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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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). […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]