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Kaduna Labour strike: El-Rufa’i declares NLC leaders bandits, sacks nurses, KASU lecturers�

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 Aminu Imam

�As armed thugs disrupt labour’s protest�APC Govs urge gov. to negotiate with labour Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i, yesterday declared the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) leaders who coordinated the shutdown of the State in protest over the mass sack of workers as bandits. The governor vowed that they will be prosecuted, accusing them of wanton destruction of public properties and disruption of peace. Their actions, according to him, were equivalent to the actions of bandits terrorising the State. He also ordered the sack of all nurses in the State…

Int’l law group mobilises to give free legal services to �illegal� sacked Kaduna workers

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Backs Labour�s opposition A group of lawyers under the aegis of The International Lawyers Assisting Workers, (ILAW), has called on all its members across the country to mobilise to Kaduna to render services as may be required by circumstances to the sacked workers in Kaduna State who were hitherto employed by the State government. The group expressed its total support for the protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), in Kaduna State, which started today. The ILAW, in a statement it issued on Friday, described the decision of the Kaduna…

NUPENG directs its members to shut down services in Kaduna

May 16, 2021May 16, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Airport shuts down as aviation workers join strike The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, (NUPENG), has directed its members to shut down services in Kaduna State with effect from May 16. The directive was in compliance with Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)’s five days warning strike over the sack of workers in the State. NUPENG�s General Secretary, Afolabi Olawale gave the directive in a letter addressed to the Petroleum Tanker Drivers branch of NUPENG on Wednesday. Olawale said compliance with the directive was necessary for the successful execution…

Labour opposes move by FG to cut salaries, merge MDAs

May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), has opposed moves by the Federal Government to cut salaries of civil servants as well as the number of federal agencies. Recall that the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, had said the FG was working to reduce the high cost of governance by cutting the salaries of civil servants as well as the number of federal agencies The Minister gave the indication at a �National Policy Dialogue on Corruption and Cost of Governance in Nigeria�, organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other…

May Day: ‘Cost of rice now equals minimum wage’ – Atiku

May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 Aminu Imam

Former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has lamented what he observed as the persistent and frightening economic decimation of the Nigerian working class in the face of rising inflation and declining living standards. According to him, the price of a bag of rice has almost equalled the nation�s minimum wage. In a message of solidarity with the Nigerian workers on the 2021 May Day issued by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, yesterday, Atiku expressed worries about the conditions of the Nigerian workers �in our ever hostile economic environment, a situation that makes…

FG declares Monday as public holiday

April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 3, 2021, a public holiday to mark this year�s International Workers� Day celebration. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration in a statement by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr. Shu’aib Belgore. The statement was titled: �FG declares Monday, May 3, 2021, public holiday to mark 2021 workers� day celebration�. The Minister congratulated workers for witnessing this year�s celebration. He commended them for their patience, understanding and support in driving the policies and programmes of President Muhammadu Buhari �in its determination…

NLC to stage nationwide protest today over Minimum Wage Bill

March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 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…

NLC shuts down CAC amidst resistance from TUC

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday, shut the headquarters of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Abuja, as earlier threatened at its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting last week. The leadership of the congress, led by the NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, stormed the Maitama headquarters of the commission early yesterday, to protest alleged anti-labour activities of the management. Meanwhile, this was not without a resistance from members of a sister union, the Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government Owned Companies (SSASCGOC) that has arrived the premises of the CAC…

NLC declares strike in 18 States over minimum wage

February 20, 2021February 20, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday directed workers in all the states where the national minimum wage of N30, 000 is yet to be paid to immediately proceed on strike. In a communiqu� issued at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC), jointly signed by the NLC President, Dr. Ayuba Wabba and its General Secretary, Mr. Emma Ugboaja, the union urged the Federal Government to reduce the cost of gas sold to electricity generating companies to $1.5 cents, as a means of driving down electricity tariffs. The NLC also…

Nigeria�s insecurity, poverty getting out of control – NLC

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday held their National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, at the Nigerian Air Force Conference Centre, Abuja, where they lamented the precarious state of insecurity and economic woes in the country. According to President of the NLC, Ayuba Wabba, hardly any day passes by without one negative report of citizens either kidnapped or abducted for payment of ransom. Lamenting the situation, Wabba said, “Our beloved country has never been enmeshed in the grips of insecurity, turbulence and crisis as we witness today. He said in the…