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Lai Mohammed Plead With Labour Unions Not To Strike

David Folami — Wed, 18 May 2016 01:55:20 +0000

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has urged labour leaders in the country to shelve plans to strike on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, in protest of the recent fuel price increase. Mohammed made the plea on Monday, May 16 while speaking to journalists in Abuja. “For instance, the United Arab Emirates, the third-biggest oil [...]

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Arik Airlines May Be Bankrupt – Report

Wale Adebayo — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 07:26:40 +0000

Unions in the aviation industry has for the second time within a week threatened to disrupt activities of Arik Airlines due to huge debt owed aviation parastatals raising fears the airline may be bankrupt. “Arik has been enjoying services of aviation parastatals without paying for them. This protest is to send a notice to Arik [...]

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NLC Leadership Crisis: Pioneer President, Sunmonu, Heads 7-Man C’ttee | #Nigeria

Wale Adebayo — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 15:30:11 +0000

The warring factions in the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, sheathe their swords as they met publicly yesterday for the first time in over two months. The NLC, which is the umbrella body for labour unions in the country, broke into two factions on May 14, 2015 when Comrade Ayuba Wabba was elected president at the [...]

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Nigerian police fired tear gas at protesting teachers and students in Nigeria

Ade Adewale — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:02:56 +0000

Nigerian police fired teargas at teachers and students and shot live rounds into the air as they tried to disperse a rally over college closures on Tuesday, protesters said. The march, in the capital Abuja, was called by two academic unions who have…

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NLC Set To Build One Thousand Houses For Workers In Taraba State

David Folami — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:15:56 +0000

Chairman, Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Mr. Mark Ishaku Taraba chapter, on Wednesday said that the union had begun the building of 1,000 houses for civil servants in the state. . Ishaku said that about 80 hectares of land was acquired for the project which would be completed in two years. . He said that the [...]

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Outrage, concern over Nigeria anti-gay marriage law

Ade Adewale — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 21:31:29 +0000

Nigeria on Monday provoked international outrage after President Goodluck Jonathan ratified a controversial bill outlawing gay marriage and same-sex unions under threat of imprisonment. Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States was "deeply…

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