Organised Labour has insisted on its N250,000 new minimum wage proposal, stating it would not negotiate what it described as ‘starvation wage.’ The Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Chris Onyeka, said labour would not accept the latest offer of ₦62,000 and the ₦100,000 proposal made by some individuals and economists. This was…
The Organised Labour has said there will be no strike tomorrow, Tuesday, over the minimum wage negotiation with the Federal Government. Recall that Labour suspended its strike action for one week, while meetings with the government held to determine the new minimum wage. The suspension ends today. However, speaking at the ongoing International Labour Conference in…
The organised labour says it will not accept N62,000 or N100,000 as the minimum wage for workers. Speaking on ‘Morning Brief’, a Channels Television programme, on Monday, Chris Onyeka, assistant general secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said the union will not negotiate a ”starvation wage”. On June 4, the NLC and Trade Union…
The Imo State University in Owerri, Imo State, has been under investigation by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission and Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board over an allegation of admission racketeering involving some staff members of the institution. We gathered that JAMB officials, after observing that its admission portal had been compromised,…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have called off their industrial action. The TUC president Festus Osifo confirmed this in Abuja on Tuesday after a joint extraordinary national executive council meeting of the unions. “A joint NEC meeting of TUC/NLC has approved to relax the industrial action for one week…
The Federal Government has through the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, NSIWC, summoned a meeting of the tripartite committee on the new national minimum wage for tomorrow. Last meeting of the committee ended abruptly on May 31, after Organised Labour negotiating team walked out following government and organised private sector, OPS, refusal to go…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appealed to organised labour to consider students sitting for the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination as it plans an indefinite strike. The Head of National Office of WAEC, Dr Amos Dangut, appealed in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. He…
The NLC has declared an indefinite strike action beginning from Monday, 3rd June, 2024, as a result of the failure of Government to conclude the renegotiation of minimum wage for Nigerian workers and reversal of hike in electricity tariff. Our branches are hereby enjoined to join in the strike action as an affiliate member of…
The Federal Government has warned workers planning to embark the indefinite strike declared by labour unions that they risk six months jail term.Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), gave the warning in a statement on Sunday. Fagbemi said Section 18 of the Trade Disputes Act requires a worker employed…
