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Return to work immediately, Sheriff tells PDP workers

National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff has asked the party staff to resume work or face sanctions. Acting National Publicity Secretary of the party, Bernard Mikko, in a statement said the workers are suppose to be apolitical and not take sides. The workers had said they would stay away from... Read More

Ali Modu Sheriff, PDP, PDP crisis, workers

PDP workers vow not to work with Sheriff

Workers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday vowed not to work with National Chairman of the party, Ali Modu Sheriff. The 127 workers in a statement after their meeting in Abuja said they would not reume until the Supreme Court rules on the crisis. According to the statement read by the National Director... Read More

Ali Modu Sheriff, PDP, PDP crisis, workers

February 28, 2017

I will forfeit salaries until workers are paid – Akeredolu

by Azeez Adeniyi Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has said he would not receive salaries until he is able to pay workers’ salaries. Akeredolu stated this on Monday in Akure, the Ondo State capital, while formally meeting with the workers in the state civil service. The governor appealed to the striking nurses and doctors to... Read More

Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, salaries, Syrike, workers

February 9, 2017

Labour unions storm N’Assembly to demand better welfare for workers

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Thursday stormed the National Assembly to demand better welfare for workers. The leadership of the National Assembly led by Senate President Bukola Saraki received the protesters. Details later…

Better welfare, national assembly, nlc, TUC, workers

December 21, 2016

Arik resumes operations after one-day workers’ strike

Arik Airline on Wednesday resumed flights after workers had shut down operations over non-payment of salaries and other anti-labour activities on Tuesday. The workers had also protested the non-remittance of taxes and sacking of five union leaders. Arik in a statement said the issue has been resolved “following the meeting called by the Nigeria Civil... Read More

Arik Airline, flights, strike, workers

December 20, 2016

Workers shut down Arik Airlines

The staff of Arik Air are currently protesting over non-payment of seven months salary arrears and other anti-labour practices. The protesters are displaying placards at the domestic terminal of the Murtala Muhammed airport. The National Union of Air Transport Employees, Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of Nigeria and the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers... Read More

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December 14, 2016

Kogi to begin payment of 4 months salary arrears

The government of Kogi has said it would pay workers and pensioners salary arrears on or before December 20. This was stated by the Director General, Research and Development, Kogi State, Moses Okafor on Wednesday. Okafor said the government was through with the screening which has been causing the delay. “Though the screening exercise was... Read More

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December 5, 2016

Increment of PAYE tax on workers height of wickedness – Fayose

Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has said the Federal Government should immediately stop the increase in Pay As You Earn, pension and National Housing Fund deductions from workers’ salaries. In a press release issued on Sunday by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Fayose said increasing tax on workers in... Read More

Ayodele Fayose, increment, PSYE tax, wickedness, workers

October 22, 2016

Ezinne Ajoku: Nigerians are made of steel [NEW VOICES]

by Ezinne Ajoku Nigerians are a resilient people and a particularly hardy bunch. Whether female or male, adult or child, the story of most Nigerians is a tale of survival, of fighting to beat the odds, of hard, grinding work, of making much out of precious little and creativity at its zenith- even when it... Read More

entrepreneurs, feminism, future, New Voices, nigerians, sticky, workers

October 2, 2016

Why we can’t pay workers full salaries – Dickson

Bayelsa state governor Seriake Dickson says workers in the state cannot receive their salaries due to its dwindling revenue. Dickson who has been paying workers half salary since February 2016 made the disclosure during a meeting with members of the Bayelsa Elders Forum in Yenagoa The statement quoted the governor as saying, “In the area... Read More

bayelsa state, dwindling revenue, salaries, seriake dickson, workers

September 5, 2016

Ekiti NLC chairman denies collecting N25m from APC

The Chairman of the Ekiti State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Ade Adesanmi has denied the allegation that labour leaders in the state collected N25 million from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to embark on the recent industrial action by workers, The Vanguard reports. Speaking in Ado Ekiti over the weekend, Adesanmi... Read More

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August 22, 2016

Farming policy: What Okorocha introduced in Imo is forced labour – NLC

According to the president of the Nigerial Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, the union is displeased with, and has strongly condemned, the Imo State Government’s three-day work, two-day farming policy for workers recently introduced by Governor Rochas Okorocha. Wabba, speaking in Abuja on Sunday, at a News Agency of Nigeria forum declared that the new policy... Read More

east, farming, Imo, imo state, labor, okorocha, Rochas, state, workers

PDP to Oshiomhole: Return local council’s money to them

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo state has called on the state governor, Adams Oshiomhole, to return the deductions illegally made from the statutory allocations of local government councils in the state. Speaking at a press conference at Okada, Ovia North East Local Government Area, the state PDP chairman, Dan Orbih, said that Oshiomhole had refused... Read More

APC, election, governorship, LGA, Local Councils, PDP, salary, workers

State governors dragged to ICC over salary arrears

Human rights group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a petition against Nigerian state governors owing workers several months worth of salaries. The petition, which was filed at the International Criminal Court (ICC), is asking the ICC prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, to investigate and “bring to justice” those responsible for the nonpayment of salaries... Read More

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Six banks given 14-day ultimatum to recall sacked workers

The Nigeria Labour Congress has issued a 14-day ultimatum to banks to recall all workers who have been sacked in the past few weeks. The banks are Fidelity Bank, Diamond Bank, First City Monument Bank, First Bank, Ecobank and Skye Bank. Labour on Wednesday, wrote a letter to the six banks, advising them to do... Read More

14-days, banks, Diamond Bank, Ecobank, Fidelity Bank, first bank, First City Monument Bank, nlc, Skye Bank, ultimatum, workers

