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Salary cut: Labour dares FG
The Federal Government’s recent plan to slash workers’ salary as part of efforts to reduce cost of governance may not go without opposition from organised labour. Already, the Nigeria Labour…
Lagos govt set to revamp tourism infrastructure in Badagry
The Lagos State Government has said that it will rebuild tourism infrastructure in Badagry to attract more visitors to the Slave Trade relics and other historical spots in the coastal…
N414 Billion Second Niger Bridge To Be Completed In 2022…. FG
Minister for Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola By Ngozi Onyeakusi--- The Federal Government has assured that the Second Niger Bridge project is on course and would be completed by…
Ngige accuses suspended NSITF management of N48bn misappropriation
Ngige The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has alleged that the suspended management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), misappropriated N48 billion. Speaking during an…
End Killings, Kidnapping, Insurgency To Save Nigeria From Collapse—Labour
Rising from its National Executive Council meeting during the week, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), have cried out…
Minimum Wage: NLC Vows To Sue States That Violate Provisions …Talks Tough On Implementation
By Ngozi Onyeakusi -- The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Tuesday vowed to sue any state that will violate the provisions of the new minimum wage Act recently signed into law.…
Minimum Wage: Negotiations To Continue Next Month
The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC), and representatives of the Federal Government will reconvene on Sept. 4 to continue negotiations on the new national minimum wage.…
NLC Urges State Govts To Settle Arrears Of Pensioners
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has called on state governments owing pensioners arrears to pay them as soon as possible to reduce their hardship. NLC National President…
Drama as workers shut down National Assembly
…turn back lawmakers, say ‘no alert, no plenary’ •Saraki, Dogara give clerk Friday ultimatum Workers at the National Assembly, under the auspices of the Parliamentary Support…
Minimum wage: We’re losing patience, NLC warns FG
The Nigeria Labour Congress on Sunday described the Federal Government’s silence on the N30,000 minimum wage proposal as provocative, stressing that it expected President Muhammadu Buhari to…