Engineer Babachir David Lawal, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, has stated that if the NLC disobeys court orders by going on strike in protest of the increase in petrol price to N145 a litre, government offices should invoke the “no-work-no-pay” rule. The government warned civil servants against taking part in the strike, saying […]
Continue ReadingBabatunde Adejumo, president of the National Industrial Court has ordered the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to suspend its planned strike.Ruling on an exparte application filed by Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), Adejumo ordered the Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress to stand-down until the hearing and determination of the exparte motion. He […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) said it supported the petrol price increase because of President Muhammadu Buhari’s sincerity towards infrastructure development and oil and gas policies.The Chairman of the union in South-West, Tokunbo Korodo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday that his union and the […]
Continue ReadingA Lagos lawmaker, Mr Segun Olulade, on Sunday urged the organised labour to dialogue with the Federal Government rather than engage in industrial action over the increase in the pump price of petrol. Olulade, the Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Health, gave the advice in a statement signed by him in Lagos. […]
Continue ReadingAhmed Kaita, an All Progressives Congress member of the House of Representatives, has identified policy paths that can be taken by the government to cushion the effects of the new petrol price of N145. In an interview with newsmen, he identified the three paths of intervention as spending on infrastructure, food pricing, and direct social […]
Continue ReadingWe have just finished a meeting of various stakeholders presided over by His Excellency, the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The meeting had in attendance the Leadership of the Senate, House of Representatives, Governors Forum, and Labour Unions (NLC, TUC, NUPENG, and PENGASSAN). The meeting reviewed: 1. The current fuel scarcity and […]
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