Labour

We never agreed to increase minimum wage ‘every five years’ – FG

According to the two labour organisations in the country – the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress – there is a constitutional provision for the review of the minimum wage every five years. The unions recently made a proposal of N56,000 Minimum Wage to the Federal Government, based on the argument that the... Read More

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Labour hell bent on 21-day ultimatum despite Gov Dickson’s emergency meeting

The Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has called for an emergency meeting with the leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress over the welfare of workers in the state. According to a statement released by Dickson’s Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Iworiso-Markson on Monday, May 2, the meeting would hold on Friday, May... Read More

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December 23, 2015

Governors are playing politics with minimum wage – Ngige

The Federal Government has said state governors lack the authority to reduce the national minimum wage. At a meeting with the leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress, Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, said the governors were playing politics with the issue of minimum wage. Ngige said there’s a law backing the N18,000 minimum... Read More

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November 23, 2015

N18,000 minimum wage: ‘We’re ready for battle’ – NLC

The Nigeria Labour Congress, has declared its intention to fight the attempt by the Governors’ Forum to renege on the N18,000 national minimum wage. State governors have declared their inability to continue to pay the N18,000 minimum wage, which was signed into law by former President Goodluck Jonathan in March 2011. Hence, the Labour Congress, has vowed... Read More

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November 21, 2015

Why I cannot support minimum wage cut – Oshiomhole

Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole, says he doesn’t support the position of his fellow governors to reduce the monthly minimum wage being paid to workers. Oshiomhole said as a former labour man, he cannot question the wisdom behind the national minimum wage, which was fought for years ago. The governor spoke on the matter on... Read More

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September 11, 2015

“If Nigerians want corrupt politicians killed, why not?” – Gov Mimiko

Ondo state governor, Olusegun Mimiko, says he’s open to whatever punishment Nigerians want to be meted out to corrupt politicians and government officials. He stated this on Thursday, a day when the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, held a nationwide protest against corruption. Speaking through his information commissioner, Kayode Akinmade, the governor said... Read More

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September 9, 2015

Labour ‘supports death penalty’ for corrupt politicians

The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, have advocated for capital punishment to be meted out to anyone found guilty of corruption in the country. Ayuba Wabba, President of the NLC, and his counterpart in the TUC, Bobboi Kaigama, made the call on Tuesday at a press conference on a planned national rally against corruption.... Read More

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The world awaits as UK royal baby 2 arrives soon (PHOTOS)

by Chinwe Okafor The Duchess of Cambridge who was due 9 days ago, has finally gone into labour and will be delivered of a second royalty anytime soon. She is currently admitted at the St. Mary’s Hospital where the world awaits a new Royal baby – a brother or sister for Prince George This is good... Read More

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This woman was in labour for 70hours before she was able to give birth

by Chinwe Okafor Jill Duggar and her husband, Derick Dillard, waited for a full week after Jill’s due date before she went into labor. What happened next was intense — and actually pretty scary, they told People magazine. Jill endured 70 straight hours of labor with contractions that sometimes were only one minute apart. After her water broke,... Read More

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October 27, 2014

Labour threatens strike over planned removal of minimum wage from exclusive list

by James Sambo Organised labour has threatened to embark on a strike action, if federal lawmakers carry on with the plan to remove the minimum wage from the exclusive legislative list of the 1999 Constitution. The removal of minimum wage from the exclusive legislative list would give states of the federation the liberty to negotiate... Read More

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December 14, 2013

Labour Party annouces expulsion of Gbenga Daniel

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Otunba Gbenga Daniel, the immediate past governor of Ogun State has been expelled from the Labour Party. The expulsion announcement was made by the Simeon Olabode, its Ogun State Chairman and Secretary, Sunday Oginni. PMNews reports: Mr. Daniel, elected two-term governor on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state was... Read More

November 24, 2013

Opinion: Only out-of-power politicians are called ‘Progressives’ in Nigeria

by Obi Nwakanma The APC calls itself a “progressive” party for instance, but all you need is study their manifesto, and look at Lagos state, its beautiful bride, and you will see the true face of the party: it is party of the oligarchs – mostly those who are not able to fit their fat... Read More

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November 22, 2013

Josef Omorotionmwan: Nigerian media houses will soon be managed by youth ‘corpers’

by Josef Omorotionmwan The unions must constantly be on the neck of the legislators to put in place definite regulatory framework to revive this dying labour force. We cannot continue like this. Contract and casual employments must be viewed as crimes against humanity. Some organisations, public and private, are hanging perilously in the air, waiting... Read More

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November 16, 2013

Why I have not re-married since I lost my wife – Adams Oshiomhole reveals

by Akan Ido Governor Adams Oshiomhole recently clocked five years as governor of Edo and the landmark occasion was celebrated in style. Oshiomhole talked about his journey so far as Edo governor, the politics of the state, style of administration, the death of his wife, Clara, and more. Read excerpts from the interview below: ... Read More

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November 9, 2013

Opinion: The slave camps called offices in Nigeria

by Frederick Nwabufor The lachrymal truth is that some Nigerian work places are concentration camps, and working conditions in Nigeria are below the crust of salubrious standards. To add verisimilitude to this assertion, here are human testaments to work slavery and tragedy in Nigeria. The damning report of the Australian anti-slavery campaign group, The Walk... Read More

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November 4, 2013

Ikhide Ikheloa: 10 things ASUU should learn from Nigerian prosperity churches

by Ikhide Ikheloa I will also concede that in that respect, coming from a different culture, I would be at sea in Nigeria, and with my imported ideas, I would fail. For good reason. There are clearly serious challenges in Nigeria’s educational sector that are exacerbated by poor attitudes among labor, management and government. The... Read More

