Workers in the Maritime sector, yesterday, issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to stop the implementation of the presidential directive on the 50 per cent automatic deduction from the Internally Generated Revenue of Federal Government-owned enterprises, as it affects the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). The workers, in a statement by the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), and …

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), has expressed disgust over reports linking its member to two seized containers at the Tin Can Port laden with 56.39kg of Cocaine and 795kg of Colorado. An earlier report by some section of the media had Sunday 25th February 2024 revealed that the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), arrested one Falowo Samuel …

Organised labour in the nation’s maritime sector has rejected a circular from the Ministry of Finance which directed a 50 per cent deduction from the internally generated revenue (IGR), of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), into the federation account, arguing it portended great danger for port operations and development. Acting under the aegis of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria …

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), has suspended its planned nationwide strike that would have commenced Tuesday and directed all members to go about with normal work schedules. According to the Union, the seaports would no longer be shut as against the strike notice issued on 4 January, over the non-compliance of the International Oil Companies (IOCs), and Stevedoring …

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), has tasked the Federal Government to find lasting solutions to the Apapa-Oshodi gridlock and port access roads nightmare. President-General of the union, Mr. Adewale Adeyanju, who spoke at the maiden edition of the ‘Day of the Dockworkers’, in Lagos, also restated the union’s call on the government to resuscitate the pool system of …

Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh has called on the relevant employers of labour to provide pension schemes for dockworker after retiring from their employ. Jamoh made the appeal on Thursday, on account of the economic plight of dockworkers, saying only such gestures could take the affected ex-dockworkers out of abject poverty …

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), and the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) have begun discussions on how to resolve the lingering issue of terminal benefits of seafarers whose appointments were terminated due to the liquidation of the defunct Nigerian National Shipping Line (NNSL). NIMASA’s Director General, Dr Bashir Jamoh, and MWUN’s President General, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju, …

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and the Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government Owned Companies (SSASCGOC) – Maritime Branch, have rejected the National Assembly’s recent push to pass the controversial Port and Harbour Bill. The Bill, which seeks to repeal the Act that sets up the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), will fuel insecurity in the country, …

Truckers and Carriers Association of Nigeria (TACAN), and the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) are singing discordant tunes over alleged extortion and attack that left three persons hospitalized with severe injuries at Lagos Ports. While TACAN blamed MWUN members for the attack, MWUN insisted its members had nothing to do with the attack, saying “the attack was a result …