El-Rufai Sacks Nurses Below Level 14 in Kaduna for Joining NLC Strike, Protest

JobsLabourNewsEl-Rufai Sacks Nurses Below Level 14 in Kaduna for Joining NLC Strike, Protest

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 19, 2021

The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Tuesday ordered the sack of nurses below level 14 for joining a strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The government also directed the Ministry of Health in the state to place an advertisement for immediate recruitment of new nurses to replace those dismissed. The NLC commenced an industrial action in the state on Monday over the sacking of over 7,000 civil servants in the state. Governor...

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Why Kaduna Government Sacked Workers – Ngige

JobsLabourWhy Kaduna Government Sacked Workers – Ngige

Beloved John (Staff Writer)May 19, 2021

The Kaduna government was forced to cut down the number of workers in the state as a result of the enormous wage bill which was difficult to sustain according to Dr. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment. The labour congress in Kaduna had on embarked on a strike to protest the disengagement of 4,000 workers across the state. However, Ngige in a statement released by his spokesperson, Charles Akpan appealed to the congress, urging...

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Thugs Attack Striking Workers, Governor El-Rufai Dismisses All Nurses Below Level 14

JobsLabourThugs Attack Striking Workers, Governor El-Rufai Dismisses All Nurses Below Level 14

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 18, 2021

The five-day warning statewide strike embarked by Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kaduna state has taken a new dimension as thugs have attacked the striking workers, while the state Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai announced the dismissal of all nurses below level 14. The governor’s action is linked to a tweet he made earlier when he stated that Barau Dikko Teaching hospital had reported that nurses disconnected oxygen from a two-day-old baby in an incubator on...

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STRIKE: Governor El-Rufa’i Directs Civil Servants From Grade 14 to Resume Work

LabourNewsNigeriaSTRIKE: Governor El-Rufa’i Directs Civil Servants From Grade 14 to Resume Work

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 18, 2021

Kaduna State Governor Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai has described the five-day warning strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress as a campaign of economic and social sabotage. The state government said that the conditions that compelled its decision to right-size its workforce had not been altered by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC’s) five days warning strike. The Special Adviser on Media and Communication to the Governor, Muyiwa Adekeye, described the action of the labour as infringement on the...

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Nigeria Labour Congress Grounded Economic Activities In Kaduna State

JobsLabourNewsNigeria Labour Congress Grounded Economic Activities In Kaduna State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 17, 2021

Economic activities in Kaduna State have been grounded following a five-day warning strike embarked on by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over sacking of civil servants by the Governor Nasir El-Rufai-led government. NLC declared strike after the government failed to reverse the mass sack of workers. Kaduna State secretariat, which houses about 10 ministries, is under lock and key, banks, filling stations, shops, offices both public and private, markets as well as other commercial activities...

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NUPENG To Shut Down Services In Kaduna

LabourOil & GasNUPENG To Shut Down Services In Kaduna

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 14, 2021

KADUNA — In compliance with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) five days warning strike over the sack of workers in Kaduna state, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has directed its members to shut down services in Kaduna State with effect from Sunday, May 16th 2021. NLC had directed workers in the state to totally withdraw services for five days with effect from May 16, 2021, following the sack of over...

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Nurses, Midwives in Uganda Go On Strike Over Payment

AfricaHealthLabourNurses, Midwives in Uganda Go On Strike Over Payment

PilotnewsMay 6, 2021

KAMPALA — Nurses and midwives in Uganda on Thursday started their sit-down strike after they failed to reach a consensus with government overpayment of their lunch allowance. Justus Cherop Kiplangat, president of Uganda Nurses and Midwives Union, told Xinhua by telephone that only critical personnel were allowed to work in the emergency section and intensive care units. Kiplangat said the country’s President Yoweri Museveni on May 12, 2018 promised to increase the lunch allowance of...

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Federal Government To Prune Agencies, Review Salaries Of Civil Servants

EconomyLabourNewsNigeriaFederal Government To Prune Agencies, Review Salaries Of Civil Servants

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 5, 2021

ABUJA — The federal government says it has directed the National Salaries, Incomes & Wages Commission (NSIWC) to review salaries of civil servants and some federal agencies. BudgIT, a civic-tech non-profit organization, said it recently uncovered 316 duplicated capital projects worth N39.5 billion in the 2021 budget. Minister of finance, budget, and national planning Zainab Ahmed announced this at a policy dialogue on corruption and cost of governance in Nigeria, organised by the Independent Corrupt...

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Taraba State Governor, Deputy Absent At Workers Day Celebration

LabourNewsNigeriaTaraba State Governor, Deputy Absent At Workers Day Celebration

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 2, 2021

Taraba State Governor, Arc. Darius Dickson Ishaku, his Deputy, Engineer Haruna Manu and other top government functionaries boycotted the annual May Day celebration being celebrated worldwide as workers’ day. Head of Service, Suzan Nathan, who was the only government official visible at the Jolly Nyame stadium venue of the worker’s day celebration, seats reserved for other dignitaries were unoccupied. Similarly, there was a low turnout of workers and other expected dignitaries to grace the occasion....

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Governor Ganduje Approves New Retirement Age For Teachers

EducationLabourNewsGovernor Ganduje Approves New Retirement Age For Teachers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 2, 2021

KANO — Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has approved the implementation of 65 years as retirement age for teachers and lecturers in the state’s higher institutions. The governor also announced the approval of 40 years as the service retirement years for teachers and lecturers across the state’s tertiary institutions. The governor announced this during an award night organized by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on Saturday in Kano to mark the 2021 May...

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