ABUJA – Tensions flared in Abuja on Thursday as members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) shut down the office of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, demanding the immediate implementation of a N70,000 minimum wage for Area Council staff, teachers, and health workers. The protest began at Labour House, with workers marching in large numbers to…
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…
Calabar, Nigeria – Governor Bassey Otu has approved N70,000 minimum wage for Cross River State workers. Converseer reports that the State Government reached an agreement with Organised Labour regarding the payment of the new national minimum wage on December 1, at the Governor’s temporary office in Calabar. The agreement includes a consequential adjustment across all…
Calabar, Nigeria – Workers in Cross River State have defied Governor Bassey Otu’s appeal and shut down all public offices in the state over the non-implementation of the new N70000 National Minimum Wage. Converseer reports that all government-owned offices, including the State Secretariat at Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar, were under lock and key, on…
Calabar, Cross River State – The Organised Labour in the State has directed all workers to commence a 2-day strike over the non-implementation of the new minimum wage. Converseer reports that the 2-day warning strike will begin on November 24 to November 26, according to Bulletin 1, released by the Organised Labour on Wednesday, November…
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has again rejected the Julius Abure-led leadership of the Labour Party (LP), insisting that the judgement of the Abuja Federal High Court affirming him will not make them recognise him as the party’s chairman. Recall that Justice Emeka Nwite on 9th October, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has made four requests following the arrest of its President Joe Ajaero by the Department of State Security (DSS) on Monday in Abuja. CONVERSEER reports that Ajaero was arrested at the airport while on his way to the United Kingdom for union business. In a Communique signed by Comrade Prince…
By Chris Nwaokobia How quickly do hypocrisy and Pharisees come full cycle? How does self-acclaimed Progressives and Democrats become so quickly the greatest threat to our democracy and fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms? Why are they so uncomfortable with dissent and protest? What is Treasonable about the exercise of the freedom of Protest? Why are…
There is an impending nationwide strike looming around the corner following the arrest of Comrade Joe Ajaero, President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), by the Department of State Security (DSS) on Monday in Abuja. According to Reuters, the arrest follows Ajaero’s criticism of the government’s recent 39% hike in petrol prices and his threat to…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded the immediate reversal of the increase in petrol pump price by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC). CONVERSEER reported earlier that the petrol pump price across the country at NNPC’s filling stations went up between N868 and N940 per litre on Tuesday. Reacting, the NLC, in a…