Tag: workers

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AzeezMarch 7, 2017

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 ...

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AzeezMarch 6, 2017

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 ...

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AzeezFebruary 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 ...

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AzeezFebruary 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 ...

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AzeezDecember 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 ...

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AzeezDecember 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 ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaDecember 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 ...

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AzeezDecember 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, ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 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, ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaOctober 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 ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 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 ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoAugust 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 ...

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Mazi EmekaAugust 8, 2016

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 ...

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Mazi EmekaJuly 7, 2016

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 ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJune 15, 2016

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 ...

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Azubuike AzikweJune 13, 2016

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 ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 12, 2016

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 ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 9, 2016

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 ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 8, 2016

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 ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 7, 2016

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 ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 6, 2016

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 ...

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Mazi EmekaJune 4, 2016

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 ...

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Mazi EmekaMay 27, 2016

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 ...

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Mazi EmekaMay 24, 2016

‘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 ...

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Mazi EmekaMay 18, 2016

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 ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoApril 12, 2016

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 ...

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Kolapo OlapojuMarch 9, 2016

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 ...

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Kolapo OlapojuFebruary 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 ...

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Janeth JDecember 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 ...

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Janeth JDecember 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 ...

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