By Ajibola Olaide, JKNMedia Reporter A CRITICAL closed-door meeting with labour leaders and government representatives is reported to have been convened at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). It’s subsequent to the nationwide indefinite strike initiated by organized Labour over the Federal Government’s ...
By Joke Kujenya LEADERS OF the organized labour unions have been called upon by the Federal Government to halt its ongoing strike, citing the impracticality of funding the new minimum wage demand of N454,000. This appeal was made public through a statement issued by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris. H...
By Banji Ojewale THERE COMES a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor polite, not popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him he is right —Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) American churchman and civil liberties defender. In his book, An Outline of the History of the World, […]
By Joke Kujenya RESPONDING to the escalating nationwide strike, the Federal Government, through the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), has convened an urgent meeting of the tripartite committee on the new national minimum wage. The meeting is scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, June 4, at 10,00a.m. The previous meeting on Ma...
By Joke Kujenya AS THE Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) kick off their nationwide strike, the Abuja-Kaduna Train Services (AKTS) finds itself at a standstill. Commuters were left stranded on Monday as trains ceased operations from both the Idu (Abuja) and Rigasa (Kaduna) stations. Comrade Yusuf Kazeem, the chairman...
By Joke Kujenya A NATIONWIDE strike launched by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has brought economic activities across Nigeria to a grinding halt. The industrial action began after failed negotiations with the Federal Government over an increase in the minimum wage to living wage and other pressing labour i...
By Joke Kujenya AFTER FOUR hours of deliberation, the meeting convened between the National Assembly, the Executive Arm of Government, and Organized Labour has concluded without reaching a resolution. The gathering, spearheaded by the National Assembly leadership, aimed to forestall the impending national strike proposed by the labour unions d...
By Babafemi Ojudu I get frequent invites from university students to give talks, and I always make an effort to oblige them, no matter how inconvenient it may be. Last week, I answered such a call and traveled two hours to Akungba, the university named after the disciplined and incorruptible politician, Chief Adekunle Ajasin. A […]
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE IT IS A PUZZLE that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration has dragged the 36 state governments to court to compel them to respect the autonomy of the 774 local governments, often touted, though erroneously, as the third tier of government and the government that is closest to the grassroots. That Tinubu […]
By Victor Itodo Abuh IN A surprising turn of events, Muhammad Sanusi II was reinstated as the Emir of Kano, a position he was controversially dethroned from in March 2020. This reinstatement marks a significant moment in Kano’s political and cultural history, underscoring the dynamic interplay between traditional authority and modern pol...
