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10 injured in clash between policemen and striking workers in Jos

December 18, 2012 no comments

At least 10 people were injured on Monday when Plateau state striking workers clashed with policemen during a protest in the capital city of Jos, the News Agency of Nigeria reported. According to the...

New Kaduna state Governor Yero declares 7 days of mourning, Yakowa to ...

December 17, 2012 no comments

Late Kaduna state Governor Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa is set to be laid to rest on Thursday, reports have said. Yakowa was one of the six victims who died in Saturday’s military helicopter crash in...

NLC asks FG to put N40bn earmarked for N5000 toward infrastructure

August 31, 2012 no comments

Lagos -The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Abdulwahed Omar, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to divert the N40 billion budgeted for production of N 5000 note into infrastructu...

Nationwide blackout looms as NLC threatens strike over PHCN crisis

August 10, 2012 no comments

A nationwide power blackout is on the horizon following a strike declaration by the Nigeria Labour Congress over the crisis in the power sector. After a National Executive Council meeting in Edo stat...

ACN, NLC say bribery allegations must not derail subsidy report implem...

June 13, 2012 no comments

Major opposition party, the Action Congress of Nigeria warned on Tuesday that bribery allegations involving chairman of the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy Management, Mr. F...

Nigeria has planted the “Never Again” tree – Save Ni...

January 17, 2012 no comments

The following is the press statement from the Save Nigeria group released on Tuesday, 17 January, a day after labour unions called off the nationwide strike accepting the federal government’s c...

Labour backs down, calls off nationwide strike

January 16, 2012 no comments

Labour leaders today called off its nationwide strike in protest of the January 1 subsidy removal that led to an increase in fuel prices, taking it from N65 to N141. The strike was called off today b...

Petroleum to Cost N97; Read Jonathan’s Speech on Deregulation an...

January 16, 2012 no comments

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan will deliver a speech Monday morning announcing the government approved reduced pump price of petrol, N97 per litre, down from N141 per litre. The question...

Nigeria Puts Strike on Pause for Ongoing FG/Labour Negotiations

January 14, 2012 no comments

Oil-rich Nigeria is awaiting the results from ongoing negotiations between labour leaders and the Federal Government. Both parties met today in hopes of coming to an agreement on the issue of fuel su...

No Deal; Labour Organisations Turn Down Government’s N120/Litre ...

January 13, 2012 no comments

Closed-door negotiations between Federal Government and Labour leaders have ended in a stalemate, with labour organisations turning down government’s latest N120/litre offer. President of the N...

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