The Petroleum Tanker Drivers’ branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas, (NUPENG) has described the ongoing supremacy battle between the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu and the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC) Dr Maikanti Baru, as diversionary and deeply political, and therefore called for caution.…
NLC salutes courage of miners slain at Iva Valley Massacre in 1949
The leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on Friday in Enugu saluted the courage of 21 workers slain at the Iva Valley Massacre in the old Eastern Region, now part of Enugu State. Coal workers had on November 18, 1949, embarked on a strike for improved working conditions but had been brutalized by colonial…
FG employs 200,000 graduates, places them on N30,000 salary
The federal government has employed 200, 000 graduates to work as teachers and agricultural extension workers across the country. Laolu Akande, senior special assistant to the vice president on media, disclosed this at the second presidential economic communication workshop in Abuja on Friday. He said they would only work for two years. “We have selected…
Time to rebuild, NLC boss charges Nigerians
Comrade Ayuba Wabba, President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), has urged Nigerians to set aside all differences and join hands to rebuild Nigeria. Wabba, in his independence message to Nigerians, said though Nigerians had been disappointed and betrayed, they must nonetheless forge ahead. Wabba said: “Accordingly, I would urge Nigerians to take a long…
Governor Okowa condoles with NLC over death of chairman of Delta chapter
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Thursday condoled with leadership and members of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on the death of Comrade David Ofoeyeno, who until his passing Chairman of Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) and the Delta State Chapter of the NLC. In a letter personally signed by the governor…
SALE OF ASSETS: NLC to call Nigerians out to the streets in protest
Following its opposition to the comtemplated sale of its stake in vital national assests particularly the Nigerian Liquiefied Natural Gas (NLNG) and the refineries, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) is making plans to mobilize Nigerians against the move. NLC President, Ayuba Wabba who spoke to this paper after empanneling of a committee of the NLC…
NLC kicks against sale of NLNG, other national assets, urges Nigerians to resist move
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has reacted sharply to calls for the Federal Government to sell off its stake in core national assests like the Nigeria Liquiefied Natural Gas (NLNG),the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and other assets in the oil and aviation sectors. NLC President, Ayuba Wabba in a statement on Thursday described the…
Nigerian govt evading minimum wage talks — NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Thursday dismissed as misleading, speculations that talks between it and the Federal Government on new national minimum wage had collapsed. Ayuba Wabba, president of the NLC, said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, that the talks had not even started. According to him,…
Address unemployment crisis now, NLC tells Buhari
Dr Peter Eson-Ozo, the General Secretary, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has urged the Federal Government to develop a policy that will address the increasing rate of youth unemployment in Nigeria. Eson-Ozo made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. NAN reports that the International Labour Organisation…
Incredible! 4.58million Nigerians lose jobs under Buhari’s watch
The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that the total number of 4,580,602 Nigerians have lost their jobs since President Muhammadu Buhari took office in May 2015. The figure for first and second quarter of 2016 now stands at 2.6 million. NBS figures show that about 1.46 million Nigerians became unemployed in the third…
FG to develop strategy to address unemployment
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, said on Tuesday in Abuja that the ministry was working toward developing a roadmap to address unemployment challenges in the country. Ngige said this during the ‘National Dialogue on the Future of Work Initiative’ organised by the ministry in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO).…
4 workers shot as NLC President meets Gov. Al-Makura
Police in Nasarawa State on Friday allegedly shot four workers as the Nigeria Labour Congress began talks with the State Government over the protracted labour crisis rocking the state. NLC President Ayuba Wabba told newsmen at the Police Clinic in Lafia that the workers were allegedly shot by a policeman at the gate of the…
Nigerians condemn Buhari for secret employment of cronies and relatives
The government of President Muhammed Buhari shuts ordinary Nigerians out of ‘lucrative’ government jobs. It is now becoming the norm of this administration to create special access for children and relatives of the rich and influential members of the society, especially those of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), to certain high-end government jobs, which…
Police recruitment: 5 applicants arrested in Nasarawa for forgery, theft
The police in Nasarawa have confirmed the arrest of five applicants during the ongoing police recruitment exercise in Lafia over forgery of certificates and theft. The Commissioner of Police in charge of the exercise in the state, Alhassan Mamoda, made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lafia. According to…
FG directs banks to suspend retrenchment
The Federal Government on Friday directed banks, insurance and financial institutions to suspend the on-going retrenchment in the sector. This is contained in a statement signed by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, and made available to newsmen in Abuja. “Following spate of petitions and complaints from stakeholders in the banking, insurance…