The Minister of Health, State, Olorunnimbe Mamora, on Friday warned hospitals forcing pregnant women to pay for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to desist from such act. The minister gave the warning while fielding questions from journalists at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 daily press briefing in Abuja. He described as unacceptable and condemnable […]

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu,  on Friday, urged residents to return any food item unfit for consumption distributed to them as palliative. Aliyu, made the call when she inspected the palliatives for Kabusa, Garki, Wuse and City Centre wards in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) in Abuja. […]

By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The Nigerian Federal Government has said its citizens may have to learn to live with the COVID-19 until there is a vaccine to halt its spread. The government also asked the organized labour to develop new strategies for workplace operations at the end of the current outbreak of the pandemic. […]

Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced that 26 COVID-19 patients have been discharged after fully recovering from the pandemic. Sanwo-Olu made the announcement via his official Twitter handle. With newly discharged patients, the total number of recovered cases is now 225. “Dear Lagosians, we are expanding our isolation capacity with more locations and medical […]

The stress of a being North Korea’s strongman, coupled with excessive boozing, led to health issues for Kim Jong Un, according to a new report. Kim, whose whereabouts remain unclear since presiding over an April 11 meeting, purportedly “had something wrong health-wise due to either excessive drinking or overwork,” a contributor for Seoul-based outlet Daily […]

May Day: Edo Rep hails workers battling COVID 19 pandemic

The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has approved hazard allowance, ranging from N90,000 to N300,000 for medical personnel on the frontline of the state government’s efforts to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Governor Obaseki disclosed this at a parley with labour union leaders in the state, as part of activities to mark the International […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to celebrate Workers’ Day 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government will ensure that no employer, especially in the private sector, will retrench workers without following the due process. The President also said that he has directed that requisite incentives and […]

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has slashed the salaries of senior political appointees by 50 per cent. Makinde, who disclosed this on Friday during the Workers’ Day celebration held at the Labour House in Ibadan, said this was to ensure the economic safety of other workers in the state

By Joseph Erunke THE Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, Friday, said the federal government has not put in place necessary measures that can control the growth rate of COVID-19 infections to lift the lockdown in Nigeria it had declared in the wake of the outbreak of the disease. To this end, the opposition coalition […]

Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola on Friday commended the Organized Labour in the State for the support and cordial working relationship they have accorded the administration since inception. He said this had contributed to the progress of the  administration. The governor who gave the commendation in an address on the occasion […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerian workers of job security amidst fears of possible job losses due to ongoing corona virus, COVID19 pandemic, even as he appreciated workers for the way they conducted themselves notwithstanding the difficulties of the time.

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Dayo Johnson – Akure A governorship aspirant under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Hon. Bode Ayorinde yesterday assured workers in the state that if voted in as governor he would prioritise their welfare. In his message to workers in the state to mark this years workers day, Ayorinde said that only a […]

…Workers won’t be sacrificial lambs for pandemic, NLC warns …ULC draws up 19 point post-COVID agenda for FG to return Nigeria to path of growth …TUC urges FG to protect workers from job losses By Victor Young & Johnbosco  Agbakwuru Organised Labour yesterday said the rampaging corona virus, COVID-19 pandemic, had worsened the nation’s economic, […]