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Dangote Petroleum Refinery has accused the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of prioritising union dues and personal interests over workers’ welfare, following fresh calls by the unions for industrial action.

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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended their industrial action for one week. The strike was initially called due to disagreements over a new minimum wage and an increase in electricity tariffs. TUC President Festus Osifo confirmed the suspension on Tuesday following a joint extraordinary national executive council meeting of the unions. “A joint …

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For many years, the organised labour unions in Nigeria have been advocating for a new minimum wage structure to reflect the nation’s economic realities. Despite these efforts, domestic workers, who number around four million according to a study, remain marginalised and unprotected within Nigeria’s informal sector. These workers, often facing severe abuses and underage exploitation, lack the rights and recognition …

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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have announced an indefinite nationwide strike starting Monday, June 3, 2024. This decision follows the tripartite committee’s failure to agree on a new minimum wage and the increase in electricity tariffs. TUC President Festus Osifo made the announcement during a joint news conference with NLC leaders in Abuja on Friday. …

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The Organized Labour in Bayelsa State under the auspices of the Workers Political Movement (WPM) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the dates of the proposed distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to Local Governments in Bayelsa State which the Commission has slated from 12th-18th November, 2022 across all registration areas in Nigeria.

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Stakeholders, including the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, the Nigeria Labour Congress, have expressed concerns over the continued refusal of some states to pay the N30,000 minimum wage amid the rising cost of living in the country.ntinued refusal of some states to pay the N30,000 minimum wage amid the rising cost of living in the country.

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The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has described increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) from 5.0 per cent to 7.5 per cent by the Federal Government “as a deliberate attempt to further overburden the common man and stifle businesses”.

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 Trade union congress, TUC Bayelsa state chapter Wednesday elected new executives to manage the affairs of the union.

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Organised labour in Nigeria has again cautioned the Federal Government on the nation’s rising debt profile, “resulting from government’s unsaturated appetite for borrowing and foreign loans.’’

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Members of the Nigerian Union of Aviation Transport Employees (NUATE) have staged a two-day peaceful protest to protest inhuman treatment meted against some of their members during a protest they staged last week. The union last week protested the unlawful sacking of some of their members working at the Newrest Airline Services and Logistics PLC located at the international airport, …

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