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    Metro ASUU begins indefinite strike - Legit.ng

    The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Sunday, November 4, announced that it has begun an indefinite strike action following the inability of the federal government to respond to their demands. ASUU said its strike would be total as all federal and state varsities would join the...
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    Metro Chris Ngige: Minimum wage meeting resumes Sunday – TODAY.NG

    Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, says conciliation on the national minimum wage will continue on Sunday despite the court injunction restraining organised labour from embarking on strike. Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2D0nLDq Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    Politics Obaseki parleys NLC, TUC, workers, seeks collaboration – Newtelegraph

    The battle for the soul of Labour Party (LP) in Ogun state degenerated yesterday as the party split into factions with the emergence of two separate sets of leaders. While Chief Biodun Owolabi emerged the state chairman of one faction, the other group elected Comrade Abayomi Arabambi as its...
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    Metro We Expect New Minimum Wage Before July – NLC – Leadership Nigeria Newspapers

    The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has said that workers in the country will not have the patience to wait till the third quarter of the year for the implementation of a new minimum wage. President Muhammadu Buhari had last November inaugurated the tripartite committee headed by former minister...
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    Unknown gunmen attack Ebonyi NLC pregnant wife, abduct, dump her in bush – Daily Post Nigeria

    Unknown gunmen, yesterday, attacked a pregnant wife of the Chairman of the Ebonyi Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Mr Leonard Nkah and after which, abducted and later dumped her in a bush. It was gathered that the gunmen numbering five stormed the residence of the Chairman at the weekend and …...
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    Metro Our Common Enemy Is The Corrupt Political Class - Labour Unions

    The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have said the ruling political elites are the real enemies of the country. TUC President, Bobboi Kaigama and NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, made the remark during a joint press briefing in Abuja “Our common enemy, whom we...
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    Politics Chris Ngige to Labour Unions: Strikes and Protests Won't Help You

    Nigeria's Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has urged labour unions to engage in dialogue with the government whenever they need something from the federal government. According to him, the frequent mobilisation of union members for protests and strikes had become antiquated; a...
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    Metro NLC - FG Should Amputate Looters So We Can Recognize Them

    The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) wants the federal government to amputate looters of public funds. Ayuba Wabba, NLC President, made the recommendation on Thursday at Unity Fountain, in Abuja. According to THE NATION, Wabba said, “We must not allow a situation where few, because of their...
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    Metro NLC Gives Buhari May 1st to Implement N56,000 Minimum Wage

    The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, has given the Muhammadu Buhari government an ultimatum to implement the N56,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers. NLC factional President, Ayuba Wabba, isn't happy that provision for the new minimum wage wasn't included in the N7.298 trillion Budget proposal...
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    Metro Nigeria: New Report Emerges About N56,000 Minimum Wage

    There are unconfirmed reports that the federal government has started negotiations to increase the minimum wage of Nigerian civil servants to N56,000. The federal government had agreed to open negotiations with labour unions following a strike action months ago over increment in pump price of...
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    Metro Why Buhari Must Increase Minimum Wage Now - NLC

    President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Mr. Ayuba Wabba, yesterday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to increase workers’ current minimum wage without further delay. He said the demand by the organized labour was in view of the economic recession, noting that N18, 000 was not an...
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    Metro NLC Attacks Senate Over Proposed Re-introduction of Toll Gates

    The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Thursday in Abuja berated the Senate over its approval for the re-introduction of toll gates across the country. The NLC General Secretary, Dr Peter Ozo-Eson, while reacting to the development, said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
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    Politics Edo Election: NLC Endorses APC Candidate, Godwin Obaseki

    The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has thrown their weight behind the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr Godwin Obaseki, urging all workers in the state to vote for the party in Wednesday’s governorship election. It would be recalled that over 10,000 people from...
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    Metro Nigeria: Minimum Wage Can't Buy a Bag of Rice - NLC Calls for Resignation of Govs

    As things stand, the minimum wage in Nigerian isn't enough to buy a bag of rice in the market. This fact was brought to light by Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in Anambra state, Jerry Nnubia on Tuesday. He was speaking during a solidarity rally to protest killing of NLC members...
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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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