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Removing Minimum Wage Will Enslave Workers – NLC, TUC

Removing Minimum Wage Will Enslave Workers – NLC, TUC

March 10, 2021 8:51 am

Workers on the platform of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), have declared that any attempt to remove the minimum wage from the exclusive list is an attempt to enslave Nigerian workers.

The workers made this disclosure when they protested against the removal of minimum wage from the exclusive list.

The workers who protested in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Wednesday advised the Oyo State House of Assembly not to be part of the Bill that would return Nigerians workers into slavery.

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The unionists …

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Include Workers In COVID-19 Bailout Funds – NLC To Govt

October 8, 2020 5:19 am

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday called on government at all levels to include workers in its bailout funds, to help them establish businesses that will supplement their meagre monthly take home.

The Union also decried the economic crisis being faced by workers in Plateau State, ranging from the non-implementation of the new minimum wage, non-payment of COVID-19 allowances to frontline health workers in the 17 Local Government Councils, insufficient Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), among other issues.

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The Plateau State NLC chairman, Comrade Eugene Manji, while briefing journalists at the Union’s …

Gbajabiamila offers NLC palliatives to avert strike

Gbajabiamila Offers NLC Palliatives To Avert Strike

September 27, 2020 2:27 pm

To avert the strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) billed to commence on Monday, the House of Representatives has offered organised labour some palliatives.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, at a negotiation meeting with labour on Sunday in Abuja said the palliatives would be included in the proposed 2021 budget.

Gbajabiamila said that the budget would soon be presented to the National Assembly, stressing that some palliatives were being considered to cushion the effects of increase in electricity tariff and fuel price hike.

The palliatives, according to the speaker, includes distribution of food items, reduction of …

Banks, Insurance Companies To Join NLC Strike

Banks, Insurance Companies To Join NLC Strike

September 25, 2020 9:18 am

The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE) says its members will join the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in its strike.

The NLC recently announced its plans to embark on a nationwide strike to protest the hike in petrol pump price and electricity tariff.

The industrial action is scheduled to start on September 28.

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The union had earlier issued a two-week ultimatum to the federal government.

The union said the increase is not only ill-timed, but it is also counterproductive, as it came at a …

No going back on nationwide strike despite court ruling – NLC

No Going Back On Strike Despite Court Ruling – NLC

September 25, 2020 8:20 am

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress, on Thursday, stated that strike and protest will commence on Monday despite the ruling of the National Industrial Court.

The leaders of the union made this known after they met with the Federal Government to ensure the reversal of hike in electricity tariffs and fuel pump price.

The meeting started at 4.16 pm at the Banquet Hall in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday, and dragged till 9.22 pm without a resolution.

Mr Ayuba Wabba, President of the Nigeria Congress (NLC), however, told anxious newsmen that discussions would continue on …

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NLC condemns Sack Of Pilots, Staff By Air Peace, Bristow Helicopters

August 8, 2020 5:59 am

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has strongly condemned and rejected the sack of 100 Pilots by Air Peace and 69 Pilots by Bristow Helicopters.

Africa Daily News, New York eported that the management of Air Peace had announced that it sacked some of its pilots and supporting staff across its fleet while slashing staff salaries by up to 40 percent due to the effect of the coronavirus pandemic.

Barely 24 hours after the announcement, the management of Bristow Helicopters also announced the sack of over 100 pilots and engineers in its company.

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Nigerian Labour Congress Rejects Petrol Price Increment

Nigerian Labour Congress Rejects Petrol Price Increment

July 2, 2020 12:45 pm

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned, and rejected the increase in the pump price of petrol, otherwise known as premium motor spirit (PMS).

The rejection notice was contained in a statement made available to NAN on Thursday, in Abuja signed by President of the NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba.

NAN had reported that the federal government through the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), on Wednesday announced a new retail price band for oil marketers across the country.

In a circular dated July 1st, obtained by NAN, the downstream regulator said oil marketers are now expected to sell petrol within …

Labour

Planned Strike: Rivers Dares Labour Over Minimum Wage

February 2, 2020 1:05 pm

The Rivers State Government has challenged the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to make good on its threat over the new minimum wage and face dire consequences.

The state government through the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, berated the Beatrice Itubo-led NLC for not being appreciative of the Governor Nyesom Wike administration in the payment of the minimum wage.

The Rivers government frowned at Labour for what it called its “political agenda”, saying the NLC is being used by politicians.

“It is quite unfortunate that the Beatrice Itubo-led NLC rather than show appreciation to the …

Tarabans Groan As Labour Shut Down Banks, Others

Minimum Wage: Labour Gears For War With 15 Governors

February 1, 2020 6:38 am

Organized labour has commenced mobilization of workers in 15 states of the federation for a strike to press home demand for the full implementation of the new minimum wage of ₦30,000.

The states, according to labour sources, are yet to demonstrate enough commitment in keying into the new dispensation.

The bone of contention in most of the states is the consequential adjustment of the new salary structure.

Sources said labour leaders had been placed on standby for an industrial action.

The states were given up till on Friday to conclude negotiation on the matter.

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