With the 2019 electioneering season about to kick off in the next few months, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, whose ambition remains undiminished to rule Nigeria, has opened secret discussions with some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to return to the party and contest on its platform in the …
Read More »NLC President: Over N3tn Pension Fund Invested in Bonds, Treasury Bills
NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr. Ayuba Wabba, has debunked insinuations that the over N6 trillion accumulated pension fund under the Contributory Pension Scheme is lying idle, saying the fund has in fact been over-borrowed. Wabba said an excess of N3trillion had been …
Read More »ASUU begins nationwide referendum on strike
News | Nigeria | National ASUU begins nationwide referendum on strike ASUU National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi • Urges Federal Government to fulfill its 2009 agreement, 2013 MoU • ‘TETfund disbursed N1.72b forresearches in tertiary institutions’ The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has begun a nationwide referendum on whether to resume …
Read More »Intervene in Kogi labour crisis, NLC tells FG
. The leadership of the Nigeria labour Congress has pleaded with the Federal Government to intervene in the ongoing political and labour unrest in Kogi State before it escalates. The President of the organised labour, Ayuba Wabba, in a statement on Friday, warned that the clampdown on members of the …
Read More »The management of the Corporate Affairs Commission has agreed to commence the payment of differentials in the salaries of the executive and non-executive members of staff of the commission amounting to N1,002,967,400.15. The management also accepted to pay the workers’ pension arrears from January to June this year immediately after …
Read More »LASPOTECH workers begin strike
Academic and administrative activities were paralysed on Wednesday at the Lagos State Polytechnic as workers of the institution down began an indefinite strike on August 1. A copy of the strike notice by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic, LASPOTECH chapter, said the strike was with effect from Aug. …
Read More »Delta State uncovers 185 deceased, 45 ghost workers on payroll
| 02 August 2017 | 08:19 am Okowa The Delta State government yesterday said that deceased workers whose names were supposed to have been deleted from service records have been uncovered on its payroll.Chairman of the state Civil Service Commission, Patience Ikem Okwuofu, confirmed the development in …
Read More »Labour unions seek inclusion of teachers’ salaries in first line charge
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Nigeria UniUnion of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) have expressed their support for a strong local government system in the country. After their meeting at the Labour House in Abuja, …
Read More »Nigeria to adopt agriculture, mining as thrust for rapid economic development, says Osinbajo
The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, says mining and agriculture will be the focus of the Federal Government for rapid economic development. Osinbajo made the pledge in Argungu on Tuesday while inaugurating the N10 billion WACOT Rice Mill in Argungu Emirate of Kebbi state. He said the continued investment in agricultural production …
Read More »Army recovers 21 bodies in oil exploration workers rescue operation
A statement signed by Brig. Gen. Sani Usman, Director Army Public Relations, released in Maiduguri, said that the army recovered vehicles and various calibres of weapons in the operation. PHOTO: Al Jazeera The Nigeria Army on Sunday said it has recovered 21 additional bodies in an operation to rescue oil …
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