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ASUU: Expect Nationwide Strike, NLC Tells Govt

Abibat Babalola

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, has said that the workers’ union will embark on a three-day nationwide strike if the Federal Government fails to accede to the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities after the ongoing two-day warning protest organised by the NLC. Wabba, who spoke in an interview with Channels TV ‘Sunrise Daily’, also stated that the workers’ union embarked on a two-day protest against the ongoing ASUU strike not just as a show of solidarity, but because the strike directly affected the…

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It’s A No-No: NLC Rejects Planned Petrol Price Hike, N340 per Litre Target

Aliyu Aliyu

Here is why the labour union labelled Government’s N5,000 Monthly Transport Grant plan for citizens as “Comical”   The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected a planned petroleum price increase. Platforms Africa reports that NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, made the call in a statement he issued to reporters in Abuja, entitled: ”Nigerian workers refused to take the bait’’. According to him, the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, announced that petrol could cost as much as N340 from February 2022. Mr Wabba described as “comical“ the…

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JUST IN: Nigeria’s oil workers on red alert, threaten nationwide strike

Efe Wellington

NUPENG demand the Nigerian government to call Kaduna State governor to order over threat on labour leaders or all Nigetians will pay dearly for his action Oil workers in Nigeria on Tuesday threatened the total disruption of the entire oil and gas value chain nationwide over the alleged threat on the lives of the Labour leaders including President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba l, by the Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai. El-Rufai whose state is under industrial action by the labour unions, has earlier declared Mr. Wabba…

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‘Let him come and arrest me’, ‘wanted’ NLC President dares Gov. El-Rufai

Dawood Rabiu

  Ayuba Wabba, the Nigeria Labour Congress’s National President, has challenged Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai to arrest him over the state’s ongoing workers’ strike. Following the strike, El Rufai declared Wabba and other labor leaders sought for economic sabotage. READ ALSO: WAR: El-Rufai Declares NLC President, Wabba Wanted as Strike grounds State JUST IN: EFCC Takes Over Nestoil Chairman, Ernest Azudialu’s Ikoyi Mansion ABOVE 45: Working 8 hours per day can cause Stroke, Heart disease – WHO The state’s NLC has gone on strike to protest mass worker disengagement…

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WAR: El-Rufai Declares NLC President, Wabba Wanted as Strike grounds State

Aliyu Aliyu

  Kaduna governor places ‘Handsome’ Reward on labour leader’s head for whoever brings information on his whereabouts, says Wabba will be prosecuted for economic sabotage   The Kaduna State government, led by Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai, has declared Comrade Ayuba Wabba, the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), wanted in connection with a five-day strike in the state. The NLC has previously stated that the strike would continue unless the state government addressed the workers’ concerns. The recent sacking of 7,000 local government employees, as well as the state…

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NLC rejects Petrol Price hike, demands ‘reversal with immediate effect’  

Efe Wellington

  Three days after the hike in prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in Nigeria, the apex workers’ union, Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday rejected the hike in the prices, demanding reversal to the old price “with immediate effect.” The NLC, which said this in a statement sent to Platforms Africa and signed by its President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, declared that the hike in prices of the product has worsened the pain and anguish in the country. Though the union was silent on next line of action if the…

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