Organised labour in Niger state has extended the ongoing seven day warning strike by additional seven days. The strike which began this Monday has now entered its fifth day while the additional seven day warning strike begins effective midnight Tuesday next week. This is contained in a statement jointly signed by the State Chairman of NLC Comrade Yakubu Garba and that of Trade Union Congress TUC Comrade Ibrahim Garba made available to Newsmen in Minna. It however said the extension followed inconclusiveness of negotiations between representatives of Niger state government and organised labour on state workers demands. It was also…

The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has suspended its Lagos chapter’s Chairman, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly called Mc Oluomo, indefinitely over alleged misconduct, insubordination, and inciting members of the state chapter against the apex body. The development follows a query sent to the NURTW boss in Lagos over alleged meddlesomeness in Union matters, as well as protest staged by Mc Oluomo supporters during which they accused the union at national level of unnecessarily interfering in the state affairs. It was gathered that the national body of the union had therefore, directed MC Oluomo to immediately hand over the mantle…

The Niger state council of the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC and Trade Union Congress TUC has directed all it’s affiliates in the state to proceed on seven day warning strike over inability of the state government to meet it’s demands. This is contained in a communique by the NLC Chairman, Comrade Yakubu Garba during an expanded State Executive Council SEC meeting in Minna. According to the communique the seven day warning strike is due to lingering payment of salaries of Civil Servants in Niger state on percentage. It however directs it’s affiliates in the state to commence the industrial action…