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Good morning from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the release of Rev. Father Maurice Livinus, a Catholic Priest of the Port Harcourt Diocese, and two other kidnapped victims from their captors. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP. Grace Iringe-Koko, said the victims were set…
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The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has threatened to go on strike if the Federal Government does not rescind its recent approval for the 50 per cent increase in telecommunications tariff. The President of the TUC, Comrade Festus Osifo, made this known during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday. Following its National Administrative Council (NAC)…
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Good evening from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. The All Progressives Congress, APC, has officially expelled former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, from the party over allegations of anti-party activities. Aregbesola, who governed Osun State for eight years, had formed a faction within the APC known as The Osun Progressives (TOP), now…
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Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has dismissed the International Monetary Fund, IMF, denial of any role in Nigeria government’s removal of petrol subsidy and the implementation of other anti-people economic policies, insisting that the body is behind the country’s economic woes. According to the NLC, the IMF and its cousin in economic mischief – the World…
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The Organised Labour says it has relaxed the indefinite nationwide strike declared on Monday, for one-week, to allow continuation of negotiations. The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, made this known in a communique issued at the end of a joint National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. It would…
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The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has faulted the June 3, 2024 notice of industrial action issued by the Organised Labour. In a letter dated June 1, 2024, the AGF described the strike notice by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) as “premature, imeffectual and…
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The Organised Labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) has reiterated its May 31, 2024 ultimatum to the Federal Government to meet all of its demands which includes implementation of a new national minimum wage and reversal of the hike in electricity tariff. This followed a Monday emergency meeting of…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Political Commission, has described the Labour Party, LP, National Chairman, Julius Abure, as a “drowning wannabe politricstar.” NLC said Abure has lost the confidence of most of the critical stakeholders in the party. The body re-empahsized that the Labour Party belongs to the NLC, while stressing that Abure violated a…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Wednesday invaded the secretariat of the Labour Party to protest the party’s national convention planned at the end of March. The Congress also demanded the sack of the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure. The NLC leadership accused Abure of planning to hold a “secret” convention without the…
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The National Industrial Court, on Friday, restrained the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade Union Congress, TUC, as well as their affiliates from embarking on any form of strike or industrial action. The two labour unions were ordered to stop their planned nationwide strike scheduled to commence on November 14. President of the Court, Justice Benedict…
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FULL TEXT OF THE PRESS STATEMENT ON THE MEETING BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND LEADERSHIP OF THE NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS (NLC), AND TRADE UNIONS CONGRESS (TUC). The Federal Government, on Sunday, October 1, 2023 met with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) on measures to address the dispute…
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The organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trace Union Congress, Nigeria, on Friday, boycotted an emergency meeting with the Federal Government that was scheduled for 3pm at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Federal Government had called an emergency meeting with the leaders of the organised labour at the Conference Room of the…
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THE AGF HAS DESCENDED INTO THE ARENA The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has been reported by most dailies of Friday, September 29 to have said that the proposed strike action slated for October 3rd “is in clear violation of the pending interim injunctive order granted on June…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has debunked reports making the rounds that it has embarked on an indefinite nationwide strike. Online reports indicated that the union commenced its planned strike on Friday after its ultimatum to the federal government elapsed on Thursday. MEZIESBLOG reports that organised labour had threatened to shut down the country’s economy…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday said it will make its decision on the suspension or continuation of its protest against the effects of fuel subsidy known on Thursday. NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, stated this to newsmen after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in Abuja. NLC is protesting over the…
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•NLC Vows to cripple fuel supply, power grid, shut markets, schools, hospitals•Federal Government begs, fixes another meeting with labour for Monday•CSOs say labour can’t be trusted, SAN warns against disobeying court order The Federal Government will on Monday meet with the representatives of the organised labour in an effort to prevent the nationwide strike called…
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