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 … Continue reading Trending news from Nigeria today 17 February 2025
Photo by Miguel Á. Padriñán on Pexels.com 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 … Continue reading TUC threatens strike over telecom tariff
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 … Continue reading Top news from Nigeria today 30/01/2025
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 … Continue reading Hunger: NLC blames IMF for Nigeria’s economic woes
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 … Continue reading Organised Labour suspends strike
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 … Continue reading ILLEGAL, PREMATURE: AGF condemns Labour’s June 3 strike notice
NLC President Joe Ajaero and TUC President Festus Osifo lead a joint protest 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 … Continue reading Minimum Wage: NLC insists on May 31 deadline
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 … Continue reading We own Labour Party – NLC tackles Abure
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 … Continue reading Why NLC invaded LP secretariat
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 … Continue reading Court orders NLC, TUC to abort nationwide strike
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