•Workers Labour unions have asked their members and affiliates under the payroll of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to resume work with immediate effect. The directive, contained in a joint circular by the TUC and NLC today, followed a marathon conciliatory meeting between the unions and the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike...
•Wike and TUC, NLC logos The Organised Labour, made up of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress, (TUC) has called on workers of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, who are currently at loggerheads with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to defend their rights with courage and […]...
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has sent a solidarity message to striking workers in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), whom the Industrial Court ordered to suspend their actions, describing the ruling as surprising and distasteful. A statement by the Acting General Secretary of the NLC, Benson Upah, urged...
•Wike and striking FCTA workers The face-off between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike and the striking workers of the FCT Administration (FCTA) deepened yesterday as the latter vowed to continue their industrial action despite a court order and threats of sanctions. The workers under the auspices of the Joint Unions A...
Justice Emmanuel Subilim of the National Industrial Court has ordered workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to suspend their ongoing industrial action pending the hearing and determination of the originating summons. The ruling followed an application filed by the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, seeking a court order...
•Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike Workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), with the backing of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday stormed the National Industrial Court in Abuja as part of an ongoing total and indefinite strike over unresolved labour disputes. The protest followed a directive f...
The Federal Capital Territory FCT remains in the grip of a major industrial crisis as striking workers, under the aegis of the Joint Unions Action Congress JUAC, have vowed to continue their “siege” on government operations following a tense day at the National Industrial Court. The union has called for a massive mobilisation of workers [&hell...
•Security personnel block the entrance following the commencement of the strike by workers Workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration and the Federal Capital Development Authority today, commenced an industrial action, shutting down activities across Abuja, over what they described as “unmet demands” by the federal government. Our...
•FCT minister, Nyesom Wike As the strike by health and education workers across the six Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) enters its fourth month, civil society organisations have raised the alarm over the escalating human cost and long-term damage to society. In an open appeal addressed to the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, [&he...
The strike led by the Nigeria Labour Congress in the Federal Capital Territory has entered its 11th day, with negotiations between the labour unions and Area Council Chairmen at a standstill over the implementation timeline for the N70,000 minimum wage. Speaking to our correspondent yesterday, the FCT Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Local Go...
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