The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has lost its Secretary-General, Comrade Musa Ozigi – Lawal.
He was killed in the Abuja – Kaduna train bombing carried out by bandits on Monday night.
A Former President of TUC, Peter Esele confirmed the death of Ozigi Lawal in a terse statement on Wednesday,
The statement reads
“The choice of being born in this country wasn’t yours to make. One thing I can attest to is your love and optimism for this country.“Yesterday (Monday), the terrorist put off your light as you travel by train to Kaduna.
Ekiti State Government has again slashed the salaries of political office holders and accounting officers for three months as a result of shortfall in the federal allocation to the state.
Also government has suspended the payment of consequential adjustment for workers from Grade level 7 and above which commenced in January 2021 for same three months.
This followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, on the agreement reached between representatives of government and labour leaders’ state administrative council on the state finances.
Under the M.O.U, running grant to government offices on monthly basis has been reduced while the economic review committee would henceforth meet monthly to keep labour abreast of the financial position of the state.
Addressing newsmen shortly after the signing of the document, the Ekiti State Head of Service, Mrs. Peju Babafemi, commended the labour leaders for their sacrifice and expressed optimism that the state would successfully navigate through the period of financial challenges.
She promised that government would adhere strictly to the terms of the agreement reached with the labour leaders to ensure industrial harmony in the state.
The Chairman, Joint Negotiating Council, Mr. Kayode Fatomiluyi, appreciated government for reducing the salaries of appointees and its efforts that would not lead to retrenchment of workers.
Mr. Fatomiluyi noted that the unfortunate situation has directly affected the living standard of workers hence the need for government to keep to its promise.
The chairman, Trade Union Congress, TUC, Mr Sola Adigun who read the M.O.U said it was agreed that government would not downsize the workforce as a result of financial challenges facing the state.
He added: “The labour leadership believes in dialogue and subjecting itself to arguments logically and scientifically and bowing to superior argument. We urge the government to adhere strictly to this agreement.”
Governor Kayode Fayemi had approved the reduction in salaries of political office holders in April 2020 at the peak of COVID-19 pandemic in a bid to ensure continuous payment of workers’ salaries amidst economic challenges posed by the public health situation.
Agbarijo egbe awon osise nipinle Ekiti ti ni awon o gba bi ijoba ipinle naa se fe yowo ninu sisan owo osu tuntun to kere ju ati atunse owo osu.
Agbarijo egbe awon osise naa to ni ninu egbe awon osise NLC, TUC ati eyiti o wa fun idunadura, JNC, ni won ti sepadepo alatilekun mori se pelu Gomina Kayode Fayemi lori ipo ti oro aje ipinle naa wa, ti won w ape fun fifun awon ile eko giga tijoba ipinle naa ni woo ati gbo bukata won.
Atejade latodo alaga egbe NLC, Ogbeni Kolapo Olatunde, Alaga TUC, Sola Adigun ati ti JNC, Kayode Fatomiluyi leyin ipade naa so wipe awon egbe yi ni igbiyanju eyikeyi lati tubo muki awon osise ati awon to kudie kato fun nipinle Ekiti di akurete ni awon o fowo si.
Ti won wa ni yiyo ninu sisan owo osu tuntun to kereju fawon osise ati awon atunse owo osu ko bojumu ati wipe iwa ika gbaa ni.
The Ondo State House of Assembly has assured workers and leaders of the organized labour in the state that it would reject a bill seeking the removal of minimum wage from the exclusive legislative list of the nation’s constitution. The Speaker of the Assembly, Mr Bamidele Oleyelogun gave the assurance in Akure while receiving a protest letter from the labour leaders to kick against the bill being sponsored by a lawmaker at the National Assembly. According to Mr Oleyelogun, the wage bill if passed will further impoverish Nigerians workers, pledging that Ondo State lawmakers will ensure that minimum wage is not put in the concurrent list. Speaking earlier, the State Chairman of NLC, Comrade Sunday Adeleye-Oluwole and his TUC counterpart, Comrade Helen Odofin said moving minimum wage to concurrent list would lead to enslavement of Nigerian workers especially state and local government workers. The labour leaders pleaded with the state lawmakers to reject the bill if transmitted to Ondo State. Correspondent leke Adegbite reports that the workers protested from the Reuben Fasoranti Park, opposite Ministry of Finance, Alagbaka Akure to the State House of Assembly complex, Igbatoro Road in Akure.
