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PENGASSAN Urge Dangote Refinery To Reinstate 800 Sacked Workers

PENGASSAN Urge Dangote To Reinstate 800 Sacked Workers

September 30, 2025 11:29 pm

PENGASSAN and TUC accuse Dangote refinery of violating labor rights, and call for government intervention and fair treatment for all the firm’s workers.

Two major Nigerian labor unions are demanding the reinstatement of more than 800 workers dismissed by Dangote Refinery, accusing the company of violating their right to unionize.

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) say the mass layoffs came shortly after the affected workers confirmed their membership with PENGASSAN. The refinery, a $20 billion facility and Africa’s largest single-train refinery, is a flagship project of the Dangote …

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₦30,000 Minimum Wage: NLC, TUC Blast Zamfara Govt

August 25, 2022 5:59 pm

In a fresh report, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have all come out to openly express their utter displeasure over the non-implementation of the ₦30,000 normal minimum wage which had been slated for workers in Zamfara  State.

This had been contained in a statement which had also been jointly issued by the Acting State Secretary of NLC, Mr Ahmed Abubakar and TUC Secretary, Sani Kwotorkwoshi, on Thursday in Gusau.

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According to the statement by  some of the labour unions, the state government …

2023 NLC, TUC Vows To Support Obi To Become President

2023: NLC, TUC Vows To Support Obi To Become President

June 29, 2022 5:22 am

Ahead of next year’s year’s general elections, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria have vowed to support, campaign and do everything legally possible to ensure that the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi, is declared the winner of the 2023 presidential election.

The NLC and TUC Presidents, Ayuba Wabba and Quadri Olaleye, made this vow while speaking on Tuesday at the Pascal Bafyau Labour House and TUC Secretariat, Abuja, respectively.

Speaking to labour leaders and members who gathered for the 10th-anniversary lecture in honour of Late Pascal Bafyau on Tuesday,  Wabba stated that …

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.

Read Also: Minimum Wage: NLC Set To Embark On Nationwide Protest

The unionists …

We need Okonjo-Iweala in WTO – Trade Unions

We Need Okonjo-Iweala In WTO – Trade Unions

October 7, 2020 4:26 am

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to give Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the necessary support to  secure the position of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

TUC made the call in a statement jointly signed by its President, Mr Quadri Olaleye and Secretary General, Mr Musa-Lawal Ozigi, on Tuesday.

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The union said that Okonjo-Iweala’s emergence would reaffirm to the world that Nigerians and Africans are great people.

‘Okonjo-Iweala is a renowned global finance expert, an economist and international development professional with decades of experience,

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