Labour

New salary begins April 1 2024 – FG

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The Federal Government on Thursday said a new minimum wage regime would come into effect on April 1, 2024. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohammed, who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja, said the current N30,000 minimum wage would expire at the Continue Reading

Labour

Nationwide Strike: FG Invites NLC, TUC for Emergency Parley

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The Federal Government, in a desperate move to avert the planned nationwide strike from October 3, has summoned an emergency meeting with the leaders of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and their Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterpart. Vanguard gathered the meeting is scheduled to hold later this evening at Aso Villa, Conference Room of […]Continue Reading

Labour

Ongoing staff audit will not lead to sack – Osun Govt

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By Funmi Adekoya Osun State Government has allayed the fears of labour leaders over ongoing staff audit, clarifying that the exercise is not to witch-hunt or an agenda to sack workers in the state service. In a statement by Governor’s Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the government says it has taken note of the concerns of […]Continue Reading

Politics

PDP, Labour Lose Chairman in FCT

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A family member who pleaded anonymity because he was not authorized to announce it confirmed the development to Vanguard on Saturday. He said, “Our brother, the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Chairman in the Federal Capital Territory, died in a motor accident with some of his aides in the early hours of this morning. “The late […]Continue Reading

Lifestyle

Ogun Govt Condoles with Labour over Deceased Member

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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has sympathized with the Organized Labour, the Nigerian Union of Teachers and the family of Mr. Sunday Ogunjimi, a teacher, who died last Friday at the secretariat of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC in Abeokuta.  In a statement by the State Head of Service, Dr Nafiu Aigoro, Governor Abiodun […]Continue Reading

Lifestyle

Labour Unions Celebrate Workers Day Nationwide

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Kano State is holding the event indoors and virtually due to Coronavirus and the Ramadan fasting. The state NLC chairman, Comrade Kabiru Ado Minjibir said, during a pre-May Day symposium, that the union would however honour dedicated workers. He lamented about the inability of the state to implement the national minimum wage. The pavilion of […]Continue Reading

Economy

Ondo Govt. Averts Industrial Action

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In order to avert looming industrial unrest in the state public service, the organized labour and the Ondo State Government have agreed to settle five months unpaid deductions and pension. They reached the agreements at today’s meeting in Akure after the workers’ Parliament empowered the Labour leaders to sign the agreement with the government team led Continue Reading

News Analysis

Incessant Labour Unrest and It’s Implications.

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A harmonious, peaceful and orderly work place is essential and needed to guarantee satisfaction of employees and employers’ for enhanced productivity. However, whenever there is conflict in the interest of parties, industrial unrest and crisis becomes inevitable and unavoidable.  Research has shown that disharmony between workers and their employers’ often Continue Reading

Economy

Ogun Govt. Asks Labour Union to Return to Negotiations Table

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Ogun State Government has called on representatives of the organised Labour to return to the negotiation table to address the grey areas of their demands. In a statement in Abeokuta, the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi claimed that the Labour representatives had withdrawn abruptly from the negotiation process before embarking on what […]Continue Reading