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November 15, 2023 NLC/TUC Strike Action Not In National Interest, It Is An Attempt To Blackmail Government, Presidency Says

NLC/TUC Strike Action Not In National Interest, It Is An Attempt To Blackmail Government, Presidency Says

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has responded to the statement by the presidency which labelled the ongoing strike an “ego-tripping move” intended to “blackmail the government.”

The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, claimed that the strike was “over a personal matter involving the NLC President, Joe Ajaero.”

Responding in a statement, titled “Bayo Onanuga’s Mischief and the Tragedy of a Nation, the NLC spokesperson, Benson Upah, said the strike is not about ego, or a personal matter involving Ajaero, but rather about the government’s failure to address the plight of workers and Nigerians.

The NLC accused Onanuga of making “sadistic comments” and suggested that his remarks reflected the views of those in power.

The union stated that the government should remain grateful to the organized labour for its uncommon patience with an administration that it said was not prepared for the consequences of its fundamentalist market policies of massive currency devaluation and ‘subsidy’ removal.

November 15, 2023 Partial Compliance In States As Organized Labour Commences Strike

Partial Compliance In States As Organized Labour Commences Strike

Day two of the indefinite strike embarked upon by the Organised Labour over the assault on the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero as well as unmet demands by the federal government.

Nineteen unions have so far directed their workers to comply with the directive of the two labour centres, NLC and the Trade Union Congress, TUC. Though compliance on the first day of the industrial action around the country was poor.

Some of the unions fully on board are the Senior Staff Associations of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN and the Nigeria Union of Railway Workers.

Also, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) wrote to its zonal coordinators and chairpersons to comply with the directives of the national secretariat of the NLC.

Inspiration FM visited the University of Lagos, UNILAG and a lecturer who preferred anonymity, said though they received the memo from ASUU, compliance was poor.

However, the Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA) has said that its members are not part of the ongoing nationwide strike as it was not consulted by the organizing bodies of NLC and TUC.

November 15, 2023 Lagos House Of Assembly Summons Commissioner For Transport, Oluwaseun Osiyemi Over Recklessness Of Agencies Leading To Deathsof Road Users

Lagos House Of Assembly Summons Commissioner For Transport, Oluwaseun Osiyemi Over Recklessness Of Agencies Leading To Deathsof Road Users

In Lagos where the State House of Assembly has lamented the seeming recklessness of some motorists operating in the state just as the lawmakers raised concerns over the activities of some officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA).

At a plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, the House summoned the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa, in order to give explanations on the activities of LASTMA officials on Lagos roads.

The lawmakers also invited the General Manager of LASTMA, Bolaji Oreagba.

The decision of the House followed a ‘Matter of Urgent Public Importance’ raised by a member, Temitope Adewale, on the death of two officials of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA).

Obasa, while noting that incidents involving recklessness of drivers and careless attitudes of LASTMA officials were on the increase, said, there was a need to revisit the laws guiding transportation in the state.

In another vein, the lawmakers hinted that they may look into the law regulating transportation in order to address the problem of alleged multiple taxations by various unions in the sector.

The House also resolved to invite the transport unions in the state for discussion.

 

November 14, 2023 Jude Bellingham and Levi Colwill omitted from England’s Squad for November Euro 2024 qualifiers

Jude Bellingham and Levi Colwill omitted from England’s Squad for November Euro 2024 qualifiers

Real Madrid’s Bellingham and Chelsea’s Colwill are both sidelined with shoulder injuries for their respective clubs.

The pair reported to St George’s Park for evaluation but have already returned to their clubs for treatment, according to the FA.

Marcus Rashford and Kalvin Phillips will return to the squad later this week “due to personal reasons.” On Monday, the rest of the team reported for foreign duty.

Uncapped trio Cole Palmer, Rico Lewis, and Ezri Konsa were called up as late additions to the team on Monday, replacing injured James Maddison, Callum Wilson, and Lewis Dunk.

Chelsea’s Palmer and Manchester City’s Lewis were promoted from the U21s, while Aston Villa defender Konsa, who won the U20 World Cup with England in 2017, was called up for the first time.

England has already qualified for Euro 2024, but they are still competing for first place in Group C.

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