By Archibong Emmanuel Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, on May Day 2026, highlighted some reforms for workers in the state, including employment, payment of gratuity, minimum wage adjustments and most recently, addressing local government employment concerns, assuring that committees have been set up to review and provide recommendations. Despite acknowledging some progress, labour…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has warned that the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) could rise to as high as N2,000 per litre, amid mounting pressure from global oil market volatility and exchange rate instability. TUC President, Festus Osifo, issued the warning on Thursday during a…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has accused the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) of pursuing what it described as a “sinister agenda” aimed at destroying indigenous-owned companies in Nigeria’s wines and spirits industry. The allegation followed NAFDAC’s enforcement of a ban…
Lagos, Nigeria – The President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Festus Osifo, has disclosed that Nigeria’s untapped agricultural potential deprives the nation of an annual revenue of $100 billion. Osifo attributed the shortfall to the country’s over-reliance on food imports, which he described as a significant factor hindering the growth and development of…
Calabar, Nigeria – The Organised Labour in Cross River State has given reasons why workers are on strike despite Governor Bassey Otu’s approval of N70,000 minimum wage. Converseer reports on Monday, December 2, that government offices in Calabar, the State capital, and other places are under lock and key, as the workers joined the nationwide…