Members of the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress in Ogun state have staged a protest against the move by the National Assembly to remove the national minimum wage from the exclusive to the concurrent legislative list.
The state NLC chapter Chairman, Comrade Emmanuel Bankole while speaking with newsmen after the rally in Abeokuta stated that the NLC was opposed to the proposed bill, describing it as an attempt to undermine Nigeria working class.
Comrade Bankole condemned the action of the National Assembly, noting that the move was not in tandem with global best practice.
The rally attended by allies of NLC commenced from the NLC state Secretariat through to the Ogun State House of Assembly.
The organized labour in Ogun State has urged the state government to begin the process of clearing the outstanding promotion exercise for its workforce.
The State Chairman, Trade Union Congress, TUC, Mr Akeem Lasisi made the plea at the Arcade Ground, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, when workers in the state organised a rally to express their joy over the payment of new minimum wage in the state.
Our Correspondent, Bolanle Adesida has the details.
Speaking at the event, the State chairman of TUC, Mr Akeem Lasisi urged the state government to meet other demands of workers, including deductions, contributory pension, and state health insurance scheme.
Also, the Chairman, Joint Negotiating Council, JNC, Mr Olarewaju Folorunso, appreciated the governor for ensuring the implementation of the new minimum wage for workers.
In a remark, the State Head of Service, Alhaja Salmot Ottun gave the assurance that the entire workforce would continue to render effective service delivery for the overall development of the state.
Responding, Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun who said his administration would continue to give priority to the welfare of workers, said plans were on to procure staff buses for the workers.
While urging the civil servants to continue to use their vast experience to add value to government’s policies and programmes, Governor Abiodun stressed the need for them to be more dedicated and diligent in their duties.
Some of the workers who spoke with Radio Nigeria said the reflection of the new minimum wage on their October salary was a pleasant experience.
They promised to reciprocate the gesture with increased productivity and solicited the continued support of the government.
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a special salary scale for teachers in basic and Secondary schools, including provisions for rural posting allowance, science teachers allowance and peculiar allowance.
President Buhari also approved a special teacher pension scheme which extend Teacher’s retirement age to 65 years and teaching service years to 40
He stated this in a message to the celebration of the 2020 World Teacher’s Day in Abuja.
To further motivate and restore the lost glory of teachers in Nigeria, president Buhari also approved building of low cost housing for teachers in rural areas.
The president also approved sponsorship to at least one refresher training per annum to benchmark best practices for improved teaching and learning
Other areas of incentive include expansion of the annual presidential teachers and schools Awards to cover more categories and for the winners to be considered for National Awards and National Productivity Order of Merit awards
Prompt payment of salaries and timely promotion.
The National President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers NUT commended president Buhari for the kind gesture aimed at improving the status of teachers and called on relevant stakeholders to ensure full implementation of the incentives.
Suspension of the planned national strike by the Labour movement has generated mixed reactions among residents of Ogun State.
Some residents, who described the late announcement of the strike suspension as inconvenient, urged the Labour leaders to always consider those who had to travel long distances to their duty posts when taking such decisions while others applauded the decision of the Labour leaders to cancel the strike.
A school teacher, Mrs Florence Obakogbe and a local government employee, My Sunday Olaseyinde said they traveled to the state capital to take part in the proposed workers protest and could not return to their offices before 8 o’clock this morning due to the late announcement.
Few of the workers who showed up early at the NUJ Secretariat, Abeokuta venue of the protest rally to meet the heavy presence of security agents also maintained that the government and Labour leaders should not have allowed their negotiations to drag for too long.
Speaking with Radio Nigeria in Abeokuta, The State Ogun State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Emmanuel Bankole said workers were asked to resume work in compliance with the National headquarters directive on the Strike.
Comrade Bankole said the State was still waiting for further directives despite the fact that different committees had been set up to look into the grievances of the workforce within the next two weeks.
Trade Union Congress, TUC, says it has not taken any bribe from any quarters contrary to people’s opinion.
TUC Chairman, Osun State Chapter, Comrade Adebowale Adekola stated this today while speaking with Radio Nigeria.
Comrade Adekola said the strike was suspended following an agreement between the federal government and labour unions.
