Estimated Reading Time: 1The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has restrained the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, from reducing the salaries and allowances of members of the Association of Specialist Medical Doctors in Academics. Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae gave the order on Wednesday while ruling on[Read More…]
Labour
Government doesn’t negotiate until we go on strike – Resident Doctors
Estimated Reading Time: 1The President of the Association of Resident Doctors at the National Hospital in Abuja says the Federal Government barely negotiates with health workers until an industrial action is introduced. Dr. Akanimo Ebong, who is also the Senior Registrar at the National Hospital’s Department Of Obstetrics And Gynaecology,[Read More…]
National Industrial Court stops Rufai from setting up judicial commission over NLC strike
Estimated Reading Time: 1National Industrial Court, NIC, sitting in Abuja has restrained Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State from setting up a judicial commission of inquiry over the recent workers’ strike in the state led by Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC. The Abuja Division of NIC gave the restraining order on[Read More…]
Nigerian Union of Teachers drag Governor El-Rufai to Industrial court
Estimated Reading Time: 2The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Kaduna chapter, on Tuesday dragged Governor Nasir El Rufai before the National Industrial Court, over alleged interference in its affairs. Joined in the suit as co-defendants are the Attorney General of the State, State Universal Basic Education Board and the Attorney-General[Read More…]
NLC in Nasarawa has suspended its 3 weeks strike, signs MOU with State Government
Estimated Reading Time: 2The organised labour in Nasarawa State has suspended its three weeks strike action after reaching an agreement with the state government in Lafia It would be recalled that labour had on June 15, embarked on strike action to press home it’s demand for full implementation of new[Read More…]
Niger State Government sacks 374 workers, forcefully retire 380 more
Estimated Reading Time: 1374 civil servants with the Niger State Government have been sacked while another 380 were forcefully retired. The chairman of the state civil service commission, Alhaji Sheu Yusuf Galadima, made the announcement at a press conference in Minna on Tuesday. He said the dismissed workers are also[Read More…]
Another NLC/Kaduna Government face-off imminent as NLC alleges breach of agreement
Estimated Reading Time: 2The Nigeria Labour Congress on Tuesday said it would resume its suspended industrial action in Kaduna State over the mass sacking of workers and other alleged anti- labour practices by the Governor Nasir El-Rufai administration. .The NLC took the decision after the emergency National Executive Council meeting[Read More…]
Nasarawa Workers’Strike: Governor says ‘no work, no pay’
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule said that his government is invoking the no-work-no-pay rule for striking civil servants in the state. This was part of the resolutions taken at an emergency expanded security meeting, which was held at the Government House, Lafia the State Capital on[Read More…]
Nasarawa State workers begin Indefinite strike over minimum wage
Estimated Reading Time: 2Organised Labour in Nasarawa State has begun an indefinite strike action from Tuesday, June 15, over the partial implementation of N30, 000 minimum wage and other welfare-related issues. The strike was declared on Monday in Lafia after the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting of the labor movement[Read More…]
JUSUN Strike: Wike instructs Accountant General not to pay full salaries to judicial employees in June
Estimated Reading Time: 1Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has directed the State Accountant General not to pay judges during the first week of June, when the “no work, no pay” policy was in effect. The State administration had already warned that if JUSUN in the State did not call off[Read More…]
