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“I Wish That The NLC Will Realise That The Hunger In The Stomach Of Federal Employees Is Not Different From State Employees” – Senator Adams Oshomhole

“I Wish That The NLC Will Realise That The Hunger In The Stomach Of Federal Employees Is Not Different From State Employees” – Senator Adams Oshomhole

💥BOOM "We Have States That Are Not Paying N30k & Those States Are Not Being Mobilised To Go On Strike. I Wish That The NLC Will Realise That The Hunger In The Stomachs Of Federal Employees Is Not Different From The Ones in State/Local Employees" ~Senator Adams Oshiomhole, Former NLC President. SPECIAL ADVERT PROMO FOR 2023 IGBA-OTOMU, IGBA-UCHE, IGBA-EKPE, IZU-UCHE, IGBOTONMA AND IZA-AFA This is a special promo designed for our brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers etc who are involved in the above events and others not mentioned during this Xmas period to reach out and showcase their event to the…
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Work Resumes As NLC, TUC Suspend Nationwide Strike

Work Resumes As NLC, TUC Suspend Nationwide Strike

NLC, TUC Suspend Nationwide Strike The National Executive Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress on Wednesday night suspended the ongoing strike. The unions said the suspension followed the intervention of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. Our correspondent gathered that the meeting which commenced at a few minutes past 7 pm lasted for close to one hour during which various affiliates and state chapters reviewed the outcome of the meeting held between the leaders of the organised labour and Ribadu. The National Deputy Vice-President of the TUC, Tommy Etim, made this known in an interview…
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Nationwide Blackout As TCN Shutdown National Grid Over Labour Strike

Nationwide Blackout As TCN Shutdown National Grid Over Labour Strike

Nationwide Blackout As TCN Shutdown National Grid Over Labour Strike Electricity workers have shut down the national grid following the declaration of an indefinite strike by organized labour unions. Ndidi Mbah, the spokesperson for Transmission Company of Nigeria, confirmed this to DAILY POST exclusively on Tuesday. According to her, electricity workers, the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), followed directives of the Nigeria Labour Congress to withdraw their services around 11:20 am on Monday, leading to a nationwide blackout. “Electricity workers are NLC members; they’ve followed the directive by organized labour to withdraw their services from Tuesday”, she stated. DAILY…
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19 Unions Shut Workspaces, Join NLC Nationwide Strike(See Full List)

19 Unions Shut Workspaces, Join NLC Nationwide Strike(See Full List)

FULL LIST: 19 Unions Shut Workspaces, Join NLC Nationwide Strike Nineteen unions have so far directed their workers to comply with the directive of the two labour unions to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike. The National Executive Council meeting of the labour unions, held on November 13, 2023, in Abuja, resolved to embark on the strike. The development was a result of the alleged failure of the Federal Government to address issues affecting workers, such as the minimum wage, insecurity, corruption, and poor governance. Also, unions had made some demands, which the government had allegedly failed to address following…
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Labour Union Declare Nationwide Strike For Ajaero

Labour Union Declare Nationwide Strike For Ajaero

Labour Unions Declare Nationwide Strike For Ajaero The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have jointly declared a nationwide strike scheduled for next Tuesday, November 14, 2023. The decision was reached after an extraordinary meeting of the National Executive Council in Abuja. The leadership of the two major labour unions confirmed that the nationwide mobilisation of their members and supporters had commenced immediately in preparation for the impending strike. This move by the Organised Labour is in response to the recent assault on NLC National President Joe Ajaero, which occurred last week in Imo State. The…
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Just-In: NLC President, Ajaero Hospitalized After Brutal Police Attack(Read Details)

Just-In: NLC President, Ajaero Hospitalized After Brutal Police Attack(Read Details)

BREAKING: NLC President, Ajaero Hospitalized After Brutal Police Attack (Read Details) The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, has been hospitalised after being brutally attacked by police officers during a union protest in Imo state. Ajaero’s right eye is completely shut, and he has suffered other injuries, according to NLC’s head of information and publicity, Comrade Benson Upah. Upah said Ajaero was beaten, blindfolded and taken to an unknown destination, where he was further brutalised. His phones, money, and other personal effects were also taken from him, this newspaper has learnt. Upah said, “Contact has been…
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NLC President Joe Ajaero Whisked Away By The Police At The Ongoing Protest In IMO State

NLC President Joe Ajaero Whisked Away By The Police At The Ongoing Protest In IMO State

NLC President Joe Ajaero Whisked Away By The Police At The Ongoing Protest In Owerri, IMO State Imo State Police Command operatives have arrested the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero. NLC President Speaks On Taking Bribe From Tinubu Govt To Suspend StrikeAttNews understands that Ajaero was whisked away by the Police at the ongoing protest in Imo state. According to Vanguard, the development took place as hoodlums descended on protesters, smashing vehicles and inflicting wounds on labour members. At the time of filing this report, the whereabout of the NLC President is unknown as heavily armed security…
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CAC Staff Celebrate Removal Of Garba Abubakar As Registrar General With Drums And Trumpet

CAC Staff Celebrate Removal Of Garba Abubakar As Registrar General With Drums And Trumpet

CAC Workers Call Drummers, Trumpeters, Celebrate Removal Of Abubakar As Registrar General Employees of the Corporate Affairs Commission allegedly rejoiced and danced after the dismissal of their Registrar General, Garba Abubakar, in Tigris Crescent, Maitama Abuja. In a viral video shared on Saturday, a crowd assembled and was seen dancing around the CAC headquarters with a voice in the background noting that the workers were celebrating the removal of Garba Abubakar as the Registrar General of CAC. According to Law and Society magazine, the gathering was to mark the departure of their Chief Executive Officer, who had earned the nickname…
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FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike Makes Fresh Appointments

FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike Makes Fresh Appointments

FCT Minister, Wike Makes Fresh Appointments THE Minister for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved the appointment of Barrister Benedict Daudu as his Senior Special Assistant on Legal and Multilateral Cooperation. The appointment was confirmed in a statement issued by the Director of Press in the minister’s office, Anthony Ogunleye, AttNews reports. Wike said the choice of Daudu was in recognition of his outstanding legal expertise, extensive academic background, and profound understanding of key policy issues. ‘’Barrister Benedict Daudu, a distinguished and practicing attorney in Nigeria, brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to his new role. He graduated with…
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NLC Strike Looms: Nationwide Strike Begins Without Warning After Expiration Of 30 Days Ultimatum – TUC

NLC Strike Looms: Nationwide Strike Begins Without Warning After Expiration Of 30 Days Ultimatum – TUC

Federal Government dilly dally over the worsening plight of the masses and not too foreseen encouragement on the Memorandum of Understanding MOU has forced the Organised Labour to alert the government that nationwide strike would begin without warning after the expiration of 30 days ultimatum. The Trade Union Congress on Saturday 14 Octobersaid the suspension of its October 1 nationwide strike was a temporary one. It warned that it remained conditional upon the fulfillment of the promise by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to fulfill the conditions enlisted in the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Federal Government and the…
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