The Federal Govern-ment has threatened to invoke the relevant labour laws if workers continue with their indefinite strike action, which has paralysed business activities in the country. The government, which appeared to have finally run out of patience in its … read more
Nigerian unions dug in for a long battle with the government on Friday after the collapse of talks on the third day of a general strike over fuel prices. Unions threatened to extend the strike, which has already crippled most … read more
THE Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has directed its members in export terminals and production platforms to shut down operations from yesterday in continuation of the strike to protest the last increase in fuel prices … read more
A petrochemical engineer from Surat in Gujarat who was abducted in Nigeria has said that he was yet to decide whether he will continue to work in that country. “I would like to stay with my family for at least … read more
LEADER of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo gained his freedom last week after twenty months and twenty five days in detention. In this interview with journalists in Port-Harcourt, he spoke extensively on his prison experience and … read more
The nation may be heading for total darkness any time from now as workers at Kainji and Shiroro dams are set to join the ongoing industrial action. An official close to operations at both dams said if the Federal Government … read more
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria said it had taken steps to ensure the safety of lives and properties at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos as the nationwide workers� strike enters the third day on Friday (today). Speaking with … read more
AT the close of the second day of the on-going strike called by Labour to protest Federal Government policies yesterday, international airlines, which operate flights in Nigeria, began counting their losses. With the strike, the airlines, particularly European carriers, now … read more
Following the nationwide strike, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday withdrew key staff of Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) from oilfields and export terminals. The Congress, which spared oil production and exports yesterday, being the first day of the indefinite … read more
As the nation witnessed another round of industrial action called by the Nigeria Labour Congress, armed hoodlums yesterday took to major areas in Lagos metropolis to prevent people from going about freely. At the end, no fewer than five soldiers … read more