Labour suspends strike, says suspension is temporary

National executive councils of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Wednesday night suspended their nationwide strike over an alleged assault on the President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero. The unions said the suspension followed the intervention of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. The OPS comprising critical players […]

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Court stops strike, NLC kicks, insists strike will go on

The National Industrial Court, sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, has granted an interim order restraining the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), from embarking on strike action from Wednesday as planned, until the determination of the motion on notice. Justice O. Y. Anuwe handed down the order against the NLC and TUC […]

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48 hours before Buhari presents budget, NASS workers embark on strike

As they begin on Monday, the National Assembly workers under the umbrella of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) have made good their threat to embark on a four-day strike. The workers, who are demanding mainly for the payment of arrears of 28 per cent increase in their salaries since 2010, stormed the National Assembly […]

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Judge restrains NLC, TUC from going on strike on November 6

National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) sitting in Abuja has restrained the organised labour from proceeding on its planned nationwide indefinite industrial action. Justice Sanusi Kado gave the order on Friday while delivering a ruling on an ex-parte application to restrain the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) from embarking on […]

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Nigerian Labour Congress, others suspend strike

Nigerian Labour Congress and the other workers associations have suspended their ongoing nationwide strike after the Federal Government agreed to reconvene the tripartite committee meeting on national minimum wage on October 4. The suspension of the warning strike takes immediate effect, that is, from today. Announcing the decision in Abuja on Sunday, the NLC President, […]

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