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Nigeria: Labour Shuns Court Order As Strike Begins Today
Guardian, 18 May 2016
Despite the order yesterday of the National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja stopping the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) from embarking on… Read more »
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Nigeria: NLC Hails Nigerians for Support, Vows to Continue With Strike
Premium Times, 18 May 2016
The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, has commended its members and civil society allies for turning out "enmasse" on Wednesday to prosecute the strike action against the increase in… Read more »
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Nigeria: Fuel Price Hike - Buhari Had No Choice - Osinbajo
Daily Trust, 18 May 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari was very reluctant to approve any increase in fuel price, but had no choice because continued importation of the commodity was fast eroding the nation's… Read more »
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Nigeria: Govt Threatens Labour Leaders, Workers - Says No Work, No Pay
Premium Times, 17 May 2016
The Nigerian government has responded to the industrial action declared by the Nigerian Labour Congress, from Wednesday. Read more »
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Nigeria: Why Buhari, Opposition Leaders Rejected Removal of Fuel Subsidy in 2012 - APC Leader
Premium Times, 17 May 2016
The South East Caucus of the All Progressive Congress has said that leaders of the party, who were in the opposition in 2012, opposed the removal of fuel subsidy by the Goodluck… Read more »
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Nigeria: Labour to Proceed On Strike Over Fuel Hike
Vanguard, 17 May 2016
The Nigeria Labour Congress,NLC and the Trade Union Congress,TUC have resolved to proceed mobilise workers to begin indefinite strike,tomorrow over fuel hike. Read more »
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Nigeria: Fuel Price Hike: Nigerian Labour Leaders Walk Out of Meeting With Govt, Vow Indefinite Strike
Premium Times, 17 May 2016
Nigerian labour leaders have walked out of a meeting with the government, saying they are mobilising their members for an indefinite strike from Wednesday, in protest of an… Read more »
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Nigeria: Oil, Electricity Workers Opt Out of Strike
Leadership, 17 May 2016
The leadership crisis rocking the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday manifested itself as the Joe Ajaero faction of the NLC insisted that it would not join the Comrade Ayuba… Read more »
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Nigeria: Govt, Labour Meeting Deadlocked, to Continue Parley Tuesday
This Day, 17 May 2016
The meeting held last night between the federal government and organised labour aimed at averting threats of a crippling nationwide strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and… Read more »
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Nigeria: Fuel Price Hike - Labour Insists On Reversal As Kachikwu Says We'll Export Fuel in 2019
Vanguard, 17 May 2016
The Nigeria Labour Congress,NLC, and its affiliate body, Trade Union Congress,TUC, yesterday, vowed to press ahead with its industrial action scheduled to commence tomorrow if the… Read more »
Nigeria's Workers Threaten Strike Over Petrol Price Increase
Indications are that the labour movement may begin an indefinite strike against the petrol deregulation policy and the price increase.
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The government has announced the full deregulation of the downstream sector of the Nigerian petroleum industry, pushing the price of petrol to about N145 a litre. Read more »
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The government is holding talks on its ongoing fuel crisis as trade and labour unions are calling for a nationwide strike following the decision to scrap petrol subsidies in the ... Read more »
