AGS NEWS – On Friday, the pound rose after the UK’s Labour Party achieved a significant election victory, ending 14 years of Conservative rule. Keir Starmer is set to become the new Prime Minister following Labour’s defeat of Rishi Sunak’s … Continue reading Pound strengthens following Labour’s landslide election victory in the UK
AGS NEWS – The organised labour has firmly rejected the Nigerian federal government’s proposed minimum wage of ₦62,000 or ₦100,000 for workers. In an interview on Channels Television, Chris Onyeka, Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), called … Continue reading Labour rejects ₦100,000 minimum wage, strike may resume tuesday
AGS NEWS – Nollywood actor turned politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, has announced that he is suspending his affiliation with the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee of the Labour Party (LP). Okonkwo made this announcement on his social media accounts. He previously … Continue reading Kenneth Okonkwo dumps Abure-led Labour Party
Tensions have escalated between organized labor and the Federal Government over allegations of the government’s failure to sustain the payment of the N35,000 wage award to workers. Federal Civil Service employees, in separate interviews on Monday, revealed that the Federal … Continue reading Labour cries out as FG stops N35,000 award payment
Organized labor, represented by the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), has announced a nationwide strike set to commence on November 14, 2023. This decision was reached following an extraordinary National Executive Council … Continue reading BREAKING: Labour declares nationwide strike starting Tuesday, Nov 14
Just a day after reaching an agreement with President Bola Tinubu to call off their protests, the relationship between the organized labor and the Federal Government in Nigeria has soured once again. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced its … Continue reading #SubsidyProtests: FG-Labour talks leads no where, NLC begins strike from August 14
The Labour Party (LP) has called its first witness in the ongoing petition between its candidate, Peter Obi, and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu. The LP’s counsel, Jibrin Okutepa, presented documents and receipts pertaining to … Continue reading Witness presents US verdict on Tinubu’s $460,000 forfeiture
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has criticized the Ministry of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for cancelling the use of the Eagle Square arena in Abuja for hosting this year’s Workers’ Day celebration. The NLC called on Nigerian workers to … Continue reading Labour accuses Nigerian government of denying workers use of eagles square for May day celebration
Oil marketers have written to the Federal Government proposing to build 30,000 gas stations to cushion the impact of the proposed subsidy removal on petrol. With the projected June 2023 date for subsidy removal looming, Nigerians are concerned about potential … Continue reading Oil marketers propose building 30,000 gas stations and seeking CBN loans to cushion subsidy removal impact
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