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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Zamfara chapter, had received 8,000 letters of complaint about non-payment of pension refund, deducted from members’ salaries, Mr Bitrus Gyang, NLC State Secretary, said. Speaking to journalists in Gusau, on Monday, Gyang explained that the complaints ranged from lack of updated records, wrong computer number or under-deductions. He said that
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By Victor Ahiuma-Young, Gabriel Enogholase & Ozioruva Aliu A two-time commissioner in Edo State, and Secretary General of defunct United Labour Congress of Nigeria, ULC, Didi Adodo, 57, is dead. Adodo who was Commissioner for Land and Survey, as well Establishment and Special Duties during the government of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, died yesterday of undisclosed
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LIKE others, for Nigerian workers, 2020 will not be forgotten in a hurry. According to the President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Ayuba Wabba “Surviving 2020 is no mean feat. We thank the Almighty God whose grace and mercies saw us through the vicissitudes of 2020.”
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Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, has expressed shock over the decision of the kwara State government to disengage 2,414 teachers employed by the immediate past administration. In a statement yesterday by its chairman, Issa Ore, the union said that the decision to sack that large number of workers was too harsh on the affected people, their
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By Adeola Badru Following the recent introduction of the revised service reflective electricity tariff, the Federal Government in conjunction with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), yesterday, engaged the stakeholders on the right way to fully implement the tariff. The engagement, held at the Jogor Centre, Ibadan, had stakeholders drawn
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Organised labour, on Monday, lamented that Nigerians had lost Labour, following the botched strike that should have ensued after the federal government increased the price of fuel from N143 to N162 per litre, before the latest hike to N170.
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By Perez Brisibe Former president of the Nigerian Trade Union Congress, TUC, Mr Peter Esele, has reacted to the walkout staged by the TUC leadership and Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC during a meeting with representatives of the federal government over the increment in pump price stressing that the labour leaders have limited options to explore
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By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Federal Government and Organised Labour will meet this evening over the recent hike in pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly known as petrol that shocked Labour leaders and Nigerians in the wake of tension created by the September increment. Affiliates of of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and their Trade
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The Organization for Global Youth’s Peace Empowerment and Development Initiative, OGYPEDI, has lamented the silence of pressure groups across the country in the face of growing economic hardship facing Nigerians. This came on the heels of the official announcement by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, that the country has once again dipped into recession.
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Joe Ajaero, Deputy President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has said what happened in the power sector was not privatisation, but a balkanisation because it was skewed to benefit the government’s cronies.
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