Day: September 25, 2020

PENGASSAN orders Nigerian oil workers services’ withdrawal nationwide + MEMO issued

Efe Wellington

Nigeria’s oil workers mobilise for NLC, TUC strike over fuel price, electricity tariff hike Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has begun mobilisation of oil workers nationwide for the strike organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress TUC strike, slated to begin on Monday, September 28, 2020. PENGASSAN, which declared its decision to join the strike in circular tagged; “Call To Action,” obtained by Platforms  Africa, ordered withdrawal of services nationwide. The circular issued by the  National General Secretary, Mr. Lumumba…

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Strike: Why we’ll ground Nigeria’s economy despite Court Order — NLC Leader

Aliyu Aliyu

  The economy of Nigeria, Africa’s biggest crude oil exporter, would be grounded through labour strike despite a Court Order against the action. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) made this declaration just as the meeting between its leadership and representatives of the Nigerian government ended in deadlock. The labour unions planned a nationwide protest over the hike in the cost of petrol and electricity tariff. President of the NLC, Ayuba Wabba, declared in Abuja Thursday after the meeting with a Federal Government delegation to resolve the issues. The meeting, with…

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