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September 6, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria Warns Civil Servants Against Over-Bloated Budgets

The Federal Government has expressed concern over unethical vices which have been known to engender over-bloated budgetary allocations for salaries, incomes and wages of civil servants, warning that such practices should stop henceforth. The government therefore explained that new civil...

July 12, 2018 No Responses

Labour Demands Compensation For Civil Servants Over Aborted Promotion Exercise

Worried by the cancellation of Promotion Interview organised by the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) for members of the Union in the Directorate Cadre in Abuja, organised Labour under the auspices of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCS...

July 11, 2018 No Responses

Labour: MTN Must Respect Workers Rights

Tuesday, July. 10, 2018 marks the second day of the picketing of MTN offices nationwide by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its civil society allies This press statement is intended to explain the reasons for this action as well...

June 8, 2018 No Responses

Labour To Buhari: Honour Union Leaders

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has commended resolve by President Muhammadu Buhari to officially announce “June 12” as the new date to replace the traditional “May 29” as Democracy Day National President of the...

May 30, 2018 No Responses

Minister: Minimum Wage May Not Materialise In September

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has said that the new national minimum wage may not materialise in September as earlier envisaged. Ngige, who disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday at his residence in Abuja, said that...

May 25, 2018 No Responses

Labour Restates Demand For Upward Wage Review In Civil Service

Organised Labour under the aegis of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has hailed the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOS), Ms Winifred Oyo-Ita, for keying into the demand of the Union for salary increase...

May 5, 2018 No Responses

ILO Inaugurates First Project 0ffice In Qatar

The International Labour Organization (ILO) inaugurated its first project office in Qatar to support the implementation of a comprehensive programme on working conditions and labour rights in the country. The office was officially opened in the capital Doha in...

March 10, 2018 No Responses

NLC to FG: Don’t Sign African Continental Free Trade Agreement

There is a renewed, extremely dangerous and radioactive neo-liberal policy initiative being driven by the Ministry of Trade and Investment that seeks to open our seaports, airports and other businesses to unbridled foreign interference never before witnessed i...

February 7, 2018 No Responses

Labour faults reinstatement of NHIS Boss

Alarmed that President Muhammadu Buhari reinstated the suspended Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Professor Usman Yusuf, organsied Labour under the umbrella of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), has stated tha...

January 30, 2018 No Responses

Labour faults report on removal of wage from exclusive legislative list

The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) on Monday rejected the proposed removal of wages from Exclusive Legislative list to the Concurrent list. The association, in a statement, appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assemb...

January 7, 2018 No Responses

NLC tasks Kano on irregularities in salaries

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has advised the state government to investigate the recent alleged irregularities in the payment of workers’ salaries in the state. The state NLC chairman, Comrade Kabiru Minjibir, gave the advice on Saturday at the inaugura...

January 7, 2018 No Responses

Edo, institute of welding to train youths, certify artisans

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said plans are underway for youths and local artisans to undergo proficiency training and re-training to be organised in partnership with the Nigeria Institute of Welding. Obaseki, who said this in his New...

January 1, 2018 No Responses

NLC: We shall hold government accountable in 2018

Being the text of the New Year message of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, mni. PREAMBLE On behalf of the National Executive Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress, I wish to congratulate Nigerian working people...

December 1, 2017 No Responses

NLC faults mass sack of local govt workers in Kaduna

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has described the reported mass sack of about five thousand local government workers by the Kaduna State Government as illegal. A statement issued by the NLC president, Ayuba Wabba, said the mass sack “violates the...