Lagos, Nigeria – The President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Festus Osifo, has disclosed that Nigeria’s untapped agricultural potential deprives the nation of an annual revenue of $100 billion. Osifo attributed the shortfall to the country’s over-reliance on food imports, which he described as a significant factor hindering the growth and development of…
Calabar, Nigeria – The Organised Labour in Cross River State has given reasons why workers are on strike despite Governor Bassey Otu’s approval of N70,000 minimum wage. Converseer reports on Monday, December 2, that government offices in Calabar, the State capital, and other places are under lock and key, as the workers joined the nationwide…
Calabar, Nigeria – Governor Bassey Otu has approved N70,000 minimum wage for Cross River State workers. Converseer reports that the State Government reached an agreement with Organised Labour regarding the payment of the new national minimum wage on December 1, at the Governor’s temporary office in Calabar. The agreement includes a consequential adjustment across all…
Calabar, Nigeria – Workers in Cross River State have defied Governor Bassey Otu’s appeal and shut down all public offices in the state over the non-implementation of the new N70000 National Minimum Wage. Converseer reports that all government-owned offices, including the State Secretariat at Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar, were under lock and key, on…
Calabar, Cross River State – The Organised Labour in the State has directed all workers to commence a 2-day strike over the non-implementation of the new minimum wage. Converseer reports that the 2-day warning strike will begin on November 24 to November 26, according to Bulletin 1, released by the Organised Labour on Wednesday, November…
The Organised Labour, consisting of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), have given reasons why they accepted ₦70,000 as the new minimum wage. This is coming in after much deliberations between the unions and the Federal Government. Reacting on Thursday on why they accepted the ₦70,000 as against the ₦250,000…
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has reiterated its demand for a N250,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers. The TUC president, Festus Osifo, on Tuesday, disclosed this at the inaugural Annual Convention of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Women Commission in Abuja, themed “The Dynamic Woman: Navigating Challenges in a Constantly…
The Organised Labour on Monday said it won’t accept ₦100,000 Starvation Wage as the new minimum wage proposed by some individuals and economists. This was disclosed by Chris Onyeka, Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief show. Onyeka said the workers are insisting on the ₦250,000 they…
The Organised Labour has stepped down their proposals of the monthly national minimum wage to N250,000. The Government and the Organised Private Sector have also stepped up their proposals to N62,000 monthly. This comes after a Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage meeting held on Friday night, 7th June 2024. Recall that the Organised Labour had…
The Organised Labour has said it has not suspended its indefinite strike that started on Monday, 3rd June 2024. Recall that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Council embarked on the nationwide strike after the Federal Government failed to meet their demands which included but were not limited to “increase minimum wage to…
