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TUC to CBN: Stop weaponizing financial policies against Nigerians

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…rejects ATM fee hike, demands immediate reversal …threatens mass action if ignored By Ukpono Ukpong The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has condemned the recent decision by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to increase Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transaction fees, calling it a deliberate

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TUC threatens nationwide strike over naira devaluation, tariff hikes, tollgate plans

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By Ukpono Ukpong The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has issued a strong warning to the federal government over the continuous devaluation of the naira, rising inflation, and proposed increases in electricity and telecom tariffs. This is as the union declared that if these policies persist, it would have no choice but to mobilize […]

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TUC seeks revisions to Tax Reform Bill

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…applauds retention of VAT rate, TETFUND By Ukpono Ukpong The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has expressed its position on the Nigeria Tax Reform Bill, welcoming certain amendments while calling for further revisions to safeguard the economic well-being of Nigerians. The position was contained in a statement signed by TUC President, Comrade Festus Osifo. […]

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TUC to FG: Return fuel price to what it was in June 2023

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.Says there’s no government in the world that doesn’t intervene in its critical sector .Atiku slams Tinubu over hardship his policies including petrol subsidy removal has inflicted upon Nigerians .Fixing petrol prices illegal, against PIA, Falana tells NNPCL By Tunde Opalana & ukpono ukpong The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has asked the Federal Government to […]

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Presidency denies TUC’s human rights abuse claims, says Nigeria governed by law

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 11 September 2024 0

BY ORIAKU IJELE Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, on Tuesday accused the Trade Union Congress (TUC), United Kingdom, of making false claims about human rights abuses and violations in Nigeria. He said, in a statement, that TUC leaders made the false claims at the opening session of TUC conference on […]

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TUC demands security protection for August 1 protesters

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 26 July 2024 0

…clarifies stands on proposed demonstration By Ukpono Ukpong The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has called on all the security architecture in the country to ensure the provision of protection for the scheduled August 1 protesters. Recent reports have shown that various Nigerian groups are planning a nationwide protest from August 1 to 10, dubbed “10 […]

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Cybersecurity Levy: TUC threatens total shutdown nationwide if…

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..Describes levy as extortion, illogical coming at a time Nigerians are grappling with high cost of living . Levy provocative, suspend it, Dean of Borno Elders Forum tells Tinubu By Ukpono Ukpono The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has threatened to mobilise its members and the entire masses to embark on a protest that […]

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TUC rules out possibility of new Minimum wage by May ending

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 26 April 2024 0

…blames FG for non-completion of negotiations …carpets FG on unilateral hike in electricity tariffs By Ukpono Ukpong The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has ruled out the possibility of having a new minimum wage in place before the end of May. According to the TUC President, Festus Osifo, this follows the non-completion of negotiations on a […]

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FG, TUC parley as NLC insists on protest

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By Ukpono Ukpong In apparent moves to stave off the planned protest and possibly strike action by labour unions, the Federal Government on Thursday reached out to the leadership of the Trade Union Congress (TUC). This is coming on the heels of insistence by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to proceed with its two-day nationwide […]

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TUC threatens showdown over naira scarcity if…

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 23 December 2023 0

By Ukpono Ukpong The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), has threatened to mobilize her members and affiliates to express its displeasure if the federal government fails to address the scarcity of Naira notes in the country. In a statement signed by the TUC President, Comrade Festus Osifo, the Congress urged the federal government to […]

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Court stops NLC, TUC from embarking on Nov 14 strike

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BY ANDREW OROLUA The National Industrial Court has restrained the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) as well as their affiliates from embarking on any form of strike or industrial action. The two major labour unions were on Friday evening ordered to stop their nationwide strike action scheduled to commence on November 14. […]

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TUC: Warned against planned Monday protest

Ihesiulo Grace 23 September 2023 0

The Lagos State Parks and Garages Administrators (LASPAGA) has advised the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to shelve its planned protest scheduled for Monday, September 25. LASPAGA Secretary, Alhaji Abdulrahman Amusan, in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, charged TUC to get its facts right before holding a “needless protest” . Recall that TUC had, on […]

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Fuel subsidy: NLC, TUC suspend proposed strike

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…keeps mum on fuel price…to set up tripartite c’ttee on minimum wage review…to reconvene on June 19 By Ukpono Ukpong Organised labour under the aegis of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) tonight suspended their proposed strike, which was scheduled to commence on Wednesday June 7, over the increase in the […]

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FG meets TUC at Aso Rock Villa over fuel subsidy removal

Ihesiulo Grace 4 June 2023 0

By Ukpono Ukpong The Federal Government is currently meeting with a delegation of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to discuss issues arising from the removal of fuel subsidy. The meeting, which was convened at the instance of the Federal Government, started at 5 pm. The Federal Government’s team is being […]

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Fuel subsidy: Govt response to our demands will determine our action – TUC

Ihesiulo Grace 3 June 2023 0

By Ukpono Ukpong The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has said that the Federal Government’s response to its demands following the removal of fuel subsidy, will determine her next line of action. Addressing journalists at the end of an emergency meeting of the congress’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja, the TUC President, Comrade Festus […]

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FG ban on strikes, threat to peaceful elections, handover – TUC

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BY UKPONO UKPONG The Trade Union Congress (TUC), has described the Federal Government’s ban of strikes in the aviation industry and other sectors it called “essential services” as a serious threat to industrial peace and harmony in the country. TUC President, Comrade (Engr) Festus Osifo, in a statement issued in Abuja said that any attempt […]

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TUC vows to mobilise members against jumbo severance pay for politicians

Ihesiulo Grace 28 October 2022 0

By Ukpono Ukpong The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has strongly condemned the proposed jumbo severance pay for political office holders in the country. Describing it as an organised state robbery, the TUC President, Comrade Festus Osifo in a statement yesterday said that the Congress would not hesitate to call out her members to put a […]

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Rotation: TUC affiliates kick against Osifo’s presidency

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2022 0

By Joy Obakeye Concerned Affiliates of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, (TUC) have kicked against the election and eventual emergence of Comrade Festus Osifo as the new President General of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC). The affiliates maintained that the election cannot stand as it contradicts all forms, rules and laws guiding […]

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Varsity strike: FG places no value on education – TUC

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By Ukpono Ukpong The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has said that the reason the strike in the university system is lingering is because the Federal Government has placed little or no value on education in country. Briefing journalists in Abuja at the end of the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, the TUC President, Festus Osifo, […]

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Leadership crisis: Court bars TUC from holding delegates’ conference

Ihesiulo Grace 8 July 2022 0

By Stephen Gbadamosi The leadership crisis brewing between the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) and 10 of its affiliate unions has taken a new twist, as Justice Rabiu Gwandu of the Lagos State Division of the National Industrial Court (NIC) has restrained the TUC from holding its 12th Triennial Delegates’ Conference. Justice Gwandu also […]