•Tinubu and Ibas Former Labour Leaders in Rivers State have described the imposition of emergency rule in the state as nothing short of a civilian coup, condemning it as a dangerous assault on democracy and the Nigerian constitution. They described the situation as “the brazen and fragrant desecration of democracy” following President Bola Ahm...
•Nigerian workers protest Despite the implementation of the national minimum wage across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), stakeholders and labour unions have raised concerns about the cost of living in the country, insisting that many workers will be unable to feed their families. This comes as states set the average floo...
•Nigerian workers The Organised Labour has strongly condemned the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, warning that it may be forced to take decisive action that could disrupt national economic activities if the proclamation is not reversed within a reasonable timeframe. The threat was contained in a statement jointly signed by...
•Festus Osifo, Ushie Uguamaye and Tinubu The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has waded into the trending issue of a Youth Corps member who allegedly got threatened by officials of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for criticising the President Bola Tinubu administration. TUC President, Festus Osifo, who was a guest on Channels Television yest...
•Nigerian Senate The Tinubu-led federal government’s ambitious effort to overhaul the nation’s tax laws has moved a step closer to reality following the submission of over 200 memoranda by diverse stakeholders to the Senate and House of Representatives. The National Assembly’s public hearings, which saw the participation of various interest gr...
•NLC President Joe Ajaero Organised Labour through the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has forced the Federal Government to reduce telecommunications tariff hike from 50 percent to 35 percent. It was gathered that the reduction followed a meeting of the 10-man committee comprising government and NLC representatives at the office of the National ...
•Nigerian workers The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has expressed outrage over the hike in tariffs by telecommunications companies, despite an earlier agreement reached with the federal government and the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, and demanded immediate reversal of the increase to avoid unpleasant consequences. However, the oper...
•NLC President Joe Ajaero The House of Representatives’ Committee on Communications is interfacing with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress to avert the nationwide protest scheduled February 4, 2025, over the 50 per cent hike in telecom tariff. The Nigerian Communications Commission recently approved a 50 per cent tariff increase for...
•Nigerian workers The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers will engage the Nigerian Communications Commission today, seeking a possible reversal of the 50 per cent telecom tariff hike to 10 per cent, as the Nigeria Labour Congress signals readiness for protest. The federal government approved a 50 per cent increase after oper...
•TUC President Festus Osifo The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria has opposed the proposed increase in the Value Added Tax rate, as outlined in the federal government’s Tax Reform Bills, warning that the move could worsen the economic hardship faced by Nigerians. The federal government had proposed a phased VAT hike from the current 7.5% [&helli...
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