The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has firmly rejected the Federal Government’s proposed five per cent tax on petroleum products, denouncing it as a “reckless act of economic wickedness” and issuing a 14-day ultimatum for its withdrawal. According to a statement jointly signed by TUC President Festus Osifo and General Secretary Nuhu Toro, the union described the proposal as an unacceptable burden on already over-taxed Nigerians. They warned that failure to rescind the policy within two...

The Association of Distributors and Transporters of Petroleum Products, ADITOP, has dissociated itself from the strike by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, and its associates. Alhaji Lawan Dan-Zaki, National President of ADITOP stated the association’s position in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Monday in Abuja. “Dangote’s transformational efforts would not only sanitise the industry, but would further stabilize both supply and distribution, while providing jobs...

The military high command has rejected a recent National Industrial Court (NIC) judgment overturning a long-standing mandate requiring armed forces personnel to serve at least 15 years before resigning. The controversial clause remains enforceable, officials say, because the governing law, the Armed Forces Act, is yet to be amended or repealed. Justice Emmanuel Subilim of the NIC, Abuja, declared the clause in question, contained in the Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service (HTACOS) for officers...