EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Commissioner for Information in Imo State, Declan Emelumba, has debunked the speculations that officials of the state government were not among the suspects arrested in connection with an assault on the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero. This online media platform recalls that the organised labour, … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the organised labour, on Wednesday night, directed all the affiliate unions to resume work on Thursday. This online media platform understands that the directive was issued following the suspension of the indefinite strike that started on Tuesday, November 14. EDITOR’S PICKS Nationwide Strike: NLC Sends Letters To Electricity Union, ASUU … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Executive Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress on Wednesday night suspended the ongoing strike. This was disclosed by the National Deputy Vice-President of the TUC, Tommy Etim on Tuesday evening. Editor’s Pick BREAKING: NLC, TUC Set To Suspend Strike, Hold Extraordinary NEC Meeting … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress will hold a joint extraordinary National Executive Council meeting by 7pm on today. The National Vice President of the TUC, Tommy Etim, disclosed this in an interview with The PUNCH in Abuja. Speaking via telephone, Etim told disclosed that the NSA … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Government has invited Organised Labour for a meeting to address and find a lasting solution to the ongoing nationwide strike. The organised labour consists of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). According to Vanguard, the meeting, which was summoned by the National Security … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that at least twenty affiliate unions of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) joined the nationwide strike called by the Organised Labour. The unions directed their workers to comply with the NLC and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) directive to embark on the indefinite strike, which began Monday midnight. EDITOR’S PICKS Banky … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has revealed its demand from President Bola Tinubu-led government. It would be recalled that the the organised labour unions, on Tuesday, embarked on a nationwide strike over the assault on NLC president Joe Ajaero. The organised labour directed its … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has distanced itself from a viral publication which claimed a nationwide electricity blackout was imminent following the industrial action by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). This online media platform reports that many affiliates of organized labour, on Tuesday, … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Bank workers have joined the industrial action called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). In a Facebook post on Tuesday morning, the NLC shared circulars by the affiliate unions who have indicated their compliance with the strike, which began at midnight to protest … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has denied reports that the National Grid has been shut down over the nationwide strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC), and their affiliates. The TCN management debunked the reports in a statement on Tuesday. Recall that the NLC … Read more
The NLC and TUC had threatened a strike action in the past. However, the unions delayed the action due to pleas from the federal government. The unions opted to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike on Tuesday. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have embarked on … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) pushes through with its industrial action, the Minister of Labour, Employment, and Productivity, Simon Lalong, has convened a meeting with labour leaders to avert a possible shutdown of the nation’s economy. It would be recalled that the NLC and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has cautioned the Nigeria Labour Congress (NUC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) against embarking on a national strike starting Monday midnight, November 13, 2023. According to the government, a subsisting court order had restrained the Organised Labour and their affiliates from embarking on a … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that ahead of the planned nationwide strike set to start at midnight on November 14, 2023, the Organised Labour, which is composed of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), has written to its affiliates to comply with the strike notice. The National Secretary of the NLC, … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Government has cautioned the Nigeria Labour Congress (NUC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) against embarking on a national strike starting Monday midnight, November 13, 2023. According to the government, a subsisting court order had restrained the Organised Labour and their affiliates from embarking on a nationwide … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Presidency has condemned the decision of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to begin a nationwide strike beginning from midnight of Monday, November 13, 2023. In a statement on Monday night, Presidential Spokesman, Bayo Onanuga described the decision of Organised Labour as an “ego tripping … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Joe Ajaero, has clarified that organized labour will not back down from their planned industrial action in Imo State until all of their demands are fully addressed by the State Governor, Hope Uzodinma. This online media platform reports that Ajaero expressed this determination during … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) on Friday issued an order of interim injunction stopping members of organised labour, including the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC), and their affiliates from proceeding with the nationwide strike scheduled to commence on November 14. The president of the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have ordered the shutdown of electricity and fuel supplies in Imo State. The decision was reached by the organised labour unions following the brutalisation of the National President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, last week. EDITOR’S PICKS Imo LP Candidate … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the apex Igbo Socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has called on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), to shelve their proposed nationwide strike scheduled for Wednesday. The labour unions had threatened to embark on strike following the attack on NLC President, Joe Ajaero, in Imo State. … Read more