FG Approves 30-day Implementation Plan for MoU with Organised Labour  The Federal Government has approved a 30-day implementation plan for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between it and organised labour. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, spoke to journalists at the end of Monday's...

Fuel, Naira Scarcity: TUC Threatens to Sue FG The Trade Union Congress on Thursday threatened to take “constitutional and legal ways” against the Federal Government over the lingering scarcity of new naira notes and fuel. Speaking during a press conference in Abuja, the National President of...

TUC to FG: Ban on Aviation Workers’ Strike Impossible The Trade Union Congress has warned the federal government against implementing directives prohibiting industrial action among aviation workers. The TUC President, Festus Osifo, in a statement on Wednesday, said the proposed ban was a serious threat to...

No Electricity Tariff Increase, Says Power Minister     At the backdrop of rumors of possible hike in electricity tariff, the Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman, has indicated that the ministry is focusing on increased efficiency and not tariff. In a statement made available to Economic Confidential...

Labour Drums Support For CBN Over Naira Value     Organized labour has commended the recent measures of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) aimed at shoring up the value of the Naira. The Naira recently reversed its depreciation trend in the parallel market, recording N20 gain against the...

NNPC Begs Labour For One Week Grace To Consult On Reversal Of Fuel Price         The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, on Thursday night, requested that the organized labour should give it one week to consult on the reversal of the increase in pump price of...