Tag: Trade Union Congress (TUC)
Hike in fuel price: TUC threatens FG
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has said the recent Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) pump price increase will cause…
Examining effects of workers’ strike on Nigeria’s economy
This was due to break down in negotiations for a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers between the unions and…
Why we suspended nationwide strike – NLC, TUC
“We fully resume work tomorrow, Thursday, the 16th day of November, 2023,” Emmanuel stated.
Fuji legend, Saheed Osupa graduates from Ibadan varsity
Popular Fuji maestro Saheed Osupa Akorede has acquired a degree in the political science department from the University of Ibadan…
UPDATED: FG locked in crucial meeting with NLC, TUC over nationwide strike
The federal government of Nigeria is currently meeting with the executives of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, over the ongoing…
We didn’t receive court order not to strike – TUC
The Federal Government, the Attorney General of the Federation, and the Minister of Justice had filed an ex-parte application praying…
NLC Strike: BUK suspends examinations
The National Executive Council meeting of the labour unions, held on November 13, 2023, in Abuja, resolved to embark on…
FG to NLC, TUC: Your proposed strike illegal
The minister argued that the plan by both labour unions would violate the subsisting order of the court if they…
TUC opts out of NLC warning strike
"As of today, the need to embark on a nationwide strike hasn’t arisen hence the leadership of congress should intensify…
NLC, TUC laud new Zamfara gov over payment of salary arrears
The labour unions also urged the state government to also extend the same gesture to the remaining workers of some…
The Politically tainted NLC, TUC
Subsidy of fuel is no longer sustainable as the FG is virtually broke. Apart from its N77 trillion debt, it…
NLC, TUC urge Zamfara govt. to pay withheld salaries
Governor Bello Matawalle had recently assured that his administration would pay all outstanding salaries to civil servants before handing to…
Naira scarcity: NLC, TUC suspend proposed actions against CBN
The NLC had last Wednesday issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN to find solutions to…
Naira, fuel crises: TUC asks Buhari to end suffering of Nigerians
While lamenting the hardship inflicted on Nigerians by the scarcity of cash and fuel across the country, TUC asked President…
Labour breaks silence, asks Buhari to end fuel scarcity
It noted that the persistent shortages of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise called petrol, had become a source of pain…
Ex-TUC leader Esele: Governors major problem of Nigeria
According to him, it is uncalled for state governors to suggest or advise the Federal Government to retire civil servants…
Strike: TUC issues 21-day ultimatum to Fayemi
According to the statement, redeeming such a pledge would further reinforce workers’ trust in the APC-led administration in Ekiti.
ASUU strike: Trade Union Congress begs lecturers
ASUU had declared a total strike in February to compel the government to act on a variety of issues that…
Labour threatens strike in Cross River
Labour was set for a showdown should the government fail to keep to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) entered into…
FG’s Special Public Works Programme a scam: TUC
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Thursday described President Muhammadu Buhari's Special Public Works Programme as a scam.
Makinde donates 18-seater buses to TUC, NULGE
Oyo State government on Friday donated one 18-seater bus each to the state chapters of the Trade Union Congress (TUC)…
Organised labour suspends strike in Niger
The organised labour in Niger state has suspended its seven-day-old industrial action over 30 percent cut in salaries of civil…
8 states yet to pay new minimum wage: TUC warns
The Trade Union Congress (TUC), has said that eight states are yet to commence the payment of the new minimum…
TUC shifts nationwide protest
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) said it has postponed its planned nationwide protest scheduled for Sept. 23 till…
Political office holders not qualified for pension – TUC boss
Mr Quadri Olaleye, President, Trade Union Congress (TUC), says political office holders, by virtue of their tenure of office, do…
Minimum wage: Osinbajo, Ngige, TUC meet
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, on Thursday held a closed door…
2019: Security panacea to credible poll – Former TUC boss
Mr Chika Onuegbu, former Chairman, Trade Union Congress (TUC), Rivers Chapter, has said that security was the panacea to free…
FAAC: Labour urges Bayelsa Govt to source funds for November salary
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Bayelsa on Wednesday urged the Bayelsa Government to seek alternative source of funds to…
TUC boss extols Anambra governor
The Chairman of Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Anambra, Mr Ifeanyi Okechukwu, has said that Gov. Willie Obiano has kept…
TUC lauds Enugu governor for constantly paying salaries
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has commended Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for the prudent management of the state’s resources which had…