Tag: NLC Strike

“Shutting down national grid criminal” – Police warn protesters

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Nigerian Police

The Nigeria Police Force has cautioned against violent protests across the country. This was as the force said it is unacceptable to disrupt critical infrastructure such as airports, hospitals, and other essential services during a protest. The Police added that tampering with the national grid is a criminal offence. Recall that activities were disrupted at the airports across the country and various unions shut down the National Grid on June 3 to compel the Government to agree on a new minimum wage for workers. In a statement yesterday, the Force…

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‘?From N400k to N60k?!’ – Nigerians mock NLC for accepting ‘ambiguous agreement’

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Organised Labour

The reported tripartite agreement between the Federal Government and Organised Labour where the government said it is ready to “pay higher than N60,000” as minimum wage without a clearcut specification, has been the most trending topic in the social media space since it made the news on Monday. Recall that in the ambiguous agreement which was reached after a meeting late Monday between the Federal Government and leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress TUC at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of…

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Economicactivities paralysed, as labour unions commence nationwide strike

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Organised Labour

…Disrupt domestic flights The Organised Labour yesterday  disrupted commercial activities nationwide, as they commenced their nationwide strike, shutting down the national grid and disrupting domestic flights across the nation. The Transmission Company of Nigeria, (TCN), which shut down the national grid, confirmed the development in a press statement signed by its GM, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah. According to the document, the national grid was shut down at about 2.19am yesterday morning, said other transmission substations that were shut down include the Ganmo, Benin, Ayede, Olorunsogo, Akangba and Osogbo Transmission sub-stations. ?The…

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‘NLC, TUC are Labour Party members trying to blackmail Tinubu with strike’ - Presidency

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Presidency on Labour strike

Presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga, says many members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its affiliate unions enforcing nationwide strike are “supporters of Peter Obi’s Labour Party,” scheming to blackmail and sabotage President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Onanuga, in a post on X yesterday, condemned the union’s strike, which disrupted commercial activities nationwide yesterday. He said, “It appears labour is playing politics by other means. Many of the affiliates of the two central unions, NLC and TUC, are members and supporters of the Labour Party”. He added, “They logically bear ill-will…

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‘Shutting down of national grid condemnable act, economic sabotage’ - CSER

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Electricity Distribution 1

A civil society organisation, the Centre for Social and Economic Rights, (CSER), has condemned in the strongest terms the shutting down of the national grid by the Organised Labour in the prosecution of its declared nationwide strike action and the plunging of the whole nation into darkness, describing it as an act of economic sabotage and treason that must be met with the full weight of the law. The group expressed this concern in a press statement issued yesterday in Lagos by its Executive Director, Nelson Ekujumi, a copy of…

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‘Why Muslims must say no to labour strike’ - MURIC

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MURIC

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has told the labour unions that their ongoing strike will make life unbearable for Muslims preparing for Eid-el-Kabiir (Sallah) which is just a few days away. The group, which said this yesterday in an issued statement signed by its Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, advised NLC to postpone its strike until after the Muslim festival. ?The statement read in part “…There is no scintilla of doubt that the strike will make life unbearable for Muslims preparing for Eid-el-Kabiir (Sallah) which is just a few days…

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