BREAKING: FG, Labour to meet tomorrow over strike, minimum wage

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June 3, 2024

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The Federal Government has, through the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, NSIWC, summoned a meeting of the tripartite committee on the new national minimum wage for tomorrow, June 4.

The last meeting of the committee ended abruptly on May 31. This was after the Organised Labour negotiating team walked out following the government and organised private sector, OPS’s refusal to go beyond the N60,000 they had earlier offered.

Vanguard gathered that tomorrow’s meeting will be by 10 am.

According to sources, the government is alarmed by the level of compliance and participation by workers in the first day of the indefinite nationwide strike.

Meanwhile, the unions shut down the country’s electricity industry in compliance with the strike order.

Acting General Secretary of the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, Dominic Igwebike, told Vanguard that the power sector had been shut down.

Also, all loading activities at fuel depots in Lagos have been halted by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG.

However, Vanguard was informed that all loaded trucks were allowed to leave the depots, including aviation terminals, for safety purposes.

According to a labour leader, “We don’t want to keep a loaded truck within the depot because it is highly flammable.”

Similarly, the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, has shut down port operations across the country.

An official of the Union told Vanguard that besides Lagos ports, all other port formations in Port Harcourt, Warri, Onne, Calabar, and others have been closed.

According to the official, they would remain shut until further notice from the national leadership of organised labour.

The same scenario is playing out in other sectors across the country, including the FCT.

“I’ll remain in custody,” Sowore rejects police bail conditions.

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January 27, 2025

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Omoyele Sowore has rejected the Nigerian police bail conditions and opted to remain in custody.

The activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) appeared at the Force Criminal Intelligence Department (FCID) in Abuja at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 27, after he was summoned for questioning over a viral video in which he accused police officers at a checkpoint in Lagos of extortion.

Sowore was summoned to address multiple allegations, including resisting and obstructing public officers, disobedience to lawful orders, cyberstalking and actions allegedly intended to prevent arrests.

Subsequently, Sowore disclosed via his X handle that he had been granted administrative bail, which he vowed to reject because the conditions are “unreasonable.”

Tenant St£bs Landlord For Disconneting his Light Over Unpaid Electricity Bills”

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January 27, 2025

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Tenant St£bs Landlord For Disconneting his Light Over Unpaid Electricity Bills”

“This is how I end up on Friday night my Tenant Abakiliki Man from izza ebonyi state stabbed me with poisonous dagger around 9:43pm on Friday till now I am fighting for my life at hospital over unpaid NEPA bill of ,N9250 , if the pains I sustained from my stomach continues I might be transferred to new hospital for further treatment or surgery” —Tochukwu Nnaji

Abuja-based lawyer Stan Alieke has withdrawn from representing singer Speed Darlington in his ongoing legal battle with Burna Boy.

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January 26, 2025

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Abuja-based lawyer Stan Alieke has withdrawn from representing singer Speed Darlington in his ongoing legal battle with Burna Boy.

This development comes after Speed Darlington’s release from Kuje prison this January, following a two-month detention.

Speed Darlington was freed after being granted bail, and his lawyer, Stan Alieke, confirmed his release on Instagram, expressing determination to seek justice for the alleged illegal detention and violation of Speed Darlington’s fundamental human rights.

Ekwutosblog reported that the singer’s detention stemmed from his accusation that Burna Boy had an immoral relationship with American rapper and music executive Diddy.

Following Speed Darlington’s release, Burna Boy issued a stern warning on Instagram, cautioning Speed Darlington against misbehaving again.

The reasons behind Alieke’s withdrawal are unclear, but possible factors could include professional disagreements, personal reasons, or the complexity of the case.