Minimum wage: Ajaero’s ULC pulls out of negotiation

By Tosin Kolade The United Labour Congress (ULC) president, Mr Joe Ajaero, says the group will not be part of an exercise designed to hoodwink...

Hospital sacks doctors for abandoning duty

The Chief Medical Director, Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH), Dr. Shedrack Offiah, has said the management has sacked six doctors for abandoning duty...

Labour rejects proposed petrol price hike by govt

Labour yesterday rejected the proposed hike in the pump price of fuel to N340 per litre next year. It warned that an increase in the...

TUC threatens nationwide strike over fuel price hike, fixes protest date

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria has given the Federal Government a seven-day ultimatum to reverse the recent increase in electricity tariff and petrol...

NIS promotes 8,999 personnel

The Civil Defense, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Board (CDCFIB) has approved the promotion of 8,999 officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to enhance...

BREAKING: ASUU extends strike for four weeks

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended its strike by another four weeks to give the Federal Government more time to meet...

Petrol subsidy: No going back on rally, says Wabba

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday insisted it will not rescind its decision to call out Nigerian workers on January 27 over the Federal...

NLC strike paralyses commercial, govt activities in Nasarawa as workers down tools

Workers across Nasarawa State joined the two-day warning strike declared by the organized Labour union, paralyzing official activities on Tuesday. The banking industry, state secretariat,...

Labour protests mass sack of workers by EKSG, urges reversal

Ariwodola Idowu The organised labour in Ekiti State has protested the ongoing mass sack of workers by the Ekiti State Government. The News Agency of Nigeria...

Fuel, electricity price hike: FG rules out wage increase

Yusuf Alli,  The Federal Government has ruled out wage increase on the heels of the latest hike in fuel price and electricity tariffs. But it could...

Workers declare strike Wednesday to protest Ajaero’s attack

The organised labour comprising of Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria has declared a plan for a nationwide strike over the...

Strike: NLC ultimatum ends today, FG allays fear

Hours to the end of the 21-day ultimatum issued by the organised labour, the Federal Government, on Wednesday, said it has no fears about...

Petrol, electricity: Labour lists conditions to halt strike

Eric Ikhilae, Frank Ikpefan, Abuja and  Mike Odiegwu, Port Harcourt LABOUR will attend Thursday’s meeting with the Federal Government on the hike in petrol price...

We’re winning IPPIS battle, says ASUU

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Friday said it had received reports of overwhelming compliance of her members nationwide with the directive...

Parliamentary workers tender apology to Ngige

The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) has apologised to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, over its unfriendly labour conduct...

Osinachi’s mother in court, seeks justice for daughter

Caroline Madu, the mother of the late gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu, on Monday, pleaded with a Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja to help...

Labour, FG yet to reach agreement on minimum wage

By Tosin Kolade Few hours into the midnight deadline for industrial action over the minimum wage agreement between labour and the Federal Government, both sides...

‘Disagreement on template may delay implementation of new minimum wage’

A disagreement between the Federal Government and organised labour on the template to use to work out consequential adjustment on wages may delay the...

FG considers options to abort Labour strike

The Federal Government has reportedly begun moves to avert the looming nationwide industrial strike. According to multiple sources, government is determined to use every means...

Minimum Wage: Labour Considering Industrial Action After Failing To Reach Deal With Government

Talks between the Nigerian Government and the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council over relativity and consequential adjustment for the implementation of the new...