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October 26, 2013

OMG! Woman goes into labour in her sleep, wakes up to see baby’s head hanging out

A new father was forced to deliver his baby son at home when his partner woke to discover she had gone into labour in her sleep. Sarah Pearson woke at the couple’s home in Barnsley on October 13, telling partner Graeme Smith she ‘felt something weird’. But by the time the 25-year-old realised what was... Read More

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October 26, 2013

Ochereone Nnanna: Labour, a growing tyrant

by Ochereone Nnanna The Labour movement, especially the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, under the presidency of Waheed Omar, has entered into a cozy symbiotic relationship with Governor Oshiomhole. When the Comrade was gunning for re-election, the NLC openly campaigned for him in EdoState. And to add some bite to their agitation against Labour decentralisation, they... Read More

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October 18, 2013

Oh no, he didn’t! Student snaps selfie as teacher suffers labour contractions in front of class (LOOK)

On Thursday, a junior at Coral Springs High School in the sunny suburban sprawl north of Miami decided that the best thing to do when his teacher went into labor in front of class was to take a selfie of the situation — with his distressed teacher squarely in the background. As the student, who... Read More

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October 2, 2013

Opinion: #Independence53 – Nigeria and its 53 years of perpetual labour

by Yoma Victor Nigeria is determined to give birth, having seen other nations fall apart for much lesser wickedness, she hungers and thirsts for new midwives that will arise for her. She has grown weak from these midwives who have refused to allow her birth her true seed but have even raped her in this... Read More

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September 10, 2013

Opinion: Memo to incoming youth minister

by Murtala Adogi Mohammed Working together with youth both online and offline is very important for any minister of youth development that want to succeed. Therefore, the new Youth Minister will have to be… one who thoroughly understands the tools and ways of how the social media works. There is currently a vacancy in the federal... Read More

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September 2, 2013

INCREDIBLE: Argentine mother swaps 11-year-old daughter for freezer

Officers arrested the couple running the factory on suspicion of labour and child labour exploitation. An Argentine mom swapped her 11-year-old daughter for a freezer, police said. Pabla Cesarina Monzon Aldana, 30, allegedly gave her child to a neighbour in exchange for the kitchen appliance and several other household items. The youngster was then forced... Read More

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#MayDay gift: Visaphone, Stanbic IBTC sack over 300 workers?

by Akan Ido Nigeria’s unemployment woes just grew worse yesterday as Visaphone, a telecommunications company and Stanbic IBTC, a major player in the Nigerian banking industry reportedly laid-off several employees. According to the blogger Linda Ikeji Stanbic IBTC was said to have reduced its workforce by 250 employees while Visaphone reportedly sacked 60. The bank... Read More

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Saidat Akanbi: Unnecessary deaths at the emergency room door (Y! Policy Hub)

by Saidat Akanbi Patients with gunshot injuries should be attended to immediately without requesting police reports… Even a criminal’s life is worth saving, if not for anything but the wealth of Intelligence information it holds. A couple of days ago, while my aunt narrated her experience of her clinic visit a particular incidence caught my... Read More

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February 6, 2013

Opinion: No woman should lose her life, giving life

by Jennifer Ehidiamen The doctor admitted Mrs. Bello after a series of negotiations. He slashed the hospital bill in half so that they can be attended to–a favor the organization and all concerned would later regret. Mrs. Bello has been bleeding since. End of story. Let’s go back to the beginning. A true-life story is... Read More

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January 28, 2013

Opinion: Time for Nwogwugwu to rethink Labour

by Issa Aremu Let us put paid to an entrenched prejudice and unhelpful managerialism in which we reduce complex issue of development to mere numbers, not the people. Can we for once consider the plight of that person suddenly and arbitrarily retrenched? Missing some points when challenged by an ill- informed policy advice may certainly... Read More

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January 20, 2013

Walking in her shoes: 2 male TV hosts go through simulated childbirth labour, give up in agony after 2 hours [PHOTOS]

Two brave – or should that be foolhardy – male presenters volunteered to experience labour pains for a skit on their TV show – and found it harder to stomach than they realised. Dutch presenting duo Dennis Storm and Valerio Zena were hooked up to electrodes that replicated the contractions women are forced to undergo... Read More

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January 7, 2013

#OccupyNigeriaAnniversary: “The movement didn’t have a leader” – Peter Esele opens up on Labour/Govt negotiations

– Was Pengassan really going to shut down the oil wells? Why did they not? Peter Esele tells us the inside story of the #OccupyNigeria negotiations, in this interview session with Joachim MacEbong The Occupy Nigeria movement didn’t have a leader, and that is also dangerous because if you are moving into something of this magnitude,... Read More

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December 4, 2012

Chioma Agwuegbo: Who is to blame for the high unemployment in Nigeria?

by Chioma Agwuegbo Why hasn’t any government made creating jobs a priority instead of promising roads and bridges they eventually don’t build? A young woman struggles through university, enduring a few strikes, disreputable advances from cultists, depraved lecturers and other similar low-life and manages to graduate with a second class upper degree, maybe even a... Read More

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November 13, 2012

Y! Poetry: Hope to haven

by Nneka Jethro-Iruobe Hope for a new day Keeps me alive Hope that tomorrow would bring more opportunities Allows me sleep Hope that life will offer me that chance I have been begging for Caused me to dream last night I have hope But when life is ready When life serves Will my teeth... Read More

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