State governors can afford to pay salaries – Peter Obi

While most Nigerian states are struggling to pay workers’ salaries, a former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi believes the situation can be better managed by state governments. Obi said state governors would be able to pay salaries of workers if they are prudent in their spending and prioritise judiciously. Speaking on Sunday at the... Read More

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FG won’t provide bailout for banks despite order not to sack workers

As Nigeria’s economic situation worsens, the federal government has completely ruled out the option of giving bailout funds to banks in other to avoid job cuts and retrenchment of workers, the Punch reports. Banks had begun retrenching some of its workers in other to save itself from the growing economic difficulties. Reacting to the spate... Read More

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Mimiko blocked from entering government house by angry workers

The Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, was on Thursday prevented from gaining access to his office by protesting workers who blocked the entrance of the state government house. The workers have been on strike since last week over unpaid 5-month salary arrears. The governor thereafter came down from his vehicle to plead with the workers... Read More

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Senate to Ngige: Come and explain your threat to banks

Comments made by the Minister of Employment and Labour, Chris Ngige might have landed him in trouble with the upper legislative chambers of the National Assembly. The Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions made known to the National Assembly its intention to have the Minister come before it to explain the nature... Read More

banks, economy, employment, Labour, license, Ngige, retrenchment, senate, workers

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the news stories to monitor today. 1) NYSC orientation course to begin The management of the National Youth Service Corps has announced that the 2016 Batch A stream II will begin its orientation course on Monday, June 13. 2) Alleged killers of Army official arrested Security forces have apprehended suspects who allegedly kidnapped... Read More

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Ekiti workers now steal ‘yams, garri, tomatoes, pepper and parcels of eba’

The Ekiti state All Progressive Congress on Sunday, slammed the state Governor, Ayodele Fayose, for making a joke out of the plight of workers in the state. Fayose had declared that he was embarking on a solidarity strike with state workers who are on strike over the non-payment of five months salary. According to statement... Read More

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No Governor in Ekiti… Fayose goes on indefinite strike

“I want to tell workers that I have placed myself on indefinite strike in solidarity with you. I shared your pains, but it was rather unfortunate that a man can’t give what he doesn’t have,” says Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti. In line with his penchant for being a dramatic rabble rouser, Fayose has embarked on an... Read More

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Lest we forget, Fayose has not paid salaries in Ekiti state for FIVE months

There are few Nigerian politicians who enjoy attention as much as Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state. The Governor is always in the news for different reasons, some bordering on the inane and others controversial. From stopping to enjoy a plate of beans by the road side: to lambasting President Muhammadu Buhari: and admiring questionable ‘pears’: There’s no gain... Read More

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‘I’ll privatize IMSU and hire new teachers’ – Rochas threatens striking lecturers

The Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha, on Monday, threatened to dismiss striking lecturers at the Imo State University (IMSU) and privatise the university. The governor stated this while speaking in Owerri, the Imo state capital. The Governor also noted that IMSU lecturers are the most paid in the entire South-East. Okorocha said: “A comparative analysis... Read More

imo state, IMSU, lecturers, okorocha, strike, workers

NLC task force shuts down schools, banks, offices in Jos

Businesses in Jos and Bukuru metropolis, the capital city of Plateau state, have reportedly shut down following the strike declared by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). According to The Punch, officials of the NLC led by one Sunday Akinfolarin had mobilized early in the day, persuading workers to shut down their businesses. The NLC officials... Read More

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7,629 ‘ghost workers’ discovered in Kano state

The Kano State Government, on Tuesday, announced the discovery of 7,629 ghost workers during the course of the ongoing biometrics verification of civil workers in the state. According to the Head of Service of the state, Muhammad Na’iya, the discovery will save over N283.5 million for the state on a monthly basis. Na’iya revealed the... Read More

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NNPC workers shut out of their offices | Photo: The Cable

Just In: NNPC workers embark on nationwide strike in protest to ‘unbundling’

Following the prospective ‘unbundling‘ of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, oil workers have embarked on a total strike and have also shut down the nationwide operations of the national oil company. The Minister of state for petroleum resources, Ibe Kachikwu had on Tuesday, announced the unbundling of the NNPC through the creation of seven independent... Read More

nnpc, strike, unbundling, workers

February 14, 2016

Fayose threatens to ‘divert salaries of workers’ who embark on strike

Governor of Ekiti, Ayo Fayose, may punish the state’s workers by failing to pay their salaries, for embarking on strike without following due process and labour laws. Fayose also denied the allegation that he awarded contracts to his relatives and business associates for the proposed ultra modern Oja Oba market, the Fly over in Fajuyi... Read More

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Ayo Fayose, strike, workers

December 30, 2015

‘You’ve gone to stash workers’ salaries in Dubai’ | ‘I’m on holiday’ – Between APC and Fayose

The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State says Governor Ayo Fayose has diverted the salaries of workers, which he’s gone to stash in Dubai. The state chapter of the APC says it’s grossly irresponsible for Fayose to embark on a private trip abroad worth N250 million while workers’ salaries haven’t been fully paid. Publicity Secretary of Ekiti... Read More

APC, dubai, EFCC, Ekiti State, Fayose, workers

December 6, 2015

NLC to Governors: ‘If you can feed your animals with N100k, you can’t cut 18k minimum wage’

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has assured state governors that workers across the country will embark on a strike action if the N18,000 minimum wage is reduced. NLC President Ayuba Wabba maintains that Organized Labour will resist any attempt by state governors to stop the payment of the minimum wage. “Governors should prepare for the mother of all... Read More

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