He maintained that the union always have the interest of workers at heart and would never compromise
Comrade Adekola explained that federal government had suspended new electricity tariff for two weeks to enable the distribution of prepaid metres to all household in the country while fuel pump price remained.
Egbe osise ta mo si TUC, lo tin jiroro Po pelu ijoba atawon Toro kan lati yo afikun iye owo Lori epo bentiro ati Ina oba kuro si iye to wa tele.
Alaga egbe naa nipinle osun, Ogbeni Adebowale Olubunmi lo je koro yi di Mimo fawon akoroyin nilu ilesa.
Alaga tokasi pe egbe TUC koni fowo leran, to so salaye pe aboo ipade ati ijiroro olokanojokan pelu awon torokan ni yo so pato igbese tawon osise ataralu yo gbe.
Nigba ton soro Lori oniruru awon ifehonuhan tawon akeko ngunle lori afikun iye owo bentiro ati Ina oba, Ogbeni Olubunmi be awon akeko ki won ni suru, ki won si ma faye gba kawon omo isota gba ifehonuhan naa mo won lowo.
The Trade Union Congress, TUC, is in consulting with government and other stakeholders to revert the recent increase in pump price of fuel and electricity tariff in the country.
Chairman of the Osun State Chapter of the congress, Comrade Adebowale Olubunmi made this known to Gold FM, Ilesa.
The congress chairman, who pointed out that the TUC was not docile explained that the outcome of the consultations would determine the next step in the interest of the workers and the masses.
On the protest and agitation of students on the hike in the pump price of fuel, Comrade Olubunmi pleaded with them to exercise more patience and not allow miscreants to hijack their protest.
The Osun State Chapter of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has commended Governor Adegboyega Oyetola for pardoning 962 workers in the State, who were demoted for committing administrative infractions, including engaging in further studies without following due process. The State Chairman of TUC, Comrade Adebowale Adekola, gave the commendation while reacting to a circular issued by the Office of the State’s Head of Service on Monday, directing all account officers in the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) where the affected workers are posted to ensure the implementation of the governor’s directive. Oyetola had during a meeting with a labour group in January ordered the reversal of the demotion of all the affected staff totaling 962, urging them not to commit such infractions again and to also show more commitment in their service to the State. “On the issue of demotion of some workers, we have forgiven those demoted for embarking on further studies without approval. Their cases will be reviewed and their demotion will be reversed as appropriate,” the governor had said. pmparrot
Ilé isẹ́ àarẹ ti késí ẹgbẹ́ àwọn òsìsẹ́ T.U.C láti sẹ́wẹ́lé ìfẹ̀hònú hàn káàkiri ilẹ̀ yí tí wọ́n fẹ́ gùnlé lórí bí àarẹ Muhammadu Buhari ti se káwọ́ gbera lórí oníruru ìwà àjẹbánu tí wọ́n tú síta láipẹ yí.
Àrọwà yi ni ó wà nínú àtẹ̀jáde láti ọwọ́ olùrànlọ́wọ́ pàtàkì sí àarẹ lórí ọ̀rọ̀ ìròyìn àti ìponlogo Mallam Garba Sheu.
Ó ní kò sí ìdí kankan fún ìfẹ̀hònúhàn náà nítorípé àwọn ìwà àjẹbánu tí wọ́n ńwàdí nínú àjọ tó ńrísí ìdàgbàsókè agbègbè Niger Delta, NDDC, tí àjọ tó ńrísí àpò àsùwọ̀n adójútófo, NSITF àti tínú àjọ tó ńgbógunti ìwà àjẹbánu àti àwọn ìwà ọ̀daràn EFCC, ni isẹ́ sí ńlọ lórí rẹ̀ láti ọwọ́ ẹ̀ka alásẹ àti asòfin.
Àtẹ̀jáde náà wá késí ẹgbẹ́ TUC, láti se súùrù kí wọ́n fi parí ìwádi tó ńlọ lọ̀wọ̀
The organised labour union in Ekiti State has announced the suspension of its ongoing strike.
The workers had on Monday embarked on a warning strike over the controversy surrounding the payment of their, outstanding salary, minimum wage and other issues affecting them.
According to the Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, the suspension of the strike is as a result of the agreement it reached with the state house of Assembly committee on public service and labour matters that pledged on behalf of the state government that the agreement would be honoured.
The meeting at the State Assembly complex had in attendance, NLC Chairman, TUC Chairman, and JANC Chairman.
