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    Metro Many Countries Are Not Happy With Nigeria - NLC

    President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Ayuba Wabba, says “most countries” are unhappy that Nigeria is the giant of Africa, and will therefore be happy to see the country disintegrate. He therefore urged Nigerians not to succumb to external forces working very hard to break up the...
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    Metro Police Opens Fire on Protesting NLC Members in Nasarawa State

    Three members of the NLC in Nasarawa state have been hospitalized with another one dead after some policemen opened fire on them on Friday, NAN reports. According to NLC leader, Ayuba Wabba, the incident happened at the gate of the Government House where they had gone to wait for the outcome...
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    Metro NLC Lists 'Most Friendly' State Governors

    Organized labour has hailed state governors that “promptly pay” monthly salaries of workers and pensions of retirees as it charges defaulting governors to put an end to what it calls “crisis of workers’ compensation” in their respective states. Comrade Issa Aremu, General Secretary, Textile...
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    Metro NLC to Cause Trouble for Nigerian Governors Owing Workers Salary

    The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, is set to tackle several state governors for failing to pay salaries of their workers. President of the union, Mr. Ayuba Wabba, said NLC leadership wants to take stock of exactly what the issues are before putting appropriate employers on notice. “We will...
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    Metro Nigeria: Committee Begins Talks on Implementation of New Minimum Wage for Workers

    The 15-man panel inaugurated by the Nigerian government and labour unions over implementation of the new minimum wage for workers has started to hold meetings. According to Mr Chris Onyedika, the acting general secretary of a faction of the NLC and a member of the 15-man committee, the panel...
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    Metro Kogi Workers Begin Indefinite Strike Tomorrow

    Labour in Kogi State yesterday directed all workers in the state to resume the earlier suspended indefinite strike from tomorrow. The Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), Onu Edoka, the Chairman, Trade Union Congress, (TUC),Ojo Ranti Matthew and eight other affiliate unions gave the...
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    Metro NLC, TUC Vow To Cripple Banking Sector Over Mass Sack

    Organised Labour, Thursday, vowed to cripple operations in the banking sector over ongoing mass retrenchment of workers, throwing its weight behind the threat by the Federal Government through the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, to withdraw the licenses of banks that...
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    Politics Ajimobi Orders Immediate Closure Of Schools In Oyo State

    Oyo State Government led by Governor Abiola Ajimobi has ordered the immediate closure of all primary and secondary schools in the state as a way of protecting the lives and properties of the entire citizenry, The Vendor reports. This action was borne out of today's incident where some...
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    Metro Ekiti Workers Begin Indefinite Strike Over Unpaid Salaries

    The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed civil servants in Ekiti State to begin an indefinite ‘stay at home’ strike today. Similarly, the Chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Ekiti State, Kolawole Olaiya, has said that the inability of the Governor Ayo Fayose administration to...
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    Metro Fuel Price Hike: NLC, FG Resumes Parley Talks

    The Nigeria Labour Congress led by Mr. Ayuba Wabba and the Federal Government will resume the suspended talks on the N145 fuel pump price on today, Wednesday, 25th, May 2016. The Director in charge of Press at the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr. Samuel Olowookere, said in a statement on...
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    Metro Nigeria Police Attack, Beat Up Protesting Labour Leaders in Ebonyi

    Men of the Nigerian police force in Ebonyi State on Thursday attacked and beat up members of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, who staged a peaceful protest in the state against the increase in pump price of petrol by the federal government. According to Premium Times, the workers were...
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    Business Nigeria Stock Market Appreciates Despite NLC Strike

    Activities on the floor of the The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market remain unaffected by the strike action declared by a faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to protest last week’s removal of fuel subsidy and hike in fuel price. The strike, which commenced nationwide following the...
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    Metro FG Urges Waba Led NLC To Return To Negotiation Table

    The Federal Government on Wednesday said it was prepared to reopen negotiation with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the fuel price hike. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, said in a statement on Wednesday night that the strike action called by the NLC to press...
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    Metro Labour Leaders Stoned in Jos

    Some members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) were stoned at the Terminus main market area of Jos city yesterday when they tried to mobilise traders to embark on a strike action scheduled for today. Daily Trust gathered from witness that members of the labour union had arrived the market...
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    Metro Senior Lecturers Join NLC Strike

    Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU yesterday joined in the nation-wide strike organised by the Ayuba Wabba-led faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC. Though, SSANU was in a capacity building workshop for its members and National Executive Council, NEC, meeting with...
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    Metro NLC Members Hit Road In Ogun To Protest Fuel Price Hike – See Photos

    Some members of the NLC in Ogun state are presently staging a protest in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital over the increased pump price of petrol...
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    Metro Strike: Why We Won't Obey 'Black Market' Injunction - NLC Chairman

    The Chairman of Edo State chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Emmanuel Ademokun, Tuesday described the injunction granted the federal government by the National Industrial Court, which stopped the planned strike action by the NLC, until the determination of a suit filed by the...
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    Metro Fuel Price Hike: 10 Reasons Why Labour Should Go On Strike

    The Nigerian Labour Congress has called on the Federal Government to revert the price of petroleum to N86 per litre. Talks between the Federal Government and labour unions as part of efforts to avert the planned strike by Nigeria Labour Congress to resist an increase in the price of petrol are...
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    Metro Fuel Price Hike: Catholic Church Tells Labour Unions To Shelve Strike

    The Catholic Church in Nigeria, yesterday, called on the organized labour unions threatening to shut-down the country over the new fuel price of petrol to have a rethink on their plan, to avoid throwing the nation into chaos. The Federal Government last week announced a new official price for...
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    Politics Fuel Price Hike: Court Restrains NLC From Going On Nationwide Strike

    The National Industrial Court presided over by Its' President, Justice Babatunde Adejumo has restrained the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) from going on its planned strike on Wednesday, pending the hearing and determination of a suit brought before it by the Attorney General of the Federation...
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