The Kano state government has disclosed of 3, 234 workers illegally earning salaries in the state public service. The government also discovered a 13-year-old girl, students of primary and secondary schools, and members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) among the ineligible workers recruited by the immediate past administration. The Secretary to the State Government, Dr Abdullahi Bichi, disclosed Read More
Anambra state government, Friday, said it has withheld the half month salaries of most of the health workers over absenteeism and sundry breach of works ethics. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, who disclosed this at Awka during interaction with select journalists, explained that the state government introduced technologically driven clock-in that provides data of workers attendance and Read More
Our attention has been drawn to the scenario where scores of Sokoto state civil servants, last Monday, thronged the premises of the State Ministry of Finance in Sokoto, over drastic cuts in their salary of November. The irate workers were at the Usman Faruk Secretariat, where the ministry is located, to protest the alleged deductions from their take home, which Read More
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Monday charged its affiliate unions to adopt the responsibility of protecting migrant workers’ rights in Nigeria in furtherance to the awareness campaigns and successes achieved through the support of the International Labour Organisation’s FAIRWAY project. NLC said it had achieved a lot in the efforts to attain a just, inclusive and conducive work space in Read More
The Akwa Ibom state governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has approved the prompt release of an additional 1.6 billion naira in line with his avowed promise to continue to pay the arrears of retired workers. The amount is designed to continue to pay down the arrears of gratuities of retired primary school teachers, local government workers and civil servants in the Read More
The Solidarity Centre in collaboration with Trade Unions and Civil society organisations in Nigeria are working out modalities to entrench accountability at work places and as well cause government to ensure effective implementation of workers’ rights in the country. This was reached during a brainstorming sessions at a two-day workshop on “effective enforcement of workers’ rights on freedom of association Read More
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state has approved for the immediate commencement of the payment of N10,000 and N5,000 to civil servants and pensioners in the state as palliative. It is aimed at cushioning the effect of the removal of fuel subsidy. He gave the directive after meeting with labour leaders at the Government House in Lafia, Monday. The directive Read More
Civil servants in Imo state, Tuesday, defied the directive given by the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to embark on a 2-day warning strike to protest federal government’s inability to reach an agreement with them on fuel subsidy removal and other boiling national issues. Blueprint correspondent, who visited the State Secretariat and Imo House of Assembly at New Owerri, Read More
Akure Following the prayer sessions held across MDAs in Ondo state few weeks ago as directed by the head of service, Pastor Kayode Ogundele, towards the quick recovery of Governor Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN, the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Otunba Wale Akinlosotu said he was optimistic and assured that the prayers have started yielding positive results. The commissioner gave Read More
In this report, BAYO AGBOOLA chronicles how the 2023 workers day was celebrated with fulfilled promises and new ones made. With few weeks to the commencement of his second term in office on May 29 this year, Governor Seyi Makinde is leaving no one in doubt about his commitment to building a more solid Oyo state in his next four Read More
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger state has assured that the over 20- point lingering demands by the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will be forwarded to the incoming administration. Saying that the outgoing government did its best, the governor added Monday while addressing workers at the parade to mark May Day celebrations in Minna that, ‘all Read More
The Senator representing Oyo South senatorial district and ViceChairman, Senate Committee on Sports and Youth Development, Senator Kola Balogun, had said better days are ahead for Nigerian workers Senator Balogun in a message congratulating Nigerian workers on the 2023 Workers’ Day celebration said despite the prevailing daunting challenges and stifling socio-economic conditions, Nigerian workers should keep hope alive. According to Read More
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi state, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has congratulated workers in the state on the occasion of Workers’ Day celebration by the labour movement around the world. In a statement by his media office in Lokoja, the APC standard bearer assured that his administration will accord priority to the welfare of Read More
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has congratulated Nigerian workers on May day celebration this year by urging them to sustain industrial peace and harmony being enjoyed in the country across the various sectors. Lawan in a personally signed goodwill message to commemorate the 2023 workers’ day , said the Ninth National Assembly leveraged on the industrial peace and Read More
Senior Staff Association of Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, have called for an upward review of the 25 per cent of contributions in the Retirement Savings Account (RSA) earmarked by PENCOM for housing purpose. Also, the body announced its partnership with the Federal Government Housing Loan Board (FGSHLB) and BROOKS Asset and Resources Limited on the provision of affordable housing for Read More
The members of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) has began indefinite strike over welfare. The strike which has led to flight disruptions across many airports in Nigeria began on Monday morning. The workers began strike as a result of what it described as uncooperative attitude of the NAHCO management towards resolving the welfare issues raised by the workers through the Read More
Entitlement, I think, can be a healthy trait. It betrays our humanness, and it can be a call for decent human behaviour, if applied in the right context. And I am writing about rightful entitlement; being entitled to the amount to which a person has a right. For example, we should be entitled to our salaries after working for them. Read More
Minister of State, Petroleum Resources Chief Timipre Sylva, has urged staff of the ministry to redouble their efforts for more engaged and productive team work. A statement by Senior Adviser (Media and Communication), to the minister Mr Horatius Egua, quoted Sylva as making the call at the bonding retreat for staff at Mandala, Niger State. The minister noted that in Read More
The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ahmed Abubakar Audi, acknowledged and celebrated the qualities, efforts, and resilience of all his personnel nationwide for giving their sweat and blood in building the nation. In a statement signed Sunday in Abuja by the spokesperson of the Corps DCC Olusola Odumosu, commended officers and men of the Read More
Resourcefulness is the most God-given talent endowed to Nigerians at all times. The talent is majorly untapped and remains potential within the capabilities of individuals until challenged by circumstances to manifest. When such talent manifests, the nation does not recognize and accord support to optimise the talent for national advancement. This lack of recognition and support causes brain-drain of talents Read More
Kaduna state government will soon commence a four-day working week, as public servants are expected to work from home for one day per week from Wednesday December 1st, 2021. The government said the measure is designed to help boost productivity, improve work-life balance and enable workers to have more time for their families, for rest and for agriculture. A statement Read More
Passengers across Nigeria were Thursday made to bear the brunt of the strike action by workers of the Nigerian Railway Corporation whose two unions, the Nigeria Union of Railway Workers (NURW) and the Senior Staff Association (SSA) made real their threat to commence a three-day warning strike following irreconcilable differences in their negotiations for workers welfare. Minister of Transportation, Mr. Read More
The management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Wednesday notified senior management staff to brace up for the planned strike action by labour unions in the corporation beginning Thursday and ensure its assets are protected against vandalism. Managing Director of the corporation, Fidet Okhiria, in an internal memo requested the support of the Commissioner of Police, Railway Command and that Read More
Prices of bread in Enugu state may rise by 200 per cent before the end of the year, a survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has revealed, indicating a hard time for Nigerians. Already, price of bread has doubled since August through to October 2021, forcing the product out of reach of many families and lovers of bread. Read More
The Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in Diaspora (AESID) has described the recent assessment of governor Dave Umahi’s performance in the state by the founder and Director of Adoration Ministry, Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka, as against the realities on ground in the state. The Ebonyi indigenes warned that Fr. Mbaka should not be carried away by Umahi’s gift to the Read More
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