As workers especially in the public sector await the template for the implementation of the N70,000 new national minimum wage by the federal government, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has alerted its state councils to prepare for serious battle to…
*70-year-old Grandpa arrested as NDLEA intercepts N2.1b codeine, loud consignments (Channels)*We‘re fighting for a living and not starvation wage for workers – Organised Labour tells NASS (Vanguard)
70-year-old Grandpa arrested as NDLEA intercepts N2.1b codeine, loud consignments (Channels) A 70-year-old grandfather has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with 57.2kg of cannabis in Nasarawa State. Also arrested were two suspects with…
*Lagos police arrest woman for poisoning 1-year-old daughter (Punch)*Hunger, starvation hit Edo IDP camp (Sun)
Lagos police arrest woman for poisoning 1-year-old daughter (Punch) A woman simply identified as Rukayat is now in police custody for allegedly poisoning her one-year-old daughter with an insecticide in the Oworonshoki area of Lagos State. PUNCH Online gathered that…
*Hardship: We were threatened to end our protest, NLC claims (DailyTrust)*Nigeria ‘ll survive present economic challenges – Tinubu (Vanguard)
Hardship: We were threatened to end our protest, NLC claims (DailyTrust) The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said the day-two nationwide protest over hunger and economic hardship was suspended due to alleged threats on the leadership of the Congress. Mr Joe…
*Labour considers N1m as new minimum wage (Punch)*Lagos police arrest leader of one-chance robbery syndicate (Nation)
Labour considers N1m as new minimum wage (Punch) The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has stated that if the ongoing inflation continues unabated, organised labour might push for a new minimum wage of up to N1 Million…
*Lagos doctor, Olaleye, convicted for rape appeals judgement (Punch)*Abuja “one chance” victim not abandoned by hospital, says Wike’s panel (Channels)
Lagos doctor, Olaleye, convicted for rape appeals judgement (Punch) The Medical Director, Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, has asked the Court of Appeal to set aside the judgment of the lower court which convicted him of rape. The…
*Ajaero: NLC, TUC suspend strike for further negotiations (Vanguard)*Rema takes centre stage, shuts down O2 Arena with Mavin stars (Channels)
Ajaero: NLC, TUC suspend strike for further negotiations (Vanguard) The Nigeria labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, have suspended the nationwide indefinite strike embarked upon in protest against brutalisation of NLC president, Joe Ajaero, in Imo State on…
FG, Labour meet over ongoing nationwide strike
The Federal Government has invited leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, for a meeting this afternoon to end the ongoing nationwide strike by Organised Labour. Meanwhile, Vanguard gathered that the meeting…
*Lagos street sweepers shun work in protest of colleagues’ death (DailyTrust)*Compliance, defiance as NLC, TUC indefinite strike kicks off (Guardian)
Lagos street sweepers shun work in protest of colleagues’ death (DailyTrust) Sanitation workers (street sweepers) in the employment of the Lagos Waste Management Agency (LAWMA), on Tuesday, down tools to mourn the death of their colleagues on Oshodi-Gbagada expressway inward…