National Union of Electricity Employees

Again Electricity Workers Vow To Shut Down National Grid

Again Electricity Workers Vow To Shut Down National Grid

Again, National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) have threatened to shut down the national grid if the federal government fails to meet their demands soon.

They said the two weeks given to resolve the crisis had elapsed.

At a press conference in Kaduna yesterday, the zonal organising secretary, North West of NUEE, Comrade Dukat Ayuba, said while negotiations were still on going, the shutting down of the national grid hangs.

The workers had on August 12, 2022, shut down the national grid to draw the government’s attention to their plight.

Ayuba lamented that the so-called privatisation of the sector was …

2023 I Will Lead Nigeria Out Of Darkness, Atiku Vows

2023: I Will Lead Nigeria Out Of Darkness, Atiku Vows

Against the backdrop of the strike saga which involved the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has vowed to lead Nigeria out of the darkness if they elect him as their President in 2023.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the union’s strike which was happened on Wednesday left Nigeria in darkness for over 12 hours after it shut down power stations over welfare issues.

However, NUEE after its meeting with the Minister of Labour, Dr Chris Ngige suspended the strike for two weeks.

Atiku …

Tariff Hike Won’t Improve Supply - NUEE

Tariff Hike Won’t Improve Supply – NUEE

National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has said that plans by electricity distribution companies to increase tariff was merely a ploy to exploit Nigerians. The union said the increase would not in any way improve electricity supply as they are trying to make the public believe. Disclosing this in Lagos yesterday, General Secretary of NUEE, Comrade Joe Ajaero, said tariff increase would not improve electricity supply since power generation is based on gas, which is very expensive.

Lamenting that no single power plant had been constructed in the last seven years, he said the distribution companies were using the increment …

Tariff Hike Won’t Improve Supply - NUEE

FG Moves To Resolve Industrial Dispute In Power Sector

The federal government has agreed with the leadership of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) on a 60-day timeframe to settle all issues relating to outstanding severance package due to electricity workers disengaged seven years ago as a result of the privatisation of the power sector entities.

The agreement was reached at a meeting between the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, and the leadership of NUEE, Ministry of Power, and Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE) in Abuja yesterday.

Speaking with journalists after the talks …

Electricity

Electricity Workers Threaten Nationwide Strike

Electricity workers under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) have given a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to implement the agreement they signed last month with the government.

Its General Secretary, Mr Joe Ajaero, spoke to journalists at a news conference on Wednesday in Lagos.

Ajaero said that if after the ultimatum the issues were not addressed, the union would resume its suspended industrial action without further consultation.

The General Secretary accused Minister of State for Power, Goddy Agba, of harassment and intimidation during the meeting held on January 27.

Ajaero said that some of