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Strike: Unions mobilise members for June 3

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By Ukpono Ukpong As tensions escalate between labor unions and the Federal Government of Nigeria, various unions have issued mobilization directives to their members, signaling an imminent nationwide strike. The National Union of Banks, Insurance & Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE)

News

Unions protest ‘smuggled’ repressive clauses into aviation acts to ban unionism

Ihesiulo Grace 9 September 2022 0

By Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Joint unions have insisted on a peaceful demonstration from Monday, September 12, 2022, and a total industrial action after a 14-day period in a bid to tackle an existential threat arising from some obnoxious clauses infused in the Aviation Bill presented to the president to accent into law. The unions including the […]

Business

Unions call for safer work environment, drastic curbing measures as COVID-19 hits harder

Ihesiulo Grace 25 March 2020 0

Aviation unions have called on the various agency management to prioritize the provision of sanitary apparels, consumables like facial masks, hand sanitizers, hand gloves and protective clothing to its frontline workers who interface with passengers, even at the local airports and with customers (internal and external) in their offices and at their duty posts. This […]

Featured

Labour commends FG’s decision to sanction unions yet to submit audited accounts

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2019 0

Abuja – Organised labour on Friday commended the decision of the Federal Government to sanction trade unions that had failed to submit details of their yearly audited accounts to the Ministry of Labour and Employment. The labour and employment minister Chris Ngige recently said that many trade unions had failed to submit their audited accounts […]

Education

Nigerian universities have subjected staff to oath of secrecy to cover up corruption – Falana

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2019 0

Lagos – Mr Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), on Friday called for an immediate lift of the ban of students unions in all Nigeria universities. Falana said this while delivering the 9th Convocation lecture of Caleb University, Imota, Lagos, titled: “Managing Freedom and Illusions of Achievement”. He lamented that instead of producing […]

Anambra Times

Anambra indigenes in Lagos pass vote of confidence on Obiano

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2017 0

Association of Anambra State Development Unions (AASDU), Lagos has passed vote of confidence on Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, for spreading his administrative policy across facet of humanity, especially the indigent in the state. The vote of confidence came during the 2017 Cultural Day Celebration, held at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos State. The

Analysis Headlines Labour Nigeria

Fractured and fractious unions: Inside Nigerian labour’s identity crisis

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2017 0

Commendable or shoddy, astute or shady, apt or pretentious; the range of possible opinions are diverse and depending on the inclination of the observer, can be regarded as valid for many aspects of Nigerian labour unions. Pointedly, unions in Africa’s largest economy are undergoing something of an identity crisis, one that is little discussed and […]

News In Brief

Transport unions protest in Port Harcourt

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2017 0

Protests by road unions and transporters are currently happening around Trans-Amadi Industrial layouts, Rainbow town in Port Harcourt. More to follow

Aviation

Unions to shut down Caverton Helicopters over 150 sacked workers

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2016 0

Negotiations between unions and management of Carverton helicopters have totally crumbled as unions set to shut the company following the sack of 150 workers by the helicopter service company. Daily Times investigation revealed that the management of Caverton helicopters recently declared redundancy in the company leading to the sack of no fewer than 150 staff […]