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Varsity strike: FG places no value on education – TUC

Ihesiulo Grace 13 August 2022 0

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)

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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 […]

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NLC, TUC, NUJ, RATTAWU kick against planned demolition of BCOS staff quarters

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2021 0

Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Some labour unions in Oyo State, on Tuesday, kicked against the planned demolition of the staff quarters at the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS). The unions are the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the Radio and Television Association of Workers Union (RATTAWU). […]

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Buhari is defending fraud — TUC reacts to Nigeria’s comparison with Saudi Arabia

Ihesiulo Grace 2 October 2020 0

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s comparison of Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. TUC’s president, Quadri Olaleye, in a statement, said, “It is like comparing black and white and this is very bad.’’ Daily Times recalls that President Buhari during his Independence Day speech had compared the oil price in […]

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NLC calls off strike as FG suspends electricity tariff for 2 weeks

Ihesiulo Grace 28 September 2020 0

The organised Labour has suspended the proposed strike over the increase in prices of petrol and electricity tariff. The suspension was contained in a communique jointly signed by labour leaders and the Federal Government representatives, and read by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, at the end of the meeting that lasted […]

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NLC, TUC strike: Police plan to enforce law

Ihesiulo Grace 27 September 2020 0

The Nigerian Police reports that it will enforce the law ahead of the planned strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress from Monday over the recent hike in electricity tariff and fuel price. READ ALSO: NGF warns any strike action will worsen Nigeria’s economy Despite two court injunctions restraining the unions and their […]

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Wike succumbs to labour demands, suspends strike

Ihesiulo Grace 8 September 2020 0

Nyesom Wike, Rivers State Governor, has endorsed the demands of organized labour in Nigeria for the welfare of the state’s civil servants. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had in conjunction with allied unions planned a major demonstration against Wike’s government The demonstration will be swiftly followed by a strike […]

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Fuel price hike: Stop killing the dead — TUC

Ihesiulo Grace 4 September 2020 0

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria has condemned the increase in petrol price and electricity tariff in the country. As gathered by Daily Times, TUC expressed its disappointment on Thursday in a statement titled, ‘Killing the dead,’ and signed by its president, Quadri Olaleye, and Secretary-General, Musa-Lawal Ozigi. It said, “For the umpteenth time, […]

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Organized labour labels Wike’s government as ‘authoritarian’

Ihesiulo Grace 3 September 2020 0

Organised labour has lashed out at the government of Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers state, accusing the Wike led administration as authoritarian in its reign of terror against the working populace of the state. Labour said that under the direction of the state governor, the state is beginning to slink into what it considers […]

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TUC, CSO tackle government over unemployment rate

Ihesiulo Grace 18 August 2020 0

By Ukpono Ukpong Trade Union Congress (TUC), the Civil Society Organisations (CSO) and concerned Nigerians have hit hard on the Federal Government following the recently released report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showing that 27.1 per cent of able-bodied and willing-to-work Nigerians were unemployed as at the second quarter of 2020. TUC President […]

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Unions reject planned sack of firm’s workers

Ihesiulo Grace 4 July 2020 0

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have vowed to mobilise other workers to fight the unfair labour practices being meted to  Nycil workers in Sango Ota by their management. The two unions representing the workers, National Union of Chemical Footwear Rubber Leather and Non-Metallic Products Employees (NUCFRLANMPE) and Chemical and Non-Metallic

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TUC condemns independent investigation of AfDB President, Adesina

Ihesiulo Grace 29 May 2020 0

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has condemned the recent call for an independent investigation into the allegations against the African Development Bank President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina.  The move according to the TUC President, Comrade Quadri Olaleye, is an attempt to question the integrity and entire governance system of an institution that has served […]

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Nigeria workers deserve 3 months Tax holidays-TUC

Ihesiulo Grace 2 May 2020 0

The President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr Quadri Olaleye, has called on the three tiers of government to grant three months tax holidays to Nigerian workers. Olaleye made the appeal in his contribution at the Workers’ Day Virtual (online) dialogue with stakeholders to commemorate this year’s annual Workers Day, organised by The Nigerian […]

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Covid-19: TUC pleads with FG over move to invite Chinese doctors

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2020 0

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has advised the federal government not to invite Chinese doctors to assist the country in combating the coronavirus pandemic. Its President, Mr. Quadri Olaleye, and Secretary General, Mr. Musa Lawal-Ozigi, respectively, gave the advice in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. The union leaders said that the move […]

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TUC calls on Nigerians to abide by FG’s order

Ihesiulo Grace 30 March 2020 0

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has called on Nigerians and foreigners to abide by the federal government’s lockdown order. TUC’s President, Mr. Quadri Olaleye and Secretary General, Mr. Musa-Lawal Ozigi respectively, made the appeal in a joint statement on Monday. READ ALSO: WHO says good respiratory hygiene can reduce the spread of COVID-19 […]

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COVID-19: TUC backs complete lockdown of Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 25 March 2020 0

The Lagos state Council of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has declared its support for any complete lockdown declaration that would contain the further spread of COVID-19 in the state. TUC state Chairman, Mr. Gbenga Ekundayo and Secretary, Mr. Abiodun Aladetan respectively, made the pledge in a joint statement on Wednesday in Lagos. […]

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Coronavirus: TUC advocates tax holidays to boost economy

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2020 0

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has called on the federal government to grant tax holidays to business owners in the country to enable them cushion the adverse economic effects associated with the outbreak of coronavirus. TUC President, Quadri Olaleye, made the call in Abuja, during an interactive parley with journalist. Olaleye said that it is […]

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NLC, TUC felicitate with Bello on election victory

Ihesiulo Grace 19 November 2019 0

The organised labour in Kogi state has congratulated Governor Yahaya Bello and his running mate, Chief Edward Onoja on their victory in the November 16 governorship election in the state. The Kogi chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) issued the statement in Lokoja on Tuesday. Kogi state NLC Chairman, […]

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The Negative Sides of Organized Labour Struggle over Minimum Wage

Ihesiulo Grace 21 October 2019 0

It appears that Alex Gourevitch, Professor at Brown University, had the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), in mind, when he stated that; every liberal democracy recognizes that workers have the right to strike; that such right is protected in law and sometimes in the constitution itself. Yet, strikes according to […]

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Use forfeited properties for public interest, TUC urges FG

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2019 0

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has called on the federal government to use all the forfeited properties including the N1trillion said to have been recovered from corrupt Nigerians to provide some basic amenities lacking all over the country. The congress in a press statement signed by its President, Comrade Quadri Olaleye, commended the […]