Government agencies across Ebonyi, Taraba, Kano, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom States were grounded on Monday due to the indefinite strike embarked on by organized labour. The unions’ action was over the failure of the Federal Government to increase the N60,000 minimum wage it offered to workers and its refusal to reverse the recent increase in electricity tariff. The Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress had on May 31 directed its members to embark on an...

The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress on Monday have commenced nationwide strike against the N60,000 minimum wage proposal by the Federal Government.  The development has resulted into blackout across the country as the Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced the complete shutdown of Nigeria’s power grid. TCN spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, in a statement issued on Monday morning, said the action was deliberately done by the workers. The statement was titled, “Grid shutdown:...

Nigeria faces disruption today as the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, commence a nationwide strike after negotiations with the government deadlocked. The National Assembly’s attempt to mediate the dispute on Sunday night proved unsuccessful. The NLC and TUC, the umbrella body for Nigerian workers and trade unions, called for the strike to protest rising electricity prices and a decline in living standards. Union leaders demanded a reversal of the recent electricity...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared an indefinite nationwide strike beginning from Monday, June 3rd, over the tripartite committee’s inability to agree on a new minimum wage and reversal of a recent hike in electricity tariffs. The negotiations finally collapsed after failed 7th attempts by the 37 members’ tripartite committee to reach a definite new minimum wage figure for Nigerian workers with the organized labour expressing frustration over the...

To protect intellectual property, the Federal government has inaugurated an inter-ministerial steering committee to review intellectual property policy and strategy Draft for Nigeria. The inter-ministerial committee is expected to conclude the review in 4 weeks. The committee is headed by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite. At the same time, the Minister of Art, Culture, and creative economy, Ms Hannatu Musa Musawa is co-chairman, and Senator Ben Murray–Bruce as a member....