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Labour to FG: Unemployment fuelling kidnapping, militancy

Labour to FG: Unemployment fuelling kidnapping, militancy

ABUJA — THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, said yesterday that militancy, kidnapping and other social vices in the country would drastically reduce if the federal and the sub-national governments create jobs for the citizenry. It also advised that the government create sustainable and not casual jobs, which pay would not sustain a worker for a month. …

Labour to FG: Unemployment fuelling kidnapping, militancy

NLC demands reversal of telecom tariff hike, threatens shutdown

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has condemned the recent 50% tariff hike by telecommunications companies, calling for an immediate reversal to avoid severe consequences. Read Also: Subscribers react as MTN raises data prices to reflect 50% tariff hike Despite an agreement with the Federal Government and the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, telecom firms have proceeded with …

Minimum Wage: Labour gives defaulters till March to implement

Minimum Wage: Labour gives defaulters till March to implement

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said that stringent measures are in place to ensure that states and employers implement the national minimum wage and the consequential adjustment before the end of March. Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, President Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) said this at its one-day National Leadership Retreat organised for the union’s …