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Start A Business Before Retirement, Matawalle Tells Workers

Start A Business Before Retirement, Matawalle Tells Workers

May 1, 2021 7:17 am
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has explained to workers why they should endeavor to start their own businesses before retirement.
The governor made this plea yesterday when he hosted executive members of the 36 labour unions under the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to the breaking of Ramadan fast at his Gusau residence.
He said, ‘l can assure you that if you start your own business, you will gain experience and be well established before you retire.
‘The state government will register and issue certificates on all public and private landed properties which can be used to secure bank loans for
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US Medical Workers Stand Up To Anti-Lockdown Protesters

US Medical Workers Stand Up To Anti-Lockdown Protesters

April 20, 2020 2:48 pm

At least two Colorado healthcare workers dressed in full scrubs with masks stood silently with their arms crossed on Sunday as they blocked a line of vehicles full of protesters honking their horns and screaming, “This is the land of the free.”

“You go to work. Why can’t I go to work!” a protester can be heard shouting at the medical worker from her truck in the city of Denver.

The silent protest countered the loud demonstration of those rallying against stay-at-home orders in the US state.

“They were blocking the roads until the police force stepped in,” Alyssa McClaran,

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Workers’ Salaries In Jeopardy As Oil Price Tumbles Again

Workers’ Salaries In Jeopardy As Oil Price Tumbles Again

March 22, 2020 1:14 pm

As another economic recession looms in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic, there are very present fears among workers of the 36 state governments over the ability of their governments to continue to pay their salaries.

On Friday, Brent crude futures fell $1.49 or 5.2%, to settle at $26.98 a barrel. United States crude futures for April fell $2.69, or 10.7%, to settle at $22.53 a barrel, whereas Nigeria’s 2019 budget benchmark for crude oil was $57 per barrel.

Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Wednesday charged Nigerians to prepare for more economic trouble …

Minimum Wage: NLC Declares Immediate Strike

Ondo Workers To Get ₦30,000 Wage As Govt, Labour Sign On It

January 25, 2020 1:20 pm

An agreement on the new minimum wage of N30,000 was on Saturday, finally signed by the Organised Labour and the Ondo State Government.

According to the agreement, the payment will take effect from January 1, 2020.

Under the new pay, officers on grade level 1 to 6 should enjoy the N30,000 new minimum wage while workers on grade level 7 to 17 will enjoy consequential adjustment on their salaries.

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The Head of Service, Dare Aragbaiye who signed the agreement on behalf of government, said the negotiations were carried

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UNIMEDTH

Patients Chase Health Workers Out Of UNIMEDTH Over NHIS

January 16, 2020 3:52 pm
Mild drama ensued on Thursday at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, UNIMEDTH, Akure, Ondo State, when some enrollees of National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, stormed the hospital over poor services.

The enrollees, who paralysed activities at the clinic, protested against the management of the hospital for their continuous deafening silence on their predicament.

The angry protesters, who chased the medical personnel, as well as other members of staff out of the clinic, were led by a Director of the Federal Scholarship Board, Mr. Michael Ogunwale, who explained that for almost one year, the NHIS clinic at the UNIMEDTH

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EKSUTH Health Workers To Commence Strike Monday Over Sack

January 10, 2020 6:43 am
Workers of the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), will on Monday, January 12 commence total shut down of the health institution by declaring a strike action, if the management failed to reverse the “illegal” sack of its members.

About 200 workers of the hospital were last year December sacked by the management, but some have been reinstated due to pressure from organised labour.

Dropping the hint in Ado Ekiti on Thursday, the chairperson, Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), Com. Omotola Farotimi , said the strike supposed to start on Friday (today), but the management of the hospital has been

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Nigerians Kick As UBA Sacks 2000 Workers In January

January 7, 2020 1:34 pm

Nigerians have reacted angrily as the United Bank for Africa, allegedly sacked a large number of its staff numbering about two thousand.

The workers were sacked at the beginning of January 2020. Although the banking institution has not come with a reason for its action, an insider said the old staff were relieved of the duty to accommodate new ones.

NAN understands that the bank recently employed close to one thousand staff before the festive period.

The bank, in a statement signed by its Head, External & Media Relations, Ramon Nasir, said 5,000 staff were promoted to new grades as

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Christmas Break: Govt Workers Shun Office On Friday

December 27, 2019 3:35 pm
There was low turn out of workers on Friday at the state secretariat in Osogbo, the Osun capital, after the Christmas celebration.

A NAN correspondent, who monitored resumption in some of the government establishments and offices, revealed that only few workers reported at work after the two-day public holiday declared by the Federal Government to celebrate Christmas and Boxing Day.

At Olorunda Local Government Secretariat and the State Secretariat, Abere, both in Osogbo, only a handful of workers were seen discussing with each other while most of the offices were not opened for business.

A civil servant, who works at

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Varsity Workers Demand Payment Of ₦8.32bn Arrears

December 21, 2019 2:13 pm

 

The Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions has demanded from the Federal Government the payment of 12 months arrears of 53.37 per cent salary increase estimated at ₦8.32bn.

SSAUTHRIAI made the demand in a communiqué signed by its sectoral chairman, Felix Uwadiae, and Secretary, Ademola Olajire, issued after its council meeting held at the Nigerian Institute of Trypanosomiasis Research in Kaduna in Abuja.

The agreement for the payment of 12 months arrears of 53.37 per cent salary increase estimated at N8.32bn, according to SSAUTHRIAI, was reached with its Joint Research and Allied …

Arrest Of Sex Workers Illegal, Court Declares

December 19, 2019 10:09 am

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday declared that sex work is not a criminal offence in Nigeria. Justice Binta Murtala Nyako who gave the judgment said that it was a violation of their rights for any security agent to break into their homes as enshrined in Section 37 of the Constitution.

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The judge delivered the judgment in a case filed by Lawyers Alert on behalf of one Constance Nkwocha &15 Ors V. Min. of FCT & 5 Ors. She awarded damages of the sum of N1.6 million in favour …

Boko Haram/ISWAP: US Reacts To Execution Of Aid Workers

December 19, 2019 5:40 am

The United States, US Embassy has condemned the recent violent attacks on humanitarian aid workers in Nigeria.

Four aid workers, working on a health project implemented by the INGO Action Against Hunger, were recently murdered by Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents.

They were among the six aid workers who were abducted on 26 July when their convoy came under attack near Damasak, in Mobbar local government area.

One of the drivers was killed during the attack and another was earlier executed on 24 September 2019.

In a statement on Wednesday by its Public Affairs Section, US also called for the protection of …

Obiano Gives Anambra Workers Conditions For New Salaries

December 17, 2019 11:49 am

Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano has promised to increase workers salaries, beyond the recently approved minimum wage of ₦30,000 per month.

The Governor who spoke to workers at the state secretariat, during the events marking this year’s civil service day said he would only increase workers’ salaries if they help in increasing the Internally Generated Revenue of the state to N3billion.

“In 2016 I increased your salary by 16 per cent without prompting, am I correct? Obiano asked the workers.

He continued, “What is important is that I did it without prompting and I encourage you to work hard to …

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