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…
Strike’ll affect payment of salaries, FG warns (Vanguard)
Commercial activities in some states of the federation were grounded, yesterday, following the strike declared by organised labour to press home demand for a new minimum wage. This came as the Federal Government, yesterday, warned that the strike will affect…
Governors who oppose new minimum wage will lose election – NLC chieftain
Adamu Garba, Vice Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Gombe State, has warned that governors opposed to the new minimum wage will lose election for the second term. Garba gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of…
Nationwide strike to start Thursday over minimum wage, TUC insists
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Tuesday insisted the organised labour would commence strike from the early hours of Thursday, following the federal government’s failure to honour its ultimatum on the new minimum wage. A statement signed by Musa-Lawal Ozigi,…
Sirika: Easter break delaying payments of defunct Nigerian Airways workers’ arrears (ThisDay)
The federal government wednesday hinted that it had raised the N45 billion needed to clear the pension arrears of the defunct Nigerian Airways workers arrears. The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on behalf of the federal government, disclosed…