Tag Archives: Strike

Labour Strike, WAEC, IPOB: The Timing is Wrong By Victor Ojelabi

Strike actions have always been a tool deployed by organised labour in Nigeria to either get the attention of the governments or force the latter to do its bidding since time immemorial. So it did not come as a shock

Breaking: NLC, TUC Issue 14-day Strike Ultimatum To FG Over Hardship in The Land

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Thursday issued a 14-day strike ultimatum to the Federal Government to address the hardship in the country occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy. The unions expressed profound

(BREAKING) NLC, TUC Suspend Strike

The National Executive Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress on Wednesday night suspended the ongoing strike. The unions said the suspension followed the intervention of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. Our correspondent gathered that the meeting

Strike Stalls Emefiele’s Arraignment

The arraignment of the former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, at the Federal Capital Territory High Court, has been stalled following the ongoing strike by the Trade Union Congress and Nigerian Labour Congress. The leadership of the two

NNPC: TotalEnergies, PENGASSAN, NUPENG have Reached Agreement to End Strike

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has restored TotalEnergies daily crude oil production after intervening in the oil workers’ industrial action. TotalEnergies produces 275, 000 barrels of oil per day. Olufemi Soneye, NNPC’s chief corporate communications officer, said, on

BREAKING: Industrial Court Stops NLC, TUC from Going

The National Industrial Court has restrained the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress as well as their affiliates from embarking on any strike or industrial action. The unions had, after an extraordinary National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday in Abuja,

JUST IN: Labour Unions to Embark on Strike November 8 Over Assault on Ajaero

The organised labour says it would no longer guarantee industrial harmony in the country from November 8 over the assault on Joe Ajaero, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The organised labour, comprising NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC),

NLC, TUC Suspends Strike for 30 Days

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have agreed to suspend the industrial action planned for Oct. 3 for 30 days. At the end of a five-hour closed door meeting, the Union leaders said that all

 NLC Adamant, Shuns Meeting with FG

The meeting between the federal government and the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) scheduled to hold on Friday to prevent the looming nationwide strike by the union failed to take place. Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff to President Bola Tinubu,

AGF Fagbemi Asks Labour To Shelve Planned Strike, Says It’s “Gross Breach Of Court Order

Lateef Fagbemi, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, has asked organised labour to postpone any planned strike over the elimination of petrol subsidies. On September 26, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress