’i must dialogue with Organised Labour 

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…Sets up c’ttee to resolve dispute The Federal Government has said that Kaduna and any other state must dialogue with the Organised Labour as enshrined in the International Labour Organisation, (ILO) conventions, to which Nigeria is a signatory. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, stated this while presiding over the meeting between Kaduna State Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), in Abuja yesterday. He said though the Organised Labour has a right to go on strike according to the provisions of the law, it should not obstruct…

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NLC suspends warning strike in Kaduna, as FG intervenes

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…’JUSUN, Parliamentary workers’ll soon call-off theirs”, Ngige assures The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), has suspended its warning strike in Kaduna following the Federal Government’s intervention. The NLC National President, Ayuba Wabba, announced the suspension of the mass action, which brought Kaduna State to a standstill for three days, yesterday. According to him, the labour union decided to suspend the strike to honour the invitation of the Federal Government. The Federal Government had pledged to mediate in the raging dispute between labour and the Kaduna State government over the mass sack…

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