British Prime Minister, Theresa May, has struck a tentative deal with the EU that would give financial services companies in the United Kingdom continued access to European markets after Brexit, The Times reported on Thursday. A woman walks past a…
Minimum wage row gets messier (Guardian)
Prospects of a quick fix to the impasse over a new minimum wage dimmed yesterday as the Federal Government headed to court to stop the planned strike by organised labour. The government approached the National Industrial Court (NIC) to prevent…
Police officers threaten strike in Anambra over unpaid allowances (Punch)
Some officers in the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police in Anambra State have threatened to go on strike over the non-payment of their 2017 promotion allowances. They called on the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to intervene in their…
Nigeria’s main unions suspend national strike (Guardian)
Nigeria’s main labour unions on Sunday suspended a national strike and announced further talks with the government about raising the minimum wage. The blue collar Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its white collar counterpart the Trade Union Congress (TUC) launched…
Nigeria labour suspends strike (Punch)
The Nigeria Labour Congress has suspended its ongoing nationwide strike following promises by the Federal Government to reconvene the tripartite committee on national minimum wage on October 4. The suspension of the warning strike takes effect from today. Announcing the…
No going back on strike – Labour (Vanguard)
The Organised Labour Wednesday insisted that it will proceed with its planned warning strike over the the inability of the Federal Government to continue negotiation on minimum wage. Attempts by the Federal Government to persuade the leadership of the organised…
Plateau tertiary institutions staff embark on indefinite strike (ThisDay)
The Joint Union of Plateau State-owned Tertiary Institutions (JUPTI) has embarked on indefinite strike following the expiration of the seven-day notice it served the state government to pay all outstanding and withheld salaries of staff. In a statement jointly signed…
Will our actions ever match our words – Adetola Salau
“Measure a man’s worth by his actions alone. For the devil also promises the moon!” ― Avijeet Das I read about the Teacher strikes in America with a great amount of trepidation and anxiety the past two weeks. Of recent, I…