Workers in the nation’s telecommunications industry under the aegis of the Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association, PTECSSAN, will Monday begin an indefinite nationwide strike over sack, and poor working conditions among others. Among the employees going on strike include field maintenance engineers, transmission engineers, customer service engineers, fibre engineers, and other critical staff. There are fears that strike …

Domestic cargo agents in Nigeria have said the sector in the aviation industry lost approximately N7b to the less than the two-day nationwide industrial action by both the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC). In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Domestic Airports Cargo Agents …

The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCON) has said it would withdraw its service nationwide from February 27, should the Federal government refuse to implement the agreement it entered into with the association in 2020. It called for the immediate implementation of financial support palliatives for bakers as promised by the Federal Government as post COVID-19 support …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Monday ordered their affiliates to withdraw their services nationwide from midnight of Tuesday. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday, TUC President, Comrade Festus Osifo said that the strike would remain until “government at all levels wake up to their responsibility”. The strike is also to protest …

The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has declared a total nationwide strike effective next Tuesday. The leadership of the two unions reached the resolution after an extraordinary National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. The two major labour unions said that nationwide mobilisation of members and allies have begun immediately. The …

The organised labour comprising of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has announced a nationwide strike over the beating and abduction of NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero. At a press briefing on Friday, NLC Deputy President, Comrade Adeyanju Adewale, and TUC’s Deputy President, Tommy Okon said the strike would hold next Wednesday According to …

Nigerian labour leaders have insisted on going ahead with their indefinite nationwide strike starting on Tuesday. On Friday, pilots, engineers and other aviation workers, and electricity union leaders directed their members to join the indefinite strike to protest the mounting hardships foisted on Nigerians due to the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The Nigeria Labour Congress …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have resolved to ground activities nationwide from 3rd October, following what they described as the “failure” of government to successfully implement policies to alleviate the sufferings of Nigerians following the removal of the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). During a National Executive Council meeting of the NLC, held …