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Buhari Defers Subsidy Removal To Incoming Govt

President Muhammadu Buhari
Seeks 18 months suspension, to send PIA amendment to N’Assembly FG says decision has nothing to do with 2023 elections IMF insists on end, wants funds channeled to health, socialRead More

Labour Warns NEC Against Endorsing Proposed N385 Petrol Price

Nigeria Labour Congress
Says govs’ recommendation anti-people The organised labour at the weekend cautioned the National Economic Council (NEC) against approving a recommendation by the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) seeking a N385 pumpRead More

Warning Strike: El-Rufai, NLC Poised For Showdown

Governor Nasir El-rufai
Unions threaten to shut Kaduna airport Kaduna State Government and the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) are poised for a showdown on Monday at the commencement of a five-day warning strikeRead More

NLC Mobilises To Shutdown Kaduna Monday

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)
NLC had threatened to mobilise workers in both public and private sectors to shut down economic activities in the state over what it described as obnoxious anti-worker policies: arbitrary andRead More

Rising Oil Price Puts More Pressure On NNPC’s Finances

Crude oil
Labour canvasses alternative petrol pricing method Seeks three-year gas price moratorium Crude oil extended its gains at the weekend after closing at a six-week high with signs of strengthening demandRead More

May Day: N30,000 Minimum Wage Binding On All Employers, Says FG

May !ist celebration
Labour bemoans job losses, casualisation As states identify importance of workers in government The Federal Government has said the N30, 000 national minimum wage is binding on all employers ofRead More

Petrol Price: NNPC Douses Tension, Says No Increase Now

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
Declares it has no intention of pre-empting ongoing engagement with labour The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said it would maintain its current ex-depot price of petrol until theRead More

Sylva: No Petrol Price Increase Until FG Meets With Labour

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva
Minister douses tension, says calculations to arrive at a reasonable price ongoing The Federal Government yesterday strongly pushed back on insinuations that it had increased the pump price of petrolRead More

Labour Threatens Strike Over Minimum Wage Decentralisation Bill

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)
Occupies national, state assemblies The organised labour yesterday vowed to call out its members on a nationwide indefinite strike should the National Assembly go ahead with the bill seeking toRead More

Labour Gives Conditions To Support Refineries’ Privatisation

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday hinged its support for the planned privatisation of the country’s refineries on the process being opened, transparent and allowing every Nigerian, including workers, toRead More