Others include the Ekiti State Head of Service, Mrs Peju Babafemi, Chairman, House Committee on Public Service & Labour Matters, Hon. Juwa Adegbuyi, his vice Gboyega Aribisogan among others.
The labour leaders urged the State Government to honour the agreements while pledging that it would soon visit the headquarters of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company in the State to picket the office and demand the reason for the power outage in the State, and the reason for taking money for energy not consumed.
Workers in Ekiti state on Monday complied with the three-day warning strike declared by the leadership of organised labour in the state to press home their demands.
At the Ekiti State Secretariat in Ado Ekiti, at some of the Ministries, Departments and Agencies, only few workers were seen on ground.
The few workers on duty were seen in groups discussing the issue of the strike.
Also, entrances into some of the offices were locked while few offices were opened for management staff.
Similarly, reports from across the sixteen local governments of Ekiti state showed that council workers complied with warning strike.
However, council chairmen and other appointees as well as management staff were at their duty posts.
The Ekiti State Head of Service, Dr Peju Babafemi had earlier appealed to the organized labour to shelve the strike to enable the state government dialogue with them.
Oganised Labour Unions and the Ondo State government have agreed to the approval of the immediate payment of five months outstanding deductions from salaries of the state workers from February to June, this year.
Similarly, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu ordered payment of 2018 leave bonus to all workers and settlement of 2019 leave bonus for workers on grade level one to six.
This formed part of the decisions reached by both government’s representatives and the labour unions when Mr Akeredolu held a crucial meeting with them in Akure.
The organised labour under the Joint Negotiating Council (JNC) had two weeks ago sent a letter to the governor to demand payment of some of the workers’ outstanding entitlements ranging from 2018, 2019 leave bonus, unpaid accumulated deduction from February, 2020 till date.
Speaking on behalf of the government, Ondo State Head of Service, Mr Dare Aragbaiye as well as the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogo said the government would also settle Special COVID-19 hazard allowance of May, 2020 for health workers.
Mr Aragbaiye noted that out of the available resources of government, sixty-eight percent of June salary and pensions would be paid to local government workers.
Also speaking at a labour meeting in Akure, three unions’ leaders, Comrade Oluwaniyi Fabunmi of JNC; Sunday Adeleye-Oluwole of NLC and the vice chairman of TUC, Clement Fatuase, said they agreed to the payment arrangements to save workers who had mortgaged their salaries with cooperatives and loans from untold hardship.
The labour leaders declared that the latest agreement would go a long way in strengthening harmonious relationship between the Governor Akeredolu-led government and the labour unions in the state.
Egbe awon Osise TUC, ti kesi ijoba apapo lati san
ajele ose marun owo-osu titun lati ojo kejidinlogun osu kerin odun 2019, lakoko
ti Aare Muhammadu Buhari fowosi owo osu titun naa.
Ijoba ati awon egbe osise fenu oro koo lori owo
osu titun ohun lojo eti tokoja, leyin ojo okoodinigbalemeji t’Aare Muhamadu Buhari
fowo saba naa.
Ninu atejade kan, tegbe awon osise ohun ti ro
ijoba lati mu ileri re gbogbo lori owo osu titun naa se.
Nigba to ndupe lowo awon adari egbe osise, atawon torokan,
ni egbe awon osise naa so fawon olugbanisise wipe ilese yoowu toba san owo
todin si owo osu titun naa yo je fifiya je.
Ijoba apapo sope ohun yoo fi ooto inu ati akoyawo yanju
ibere awon osise lori alekun owo osu awon osise towa nipele talekun owo naa
okan.
Igbakeji aare, Ojogbon Yemi Osinbajo so eyi nigba ro nse
ipade pelu awon adari titun egbe osise, TUC, tose abewo si nile aare nilu Abuja.
Awon oludari naa tare titun won Ogbeni Quadri Olaleye lewaju
won, gboriyin fun ise awon adari egbe osise gbogbo pelu ijoba apapo.
Nigba to nsoro lori owu osise to wa lakso to kereju to nja
roin-roin nle, igbakeji aare s’ope ose patakiki egbe osise so asoyepo pelu
ijoba lori igbese naa.
Ninu oro re aare gbe TUC, enito ro ijoba apapo lati bere si san owo osu titun naa lakoko kiwon si mojuto oro abo nile yii.
