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PASAN complies with Labour directive, shuts NASS Complex
In compliance with the indefinite strike action declared by the Organised Labour on Monday, the Parliamentary Staff Union of Nigeria (PASAN) has shutdown the National Assembly Complex. The two gates of the Assembly complex were shut by the union with workers and other visitors unable to gain access. Electricity and water supply to the two buildings housing the Senate and…
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Adhere to laws governing strike, police warn Organized Labour
Following Organized Labour’s decision to go ahead with a nationwide strike in an attempt to get the Federal Government to approve a living minimum wage for workers, the Nigerian Police Force has issued cautionary statements emphasizing the need to follow the laws currently in place governing such activities to prevent a breakdown of law and order in the nation. A…
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Strike Action: Labour shuts down national grid
By Innocent Raphael The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced that the Labour Union has shut down the national grid, resulting in a nationwide blackout. The incident occurred at approximately 2:19 a.m. on June 3, 2024, according to a statement by TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah. Earlier, at around 1:15 a.m., the Benin Transmission Operator under…
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NLC, TUC strike action over minimum wage is illegal- AGF
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has faulted the June 3, 2024 notice of industrial action issued by the Organised Labour. In a letter dated June 1, 2024, the AGF described the strike notice by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) as “premature, imeffectual and illegal”. The AGF…
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Aviation Unions comply with Labour directive, announce indefinite strike
By Innocent Raphael Nigeria’s aviation unions have complied with the directives of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), announcing indefinite strike action. The unions involved include the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), the Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP), and the National Association of…
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NLC, TUC begin strike action despite NASS intervention
After a four-hour meeting with the leadership of the National Assembly on Sunday evening in Abuja, the leadership of the Organised Labour says there is no going back on the nationwide industrial action slated to start on Monday, June 3, 2024. “For now, we don’t have the power to call off the strike, tomorrow (Monday) morning, the strike will kick…
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Labour in last minute meeting with NASS leadership
The leadership of the Organised Labour and the leadership of the National Assembly are currently in a last minute meeting to avert planned industrial action fixed for tommorrow (Monday). The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero; and his Trade Union Congress (TUC) counterpart, Festus Osifo; are both meeting with Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the…
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NASENI: Tinubu lauds Halilu’s transformational leadership
…pledges more support for Agency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has lauded the transformational leadership of the Director-General of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr Khalil Suleiman Halilu. Tinubu applauded the collaborative approach of the agency in delivering his administration’s industrialization reform agenda. The President, who was represented by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, gave the commendation…
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NAFDAC warns against hazardous food preservation practices
By Innocent Raphael The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned against the use of hazardous chemicals to preserve food items. The agency specifically banned the use of dichlorvos, a chemical frequently employed by traders to prevent food spoilage. In a statement released on Sunday, the agency expressed concerns over a recent viral video showing…
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Killing of five soldiers in Abia is unwarranted barbaric, evil act, says Tinubu
Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has described the killing of five soldiers in Abia state by gunmen as barbaric and evil acts, stressing that the perpetrators of the act committed a treasonable offence that must be punished. The president in a statement he personally signed Saturday directed the security agencies to fish out the killers of the soldiers and those…
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