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The Nigerian Army has dismissed the alarm raised by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on soldiers surrounding the venue of the emergency meeting with the Federal Government. This was in a post on the Army’s official X handle. “The attention of Army Headquarters has been drawn to a false breaking news by NLC alleging that soldiers currently surround the venue of the ongoing meeting between NLC and the SGF. “Kindly note that the NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, who is also attending the meeting, arrived at the meeting venue with his retinue of statutorily approved military escorts. Once the meeting is…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), one-half of the Organized Labour has explained the decision of workers in the electricity sector to shut down the national grid. This was contained in a statement by the NLC President, Joe Ajaero. “The Nigeria Labour Congress categorically states that Nigerian workers will not be intimidated by the management of any organisation or government entity over our rightful decision to withdraw services through the indefinite nationwide strike that commenced earlier this morning,” the statement read. “The spreading of outright falsehood to mislead the public instead of working with other stakeholders to resolve the issues raised…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has alerted Nigerians that soldiers have surrounded the venue of its meeting with the Federal Government over its strike action on minimum wage negotiation. The Labour Union raised the alarm via a post on its official X handle. “Soldiers are presently surrounding the venue of the meeting between Labour and Government at the premises of the SGF,” the union wrote. Earlier, the Union warned against any attempt to intimidate, provoke or blackmail its leaders at the negotiation table, which according to it would prolong and worsen the strike. Get instant and latest news updates via…

Kylian Mbappe is officially a Real Madrid Player! This is the news that every Real Madrid fan has been waiting for over the past few years. A one-line statement from the European champions announcing Mbappe’s arrival said: “Real Madrid CF and Kylian Mbappe have reached an agreement whereby he will be a Real Madrid player for the next five seasons.” Mbappe followed it up with a post on social media with pictures of himself as a kid wearing a Real Madrid kit to express his joy at the move. He said: “A dream come true. So happy and proud to…

George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) has called an emergency meeting with the leadership of the Organized Labour. The meeting is premised on the ongoing indefinite nationwide strike. Comrade Festus Osifo, President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria confirmed the meeting to The Nation on Monday. “Yes, we are heading there now,” the Union leader said. In a statement on Monday evening, Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, urged the unions to continue along the path of negotiations with the Federal and State Governments, under the auspices of the Tripartite Committee “that…

The number of electricity customers in Nigeria without meters is currently at 7,319,846 million. This was contained in the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission’s latest industrial data. 13,162,572 registered consumers gets supplied with electricity from the national grid, and only 5,842,726 electricity customers are metered. The data revealed Nigeria’s overall metering rate of electricity customers is at 44.39 percent, while 55.61 percent of others get their bills through estimation from the 11 power distribution companies nationwide. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.

The Organised Labour, on Monday, threatened to cripple the activities of any state that fails to comply with the new minimum wage when signed into law by the federal government. The threat was delivered by Akeem Lasisi, Chairman of the Ogun State Council of TUC, while speaking with journalists in Abeokuta “Workers should not perish at the expense of the nation to develop, we are the ones that dictate the development of the nation, that is why we believe that workers should not be allowed to go into suffering and something urgent should be done to ensure workers in the…

Chelsea have announced the appointment of Enzo Maresca as the club’s new head coach. He replaces Mauricio Pochettino, who left by mutual consent at the end of the season. In a statement posted on the Club’s website, Chelsea’s ownership group expressed their delight at acquiring the new manager. “We are thrilled to welcome Enzo into the Chelsea family. We look forward to supporting him and the rest of the sporting team in fulfilling their potential and our expectations over the years to come,” it read. “He is a highly gifted coach and leader that we are confident can help fulfill…

The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III has urged the Organized Labour to have a rethink on the strike they embarked on. He said the strike will bring hardship upon Nigerians who are currently not enduring the worst Nigerian Economy in a very long time. The Monarch, in statement encouraged the NLC and TUC to avoid getting tired of negotiating with the government. “The Labour leaders should consider the overbearing effects of the strike action they plan to embark upon in the wellbeing of the same Nigerians, whose interests they are fighting to protect, and therefore shelve…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has said that the ongoing strike by organized labour unions will make life unbearable for Muslims preparing for Id al-Kabir. The group, in a statement signed by its Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola on Monday requested the postponement of the strike till the celebrations of the Islamic festival is over. “There is no scintilla of doubt that the strike will make life unbearable for Muslims preparing for Id al-Kabir (Salah) which is just a few days away,” it stated. “As expected, the worker’s unions of other service-providing sectors like petroleum and electricity have offered to…