STRIKE: Presidency, NLC Clash Over National Grid Shutdown, Labour Alleges Soldiers Surround Meeting VenueBy Isuma MARK on June 3, 2024

The presidency and the organised labour have traded words over the shutting down of the national grid to enforce compliance of all workers during the ongoing strike. Labour took to strike on Monday demanding pay rise of N494, 000 as minimum wage while the federal government has offered N60000, months which has been flatly rejected…

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MURIC condemns labour strike, says it’s a plan to frustrate forthcoming Eid al-Adha festival

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress to postpone its current strike until after the forthcoming Eid al-Adha festival, warning that it could make life unpleasant for Muslims preparing for the celebrations. In a statement released on Monday, MURIC’s Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, expressed concern that the strike’s impact on…

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Labour unions under the auspices of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), on Monday, paralysed the government’s activities in Lagos State

Apart from preventing civil servants in the state from gaining access to the Lagos State Secretarial complex, they also barricaded entrances to the state General Hospital in Ikeja. adds” Workers in Lagos State, who left their various homes, and boarding the staff buses to resume work at the Government Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, were directed to…

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JAMB reschedules UTME exam for 24, 535 candidates

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB), has rescheduled its 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, for 24,535 candidates. JAMB rescheduled the UTME due to the substantial non-compliance with its standards in the centres of the affected candidates. The board also directed affected candidates to print their supplementary Examination Notification Slips from Tuesday, 4th June,…

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