Author: TheScrutinyNG

The Federal Government has said it is ready to pay higher than N60,000 as minimum wage, urging organized labour to take the offer. It did not however state the specific amount. The figure was disclosed by the government late Monday after a meeting with the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC and its counterpart, the Trade Union Congress TUC at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation OSGF. For the Federal Government of Nigeria, those who signed the statement were Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation; Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha and, Minister of State for Labour and…

By Prof. Mike Ozekhome (SAN) Labour has literally grounded Nigeria – from airports, hospitals, tertiary institutions, to electricity which has plunged the biggest black nation on earth into total darkness. I am in full, complete and total support of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress’ (TUC)’s current national strike for upward review of the FG’s proposed minimum wage of N60,000 per month. NLC and TUC had also demanded that the government reverses the increase in electricity tariff to N65/KWH. When talks broke down with none of the parties shifting grounds, Labour commenced a strike action on…

Kuda Microfinance Bank and OPay have resumed onboarding new customers. The Financial technology (Fintech) companies announced this in a separate statement on Monday. They said the development comes after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has authorised them to start enrolling users. Recall that CBN directed fintech companies to pause enrollment of new customers on April 29. This followed the federal government’s effort to address illicit foreign exchange transactions in the country as well as operations of Binance and other cryptocurrency exchange platforms. In a ruling delivered on April 24, a federal high court in Abuja granted an interim order…

Labour leaders have arrived at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation for a confidential meeting with government representatives, a highly placed source informed our correspondent on Monday. “We are also meeting with the government representative in the SGF office today. Already seated awaiting the government representative,” the source said. The source has yet to mention the names of the government representatives who plan to attend to the labour leaders at the time of filing this report. Reports indicate that some unions have shut their workplaces to comply with the directive of the two labour unions…

The Labour Party in Nigeria has called on the workers’ unions to re-negotiate with the government on a new minimum wage rather than embarking on industrial action. The National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Obiora Ifoh, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Lagos State. Ifoh said that the strike was not an option, noting that it would cause more hardship and suffering. He stated, “Our immediate reaction is that organised labour should not throw Nigerians into more hardship. “Nigerians are already grappling with a lot of challenges and we do…

Following the industrial action declared by the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, over the Federal Government’s refusal to raise the proposed minimum wage from N60,000, hundreds of passengers have been left stranded at Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. MMA2 and General Aviation Terminal, GAT, otherwise known as MMA1, of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, had been shut as early as 6.30 a.m. The aviation unions had locked the gates leading to the airport building leaving passengers outside, although flights are ongoing at the international terminal of the airport. Secretary General of the National Union of Air Transport…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has joined the ongoing strike by the organised labour comprising Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress. This is coming after the Federal Government failed to meet the unions’ minimum wage demand. In a statement addressed to the branch chairpersons and zonal coordinators of ASUU on Monday, the association’s President, Emmanuel Osodeke, directed lecturers in universities across the country to join the strike as an affiliate of the congress. The statement read, “The NLC has declared an indefinite strike action beginning from Monday, 3rd June, 2024, as a result of the failure of Government…

Ten people in Antsa community have been injured following an attack by suspected herdsmen on Monday morning. Antsa community is located on the North Bank – J.S. Tarka University of Agriculture, Makurdi, busy road in Benue state. The road also provides access for those traveling to Gbajimba in Guma Local Government Area. As early as 7 a.m. on Monday, youths mounted roadblocks on the busy University Community road. They prevented vehicles and motorcycles from passing through. As of press time, the youths vowed to remain on the road until authorities address them on the security challenges.

The striking labour union has deliberately shutdown the national grid, which has resulted in a nationwide outage. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) made this known in a statement by its Public Affairs Manager, Ndidi Mbah in Abuja on Monday morning. She said the shutdown occurred around 2.19 am on Monday 3rd June, 2024. The statement reads: “The Transmission Company of Nigeria hereby informs the general public that the Labour Union has shut down the national grid, resulting in black out  nationwide. ” The national grid shut down occured at about 2.19am this morning, 3rd June 2024. “At about 1:15am…

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, (SAN), has faulted the organised labour over the nationwide strike it is starting today (Monday). Fagbemi, in a letter to the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress leaders, dated June 1, 2024, insisted that the strike over the new minimum was a violation of a subsisting National Industrial Court order restraining the unions from grounding the nation through the strike action. The AGF said this as a meeting convened by the National Assembly leaders on Sunday night failed to achieve its objective following the NLC and  TUC’s…