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September 20, 2023 TUC Issues One Week Ultimatum To FG Over Demands

TUC Issues One Week Ultimatum To FG Over Demands

The Trade Union Congress, TUC, says it has given the federal government and President Bola Tinubu seven days to make definite pronouncements on its demands or risk an industrial action.

TUC President Festus Osifo disclosed this on a monitored programme last night, saying the union told the Labour Minister, Simon Lalong, that the congress was tired of holding endless meetings and wanted definite pronouncements from President Bola Tinubu on its demands.

Osifo said they also discussed issues including wage awards for federal civil servants, tax exemption for some categories of workers, and effective implementation of the palliatives from the Federal Government.

The TUC president also spoke about the purported cold war with the NLC, accusing its president, Joe Ajaero, of making unilateral decisions.

 

June 1, 2023 FG, NLC Meeting On Fuel Subsidy Removal Ends In Deadlock

FG, NLC Meeting On Fuel Subsidy Removal Ends In Deadlock

The meeting between the Federal Government and the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) over fuel subsidy removal has ended without a consensus.

The meeting began around 4 pm yesterday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

After several hours of meeting with the Federal Government, the NLC National President, Joe Ajaero demanded that the Federal Government return to the status quo by reversing the price of fuel before resuming negotiations with the NLC.

While the President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Festus Osifo said no consensus was reached at the meeting, hence negotiations are still ongoing

On his part, the Federal government’s spokesperson Alake described the meeting as robust, adding that talks would continue.

Some others present at the meeting were the Group CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari.

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele; and former Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole.

 

December 20, 2022 Tinubu Meets Labour Leaders, Promises To Tackle Unemployment

Tinubu Meets Labour Leaders, Promises To Tackle Unemployment

The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu, has met the leaders of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) among others.

At the event, Tinubu told the labour leaders that his antecedents as former Lagos State Governor, during which he transformed the state and powered it to the 5th largest economy in Africa, speak for him.

He listed unemployment, lack of credit system to allow workers to own houses, poverty, challenges in the educational sector, and weak industrial base of the economy as some of the issues he will tackle as the President.

According to him, he has been in the forefront of fighting the government for good governance all his life when he was detained and eventually forced into exile.

While appreciating Tinubu for his presence, the NLC President presented the workers’ charter of demands which include a total war on corruption.

 

 

February 21, 2022 Fuel scarcity: TUC threatens strike, FG pleads with Nigerians

Fuel scarcity: TUC threatens strike, FG pleads with Nigerians

The federal government has asked Nigerians to exercise patience as it finds “lasting solutions” to the scarcity of premium motor spirit otherwise known as petrol in the country

Minister of state for petroleum resources, TIMIPRE SYLVA made the appeal in a statement issued by HORATIUS EGUA, his senior adviser on media and communications.

The minister said the government is aware of the hardship faced by Nigerians as a result of the scarcity.

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