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BREAKING: NLC, TUC Suspend Planned Strike Over Petrol Subsidy Removal The NLC and TUC have announced the suspension of the planned industrial action against the removal of the fuel subsidy by the federal governmentThe Labour leaders announced the suspension of the industrial action following their meeting with the federal government teamNLC, TUC and other organised labour unions have been at loggerheads with the federal government since President Bola Tinubu announced that subsidy is gone FCT, Abuja - The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have announced the suspension of the scheduled nationwide industrial action against the removal…

NLC Subsidy Strike: Election Petition Tribunals Across The Country To Shut Down Indefinitely From Wednesday. The 2023 Presidential Election Petition Courts sitting at the court of Appeals in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja and other election petition courts sitting across the 36 States of the federation would be shut down this week as the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) announced that it would join it’s parent body, the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC in an industrial action over the removal of subsidies on petroleum products. AttNews had reported that during his inaugural address on May 29, 2023, President Bola Tinubu…

FUEL SUBSIDY: NLC, TUC, CHARLATANS PARADING THEMSELVES AS LABOUR LEADERS When I read the jabberwocky of a press statement issued by one charlatan by name Joe Ajaero, who parades himself as President, Nigeria Labour Congress, I could not but burst into laughter. For a partisan Labour leader who relishes in unmatched bigotry to release such gobbledygook is not only ridiculous but utterly laughable and risible. In the said, Ajaero had, inter alia, stated; "The Nigeria Labour Congress decided that if by Wednesday next week that NNPC, a private limited liability company that illegally announced a price regime in the oil…

Subsidy Removal: NLC Planned Strike Suffers Major Setback As Union Is Divided The NLC planned protest against the removal of the fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu has suffered a major setback. It was learned that the northern and southwest states chapter of the NLC have resolved to back out of the strike scheduled to begin on Wednesday, June 7. The division in the union followed the allegation by Bayo Onanuga, a chieftain of the APC, that NLC chairman, Joe Ajaero, was working for the opposition Labour Party to destabilize the country. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has experienced a…

Fuel hike: NLC mobilises ASUU, JUSUN, NUT others for 'mother of all' Strike The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has mobilised all its affiliate unions, including the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) and others for its nationwide strike on Wednesday following the hike in petrol prices. The NLC had resolved to embark on nationwide strike and protest from Wednesday if the Federal Government did not revert the humongous hike in prices of petrol, which is now between N488 and N555. The Congress, in a letter to ASUU, JUSUN, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP),…

PDP Spokesman Identifies Key Appointments that Will Test President Tinubu’s Tenure Daniel Bwala, the spokesman for the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, has identified a list of appointments that will pose significant challenges for President Bola Tinubu during his four-year tenure. This comes 24 hours after President Tinubu announced his first set of appointments, including Senator George Akume as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Femi Gbajabiamila as Chief of Staff, and Senator Ibrahim Hadejia as Deputy Chief of Staff. In a tweet posted on his verified Twitter handle, Bwala highlighted five key positions that will…

FG Approve N324.1bn To Be Disbursed To  Nigerians For Job Creation |FS FG Approve N324.1bn to be Disbursed to  Nigerians for job creation.The House of Representatives has given approval for the disbursement of the Cabotage vessel fund, amounting to $700 million. The purpose of this fund is to enhance employment opportunities within the maritime industry and assist indigenous shipowners in acquiring new ships. The Cabotage vessel fund was established under the Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act of 2003 with the aim of promoting the development and growth of Nigeria’s domestic shipping business by providing financial support to local operators.…