Tag: Strike Notice

Price hike imminent, as bakers set to begin strike today

Aminu Imam

The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCON), has announced that it is poised to begin a nationwide strike today, Tuesday. In an issued statement announcing the strike yesterday, the National President of AMBCON, Mansur Umar, said unless the Federal Government honours the agreement made with the association in 2020, the strike would commence. It also called for the temporary suspension of all types of taxation on the bakery industry at the federal, States, and local government levels. “The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria have…

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NLC, TUC commences nationwide strike from today

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), yesterday ordered their affiliates to withdraw their services nationwide from midnight today, November 14, 2023. TUC President, Festus Osifo, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Abuja yesterday, said the strike would remain until “Government, at all levels, wake up to their responsibility”. The strike, he said, is also to protest the battering of the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, and some other executives of the congress in Owerri, Imo State, on November 1, as well as the pending…

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Attack on Ajaero: Labour declares nationwide strike from Nov. 14

Aminu Imam

In a solidarity move to protest the brutality of the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, the Organised Labour, comprising its leadership and that of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), have declared a total nationwide strike effective next Tuesday, November 14, 2023. The leadership of the two unions reached the resolution after an extraordinary National Executive Council meeting yesterday in Abuja. The two major labour unions said nationwide mobilisation of members and allies have begun immediately. The action by the Organised Labour followed the brutalisation of NLC National…

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Ajaero: NLC, TUC issues fresh strike notice; makes 6 demands from Tinubu

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have issued a fresh strike notice to the Federal Government. This is coming a few hours after the recent attacks, abduction, and assault on NLC President, Joe Ajaero, and other members of the unions. Speaking during a press briefing yesterday, the leaders of NLC and TUC presented the Federal Government with a six-point demand. This includes the immediate removal of the Commissioner of Police, Imo State, the Area Commander, and other officials who are believed to be…

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Labour Unions warns FG over delayed MOU, threaten nationwide strike Oct. 30

Aminu Imam

The Organised Labour Unions have issued a renewed threat to commence a nationwide strike by October 30, citing their dissatisfaction with the slow pace of implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) it signed with the Federal Government. Recall that the national leadership of the NLC and TUC had on October 1 reached an agreement with the Federal Government to pay N35, 000 to all federal workers beginning from September, pending when a new national minimum wage would be signed into law. The state chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress…

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“No warning before next strike”, Labour tells FG

Aminu Imam

The Trade Union Congress, (TUC), on Saturday said the suspension of its October 1 nationwide strike was a temporary move. The TUC National Deputy President, Tommy Etim, who made these known in an interview in Abuja on Saturday, noted that it remained conditional upon the fulfillment of the promise by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to fulfill the conditions enlisted in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the Federal Government and the Organised Labour. Recall that Organised Labour and the Federal Government had signed a 15-point agreement in the…

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Indefinite Strike: “You can’t intimidate us” – NLC reacts to FG’s restraining order stopping action

Aminu Imam

The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero has reacted to a restraining order from the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, (SAN). The Order cited by Fagbemi, dated June 5, 2023, through an ex-parte Motion, restricted the union from embarking on a nationwide protest over the removal of fuel subsidy. However, Fagbemi said that the proposed strike action, slated for Tuesday October 3rd, “is in clear violation of the pending interim injunctive order granted on June 5, 2023, restraining both NLC and…

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We’ll avert labour strike” – FG reveals Tinubu’s plans

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has insisted that there will be no strike in the country despite earlier declaration by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC). Recall that the NLC and the TUC had earlier agreed to commence a nationwide strike on 3rd October, 2023 over the failure of the Federal Government to meet their demands. The Federal Government, on Wednesday, said President Bola Tinubu will unveil the palliative package for workers in the customary presidential speech to commemorate Nigerians Independence Day. The spokesperson for the Labour Ministry,…

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Subsidy Removal: NLC to commence total shutdown October 3 – Ajaero

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have resolved to ground activities nationwide from October 3rd. Its President, Joe Ajaero, informed the NEC members at a virtual National Executive Council meeting, via Zoom, yesterday. According to him, the move was as a result of what as a result of what the labour unions labelled as the Government’s “failure” to put policies in place to ease Nigerians’ suffering after the removal of the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol. “We agreed that by October…

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Planned Indefinite Strike: ‘Expect total impact’ – NLC tells Nigerians

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), has told Nigerians to expect total impact when it finally declares its proposed strike. The labour union and the Federal Government have failed to come to terms over relief measures following the removal of fuel subsidy. The NLC may likely declare an indefinite strike by midnight today, Tuesday. President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, who gave the indication when he appeared on television at the weekend, said, “For the total, indefinite strike, Nigerians should expect total impact”, he said. According to the union leader, the Federal…

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