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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, will today begin a two-day warning strike after shunning a meeting with the Federal Government over increasing hardship and suffering across the country caused by the removal of fuel subsidy. This came as the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, yesterday warned that the strike will worsen the plights of ordinary Nigerians and urged NLC to shelve the action. The NLC had on Friday, given notice of a two-day warning strike to protest the excruciating mass suffering and impoverishment experienced around the country, threatening a total and indefinite shutdown of the economy within 14 working days or 21 days after the warning strike, if government did not take steps to address the hardship experienced across the country. While briefing on Friday after its NEC’s meeting, NLC President, Joe Ajaero, said: “NEC in session of NLC resolved to embark on a total and indefinite shutdown of the nation within 14 working days or 21 days from today until st

THE Federal Government on Monday made desperate efforts to avert the proposed two day warning strike being organized by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, over the worsening economic situation in the country. Already, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Rt. Hon. Simon Lalong has summoned meeting involving all relevant stakeholders including the leadership of NLC to a negotiation meeting in Abuja. Briefing journalists in his office, the Minister appealed to the organised Labour to shelve their strike in the interest of Nigerians in order to allow all stakeholders to work towards amicable resolution of the contending issues on ground. Lalong said that the NLC was yet to furnish his office with letter on their proposed action, saying he got to know of their plans through media reports. Recall that the NLC after its National Executive Council, NEC meeting on Thursday last week, threatened to embark on a two day warning strike on September 5 and 6. The apex union had hinged the proposed a

  A male student was taught a lesson by his angry classmates for covering his book during an examination After the exam, the boy was beaten up, and he suffered an injury to the face, as seen in an emerging video The clip sparked a debate as some section of netizens laughed at him while others criticised the people that beat him. A boy has suffered an injury to the face after he was beaten up for covering his book during an exam. The incident reportedly happened at The Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, The capital of Imo state. A netizen, who shared a video of the injured boy online, laughed at him scornfully, saying he wanted to take the first position. In the clip, concerned students gathered around the injured boy, who was seen pressing a cloth against the side of his head. "Them don burst that boy head, Him no gree open book make person write". "For this exam period? Boys dey vex, You no go open book, them go burst your head".  "Exam period you dey cover

T he Alliance on Surviving Covid-19 and Beyond (ASCAB) chaired by human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, says the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is within its rights to protest against the continued stay of students at home, following the failure of the Nigerian government to reach an agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed had described the planned nationwide solidarity protest in support of ASUU as illegal. The group also said it had "mobilised lawyers in the Federal Capital Territory and the 36 States of the Federation to provide legal services for the protesters.”  The NLC had announced that it would embark on a nationwide protest on July 26 and 27 to compel the Nigerian government to resolve the over five-month-old strike. However, Mohammed claimed the protest will create anarchy in the country. ASCAB in a statement on Sunday said the proposed protest cannot be said to be illegal since it is an expression