LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government on Friday, urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), to discard the December 31 ultimatum over lingering disagreement between organised labour and state governments on the proposed N30,000 national minimum wage. Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, made the appeal while speaking with State House correspondents, after a closed door meeting…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Organised labour has called off the nationwide industrial action scheduled to commence on Tuesday (today) to press home workers’ demand for a new national minimum wage. The National Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, announced the suspension at the end of the 10pm meeting of the tripartite committee set up…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Organised labour was adamant yesterday that its nationwide strike scheduled to start tomorrow would proceed despite a National Industrial Court’s Friday ruling, restraining workers from shunning work until the determination of a suit instituted by the federal government on the dispute over national minimum wage. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 31ST (NEWRANGERS)-Organised labour, comprising The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and United Labour Congress (ULC) on Sunday announced the suspension of its warnings strike, just three days after it commenced the industrial action. The suspension according to Labour was sequel to the receipt of of a formal invitation to a…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The organised labour may call off Monday the strike action it embarked upon last Thursday, THISDAY learnt last night. A top government official who did not want to be named said this followed talks between Federal Government officials and labour leaders at the weekend. He disclosed that organised labour might announce the…
LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Cross River State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade, Monday, authorised the payment of 2014 gratuity to retired civil servants in the state, even as he donated N50 million to the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) for the completion of the Labour House. The governor, who was accompanied by his…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Federal Government has assured Nigerian workers that they would begin to enjoy a new national minimum wage latest by end of September 2018. Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, gave the assurance at the commemoration of NLC @40 in Abuja on Monday. He said there was…