Category: Labour

Unemployment: NUFBTE president cautions FG over technology influx

Dorothy Ewah

  ***says NLC’ll act appropriately on electricity, fuel price hike The National President of National Union of Food Beverage & Tobacco Employees (NUFBTE), Comrade Lateef Oyelekan, has called on the Federal Government to be wary of modern technology that has the capacity to deepen unemployment in the country. Addressing the media during the week, Oyelekan, also faulted reports of factionalisation in the union. Expressing worries over the power of Artificial Intelligence on employment, he reminded the Federal Government that Nigeria was still a developing country where more people still need…

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Covid-19: FG Pleads with health workers to suspend warning strike

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  The Federal Government has appealed to the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) to suspend the one-week warning strike nationwide. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire made the appeal on Monday during the briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in Abuja. “I use this opportunity to appeal to JOHESU to suspend their strike and go into negotiation. “The position of the Ministry of Health is that strikes by healthcare workers jeopardise the lives of citizens, especially at such times of global health emergencies as now. “Nigeria…

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TUC seeks reversal of hike in petrol, electricity tariff***gives 7-day ultimatum

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Trade Union Congress (TUC) has given the Federal Government 7-day ultimatum to reverse the hike in prices of electricity, petrol and all other social services in the country to status quo ante (prior to increase). In a statement signed by Comrade Quadri Olaleye, President of TUC and Comrade (Barr) Musa Lawal Ozigi, Secretary General of TUC, and made available to Borderless News on Monday, the union said the federal government should provide adequate and quality healthcare and education for all (Nigerians) to save the poor and the vulnerable at all…

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Group: Importation dampening our morale

Dorothy Ewah

  Nigeria Young Farmers Network (NYFN) has described the Federal Government’s decision to partially import maize and other banned crops as capable of dampening the efforts of mobilizing young people to engage in the agricultural sector in a rapidly dwindling economy.     It said that youth apathy towards agriculture was a major challenge the body is working hard to reverse, adding that anything short of full support to achieve that will be counter productive for the nation.     Director General/ National Coordinator of (NYFN), Promise Amahah, expressed the…

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COVID-19: Firm rewards frontline workers for essential services

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In appreciation of frontline workers, who have been committed to the overall well-being of Nigerians during the COVID 19, the La Casera Company (TLCC) has disclosed plans to reward front line workers with the ‘La Casera Heroes.’ This initiative, the company said, was to celebrate and recognise frontline heroes that have been providing essential services since the first index case was reported in Nigeria early this year. Speaking at the gift presentation and the unveiling of the La Casera Heroes Campaign, the Managing Director, The La Casera Company, Chinedum Okereke,…

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Labour faults irregular appointment into civil service

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Organised labour under the umbrella of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has deplored upsurge in irregular appointments in the federal public service. In a statement made available to Newsfieldglobal, the immediate past President of the association, Comrade Bobboi Kaigama, recalled that recruitment in the service had always been guided by the Public Service Rules (PSR) 020201-020412 with specific guidelines documented without  being open ended. He, however, lamented that despite such rules tgere were still cases of irregular appointments/recruitments into the Federal Public Service including indiscriminate transfer of…

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NLC seeks collaboration to rid Lagos of sex workers

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REORIENTATION There is need to educate, reabsorb, counsel as well as empower them through vocational training to enable them live a more decent life     Following the shocking appearance of sex workers during the last Workers’ Day rally in Lagos, organised labour, under the aegis of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Lagos State Council, is taking steps to collaborate with Lagos State Government, non-governmental organisations and other relevant agencies to re-orientate the sex workers and gradually rid the state of the ignoble profession.   Disclosing this to Newsfieldglobal, the Chairman…

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Labour tasks FG’s economic team on diversification

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  As Nigeria marks her 59th Independence anniversary, organised labour under the aegis of Trade Union Congress [TUC] has advised the newly created Economic team to work towards diversifying the economy for growth.   Lamenting the backwardness the country had been through in the last 59 years compared with countries like China and India, the labour centre in a statement signed by its President, Comrade Quadri Olaleye, and Secretary General, Comrade (Barr.) Musa-Lawal Ozigi, mni, advised the team to work to diversify the economy so the teaming youths can be…

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Nigeria@59: Labour tasks FG’s economic team on diversification

Dorothy Ewah

          As Nigeria marks her 59th Independence anniversary, organised labour under the aegis of Trade Union Congress [TUC] has advised the newly created Economic team to work towards diversifying the economy for growth.   Lamenting the backwardness the country had been through in the last 59 years compared with countries like China and India, the labour centre in a statement signed by its President, Comrade Quadri Olaleye, and Secretary General, Comrade (Barr.) Musa-Lawal Ozigi, mni, advised the team to work to diversify the economy so the…

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Textile workers demands FG’s support for growth

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Member of the Textile, Garments & Tailoring Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (TGTSSAN) has called on the Federal Government and stakeholders in the textile industries to empower farmers to grow cotton by making funds and seeds available to them.       TGTSSAN in a communiqué signed by its National President, Comrade Ambi Karu, and Vice President, Comrade Babatunde Alamutu, noted that operators in textile industry were faced with perennial challenges, stressing that until those challenges are comprehensively addressed the industry will remain in limbo.   The communiqué was issued…

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