The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has reaffirmed the commitment of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to the enhancement of the welfare of Nigerian workers by ensuring that employers of labour at all levels comply with the Minimum Wage Act. The minister...

...TUC vows to resist pump price hike The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has announced that there was no plan to increase the price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol. It stated that it had a robust supply arrangement to guarantee sustainable supply of the product...

The 15-man committee inaugurated by the Federal Government of Nigeria on the implementation of the new minimum wage for workers has started sitting in Abuja towards proposing realist wages. Some members of the committee at the weekend said that it had met once. Mr Chris...

Ahead of the expiration of the 21-day ultimatum issued to some banks which recently sacked some of their workers to recall them, the organised labour yesterday vowed to cripple their operations over ongoing mass retrenchment of workers. The labour unions threw their weight behind the...

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) is to acquire 57 percent stake in the Unity Bank. This is to ensure the welfare of its members and to reposition the union, its President, Bobboi Bala Kaigama has said. Kaigama disclosed this in his welcome address at the...

The Trade Union Congress (TUC), says it has set up one billion dollar Economic Development Fund for the actualisation of its Economic Development Plan. President of TUC, Mr Bobboi Kaigama, stated this at its 10th Triennial National Delegates Conference in Abuja. Kaigama said the fund would...