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May 1, 2020 No Responses

May Day: Workers Seek New Standard Hospitals

Nigerian workers under the aegis of Trade Union Congress (TUC) have appealed to the Federal Government to establish standard state of the art hospitals in each of the six geo-political zones. In a speech to commemorate workers day, President...

November 28, 2019 No Responses

Audi To Sack 9,500 Workers

Volkswagen AG’s premium Audi brand plans to cut 9,500 jobs in Germany as part of a sweeping overhaul to improve earnings by around 6 billion euros ($6.61 billion) over the next decade. The positions will be culled through voluntary measures...

September 9, 2019 No Responses

NPA Rewards Workers’ Dedication, Professionalism

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has reiterated its commitment to reward workers who over the years contributed positively especially in the area of optimal dedication and professionalism. Speaking at the&n...

May 21, 2019 No Responses

Ford Sacks 7,000 Workers

The management of Ford has announced it will cut 7,000 jobs globally by the end of August in an effort to save costs. Under the arrangement, the company will reduce Ford’s salaried workforce by 10% and will be made through...

December 5, 2018 No Responses

NLC Faults Memo On “No Work, No Pay”

The attention of the Nigeria Labour Congress has been drawn to a memo by the Federal Government dated November 29, 2018 directing all Vice Chancellors of Federal Universities to apply the “No Work… No Pay” rule. We understand that the...

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...

October 12, 2017 No Responses

Intels to sack more workers

Feelers emanating from Integrated Logistics Services (Intels) on Wednesday indicated that the company is to reduce further its workforce “due to ongoing challenges and hostile business environment”. A source at the headquarters of the seaport conce...

May 1, 2017 No Responses

Reps to pass new minimum wage bill as ULC faults exclusive list report

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has reinterated the commitment of House to pass a new minimum wage bill. In a message to mark the 2017 Workers’ Day, Dogara explained that increasing workers’ salary and wages...

May 1, 2017 No Responses

Edo Govt lauds workers

As the country celebrates the International Workers Day, workers in Edo State have received the greetings of Governor Godwin Obaseki, who felicitated and appreciated their efforts towards making the state work. A statement from the Office of the Chief...