The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Wednesday, elected Joe Ajaero as its national president. Ajaero, who until his emergence as president was the deputy national president of the labour union, made history by emerging unopposed as the union’s president. Ajaero, who…
*Corpse disappears from mortuary, Ogun hospital reviews CCTV (Punch)*Nigerian arrested, another wanted in Canada over $500K airline ticket fraud (Vanguard)
Corpse disappears from mortuary, Ogun hospital reviews CCTV (Punch) A yet-to-be-identified female corpse slated for burial on Saturday has gone missing from the morgue of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State. A hospital source said the drama…
*Pastor raped my daughter for three years – Mother (Punch)*Pastor Ibiyeomie declares ‘no sex for 21 days’ for members (Tribune)
Pastor raped my daughter for three years – Mother (Punch) An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Lagos State, on Monday, heard how a businesswoman’s 17-year-old daughter was allegedly defiled by a pastor, Chris Mcdouglas. The witness said Mcdouglas,…
Register CONUA, NAMDA, FG tells NLC
The Federal Government, Tuesday, appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress to rescind its opposition to the registration of two new academic unions in the Nigerian public university system. The PUNCH reports that the new unions- the Congress for Nigerian University…
NLC seeks immediate payment of hazard allowance to health workers
Mr Ayuba Wabba, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to immediately begin the payment of hazard allowance to health workers in the country. Wabba made the call at the 2022 annual FCT Nurses…
Hardship: Labour vows to resist further burden in New Year
Organised Labour has warned government against further actions that would put more burdens on the workers. President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, in his Christmas message said the year has been turbulent for workers hence government must…
Labour seeks immediate implementation of minimum wage (Guardian)
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded the immediate implementation of the new national minimum wage by all tiers of government. In a communiqué signed the president, Dr. Ayuba Wabba, and the immediate past general secretary, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, after…
Avoid past mistakes in minimum wage implementation –Labour (Punch)
The organised labour on Thursday called on the Federal Government to avoid distortion and overlap in the implementation of the new minimum wage by meeting with the Joint National Public Service Negotiation Council to generate a fresh salary table so…
Oshiomhole: why governors must pay living wage (Nation)
All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole has said there is no basis for governors not to pay living wage to their workers. He said he would always stand by Nigerian workers on a new national minimum wage. He…