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The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared daily nationwide protests and picketing of federal health institutions. In a notice issued on Saturday, the association which is currently on a nationwide indefinite strike said the protest will commence on Wednesday, 9th August at 10:00am. The notice was issued after its National Executive Council (E-NEC)…
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THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday threatened to embark on a nationwide indefinite strike from August 14, if, at the close of work on Friday, August 11, the contempt charge against it by the Federal Government was not withdrawn. Recall that the Federal Ministry of Justice had gone to court on Wednesday to file a…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) planned nationwide protest slated for August 2 (today) has commenced at 7:30 am across the federation’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Rextun City Updates reported earlier that the planned protest was to express the labour union’s displeasure over what it described as the unfavorable policies of the…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has told the Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice that it does not plan on going on strike or carrying out any industrial action. However, the NLC proposed to carry out protest on Wednesday, August 2, over the removal of subsidy on petrol, its attendant hardship…
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In a bid to prevent the nationwide strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress the Federal Government will on Monday meet with the representatives of the organised labour. However, the NLC has advised citizens to stock their homes with food items, medicines and other essential things ahead of the commencement of its seven-day strike to…
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Yesterday, the federal government released a statement in reaction to the seven-day ultimatum issued by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to embark on a nationwide strike over the hike in the price of petrol and the high cost of living in the country. Earlier on Wednesday, NLC issued a seven-day ultimatum to the federal government…
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The Federal Government has reiterated that there is no plan to reduce working days for employees of the Federal Civil Service. Head of the Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan spoke on the issue with journalists in Abuja on the sidelines of a media parley to commemorate the 2023 Civil Service Week. She said…
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Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria has issued a fresh two-week ultimatum, demanding that the federal government fast track planned palliatives measures to ease the burden on the citizens caused by the fuel subsidy removal. The stipulated time frame came in the light of the federal government’s apparent delay, several weeks after it hosted organised…
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There are strong indications that the federal government is considering raising the minimum wage to as high as N200k per month as demanded by the organised labour in the country. However, state governors are urging for caution while Anambra State governor Charles Soludo has been asked to chair a Technical Working Group (TWG) to resolve…
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The Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has called for an upward review of local government workers’ salary by 300 per cent to cushion the resultant effects of fuel subsidy removal in the country. In the same vein, the union also called for a single institution to fix the salaries of workers and those…
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