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Strike: “Economic Sabotage” – Godswill Akpabio speaks on shutting down national grid
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has criticized organized labour for shutting down the national grid, describing it as economic sabotage rather than a push for a new minimum wage. On June 4, Akpabio spoke on the Senate floor following a motion by Senator Diket Plang regarding the indefinite strike initiated by labour on June 3 over the government’s failure to set a new minimum wage. The strike led to a nationwide blackout as part of the union’s efforts. Akpabio condemned the disruption of the ongoing West African School Certificate Examination and hajj flights, calling these actions excessive and detrimental. He commended…
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There is no reason we can’t have N500,000 minimum wage but the level of productivity in the economy cannot support it – Moghalu
Kingsley Moghalu, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, stated that the Nigerian government could pay a minimum wage of N500,000 if the country had a robust production economy. However, due to the current lack of such an economy, the government can only afford a minimum wage between N75,000 and N100,000. This statement comes during ongoing negotiations between organized labor and the government on increasing the minimum wage. Posting on X, Moghalu wrote: “In the debates on the national wage in Nigeria we miss the fundamental point: there is little or no productivity in the economy. If…
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One of the most shameful thing I have seen is when men try to marry women for money – Cleric, Bolaji Idowu says
Lagos-based cleric, Bolaji Idowu has slammed men who marry women for financial gains. He described it as shameful He said this while preaching in his church. ”One of the most shameful thing I have seen is when men try to marry women for money. How can you be a grown man and your dream in life for success, your strategy for success is I will find a rich girl form a rich family and I will marry her. Is it because you believe there is nothing in you that can produce. That is consumer mentality. How do you want to…
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Minimum Wage: Half agbado is better than none – Lawmaker, Shehu Sani
Former lawmaker Senator Shehu Sani has responded to the suspension of the nationwide strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). Sani stated that suspending the strike will allow for ongoing negotiations to continue. The suspension of the strike to make room for continued negotiations is ok. Half agbado is better than none,” the former lawmaker wrote on X. the Labour Union said the suspension was to give room for uninterrupted meetings with the tripartite committee on the new national minimum wage.
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Labour calls off nationwide strike
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have called off the nationwide strike. This decision allows for uninterrupted discussions with the tripartite committee regarding the new national minimum wage. TUC chairman, Festus Osifo, confirmed this development on Tuesday. According to DAILY POST, labor leaders met with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, and other government officials on Monday. They concluded that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is dedicated to implementing a new minimum wage exceeding N60,000.
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If there is anyone that should be arrested, it should be Tinubu. He rigged his way into office – Aisha Yesufu responds those calling for her arrest for not standing up during the National Anthem
Nigerian activist Aisha Yesufu has responded to calls for her arrest for not standing during the national anthem. In a viral video, Yesufu boldly challenges anyone to take action against her for her refusal. She argued that if anyone should be arrested, it should be President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, recalling that he lifted a stick during the national anthem recital amid the election campaign. She also claimed Tinubu “rigged his way into office” and attempted to alter a national anthem that has been in use for over 46 years, asking, “How dare he?” Yesufu further stated that Nigerians are enslaved…
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Strike: Organized labour are members and supporters of Labour Party. They bear grudges against the Tinubu administration – Presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga
Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Tinubu, has asserted that the ongoing strike by organized labour unions is causing more harm to the Nigerians they claim to support. In a post on his X handle, Onanuga alleged that members of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) are supporters of the opposition Labour Party, and therefore, “logically bear ill-will and grudges against the Tinubu government”. According to him; ‘’It’s saddening that Labour could go to this extreme. But it is not surprising to the perceptive minds. Labour is harming the Nigerian…
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We want Obi and others back to the party – PDP chairman, Damagum says
Umar Damagum, the acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has expressed the party’s desire to have Peter Obi and other former members return. Damagum made this statement during an appearance on ‘Nigeria Right Now,’ a program on AIT, which aired on May 30. Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, recently visited several PDP leaders, including Atiku Abubakar, sparking discussions of a possible merger between the two parties. “He (Obi) hasn’t visited me. I am not a poke-noser to be going about trying to know what the visits are all about,” Damagum said…
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No division in presidency, Onanuga is someone I revere – Ajuri Ngelale
Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, has stated that there is no division or confusion among the presidential spokespersons. He commented during an interview on ‘TVC’s Politics’ on Sunday This clarification comes after two separate statements were issued on May 28 regarding the President’s activities marking his one year in office. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, announced that the President would address a joint session of the National Assembly on May 31, while Ngelale issued a counter-statement asserting that Tinubu would not be addressing the lawmakers. Ngelale expressed his disappointment…
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ASUU joins NLC, TUC strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has joined the ongoing strike initiated by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) starting Monday. This industrial action began after the federal government failed to meet the unions’ minimum wage demands. In a statement to branch chairpersons and zonal coordinators, ASUU President Emmanuel Osodeke directed university lecturers nationwide to participate in the strike as an affiliate of the congress “The NLC has declared an indefinite strike action beginning from Monday, June 3, 2024, as a result of the failure of the government to conclude the renegotiation of minimum wage…
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Indefinite strike: FCTA Secretariat locked
On Monday, the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC) of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) locked the Secretariat entrance to comply with the labour union’s indefinite strike. The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) had called for a strike starting June 3 due to the Federal Government’s failure to increase the proposed N60,000 minimum wage and reverse the recent electricity tariff hike. JUAC President, Mrs. Rifkatu Lortyer, stated that their actions followed NLC and TUC directives, urging FCTA workers to stay home and support the strike, which she said was in the interest of Nigerian workers. The…
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New National Anthem: Let us see where all the nonsensical behavior will take her to – Igbokwe slams Aisha Yesufu for not standing up to recite the national anthem as they both exchange words
Activist Aisha Yesufu has criticized APC chieftain Joe Igbokwe after he condemned her for not standing during the national anthem at an event. In a Facebook post, Igbokwe described her action as nonsensical behavior. He wrote; Aisha Yesufu cannot respect the National Anthem. Let us see where all the nonsensical behavior will take her to. She may not understand the damage she is doing to herself and her family. Continue.” In her response, she wrote;Joe Igbokwe should please call a family meeting and ask them to speak freely and tell him if they are not ashamed of who he is. A…
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