EKO HOT BLOG reports that the federal government has responded to the strike notice of the Organised Labour, stating that some of the agreements reached with its members during the October 2023 negotiation meeting cannot be implemented at once. This online media platform recalls that the leaders of organised labour and government representatives entered into a … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have sent a notice of a 14-day national strike to the federal government. The unions said that the 16-point agreement that was reached on October 2, 2023, between them and the federal government, has not been implemented. EDITOR’S … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Rivers State, Ikechukwu Onyefuru, has revealed why they are involved in the political crisis in Rivers. According to Onyefuru, TUC is involved in Rivers’s political crisis because the actions and inaction of the political gladiators in the state are impacting its members. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has threatened to mobilize and proceed on a fresh strike if the government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) fail to resolve the lingering cash scarcity issue. The TUC in a statement on Friday lamented the hardship Nigerians are going through as … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu has narrated that the new minimum wage in Nigeria must be fair and implementable. According to him, the financial capacity of each state of the federation, particularly those with fewer resources must be put into consideration in arriving at a new minimum wage for workers in the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has asked the President Bola Tinubu-led government to tighten its belt as Nigerians are not ready to listen to excuses. Issuing this warning amid reports that workers had only gotten a one-month payment that was meant for September, and reports that only a few workers … 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 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