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Nov

2023

547,774 Applied For 10,000 Police Constable Vacancies Across The Country – PSC

547, 774 applied for 10, 000 constable vacancies – PSC 547, 774 applied for 10, 000 constable vacancies - PSCThe Police Service Commission (PSC) has disclosed that five weeks after its portal was opened, a total of 547,774 applications for recruitment into the constable cadre of the Force, have so far been received. Following the manpower deficit in the Police, the Presidency had, sometime in 2015, issued a directive for the recruitment of 10, 000 rank-and-file annually, over a period of time. In a statement, yesterday, by its spokesperson, Mr Ikechukwu Ani, the Commission said 358, 900 of the applications…

Nov

2023

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Gov Otti Begins Payment Of Eight Years Salary Arrears Of Judiciary Workers

Abia State, Good Governance, Labour, News Flash

GOV OTTI BEGINS PAYMENT OF EIGHT YEARS SALARY ARREARS OF JUDICIARY WORKERS Workers in the judicial service of Abia State have expressed gratitude to the Governor of Abia, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, for living up to his promise of paying off their salary arrears. The workers, who had been owed since January 2015, had embarked on an indefinite strike against the immediate past government in the state, to press home their demands, shortly before Governor Otti assumed office on May 29, 2023. They had demanded the confirmation of Justice Lilian Abai as the substantive Chief Judge of the state, after…

Nov

2023

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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

Abuja, Labour, News Flash, Politics

💥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…

Nov

2023

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Work Resumes As NLC, TUC Suspend Nationwide Strike

Labour, News Flash

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…

Nov

2023

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Nationwide Blackout As TCN Shutdown National Grid Over Labour Strike

Labour, News Flash, Power & Energy

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…

Nov

2023

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

Abuja, Labour, News Flash

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…

Nov

2023

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Labour Union Declare Nationwide Strike For Ajaero

Abuja, Labour, News Flash

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…

Nov

2023

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

Labour, News Flash, Politics

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…

Nov

2023

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

Human Rights, Labour

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…

Oct

2023

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

Abuja, Labour, Politics

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…