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JOHESU Knocks NMA on Welfare Demands in a Letter To Ngige

14Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Labour, News, Nigeria

JOHESU Knocks NMA on Welfare Demands in a Letter To Ngige

The Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, has tackled the Nigeria Medical Association for allegedly interfering in its affairs, adding that the best welfare conditions were enjoyed by physicians in the civil service. This was contained in a letter JOHESU wrote to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, on the welfare demands of its members. The union, in a letter dated September 10, 2021, JOHESU also knocked the Nigeria Medical Association for allegedly meddling in its affairs, adding that The letter, titled, ‘Re: Notice of 15-Day Ultimatum and Commencement of an Indefinite Strike Action by JOHESU: Matters Arising,’ addressed to the Minister of Labour and Employment was signed by JOHESU Chairman, Comrade Bio Josiah. The letter partly reads, “The National Secretaria...

Strike: NARD Asks Buhari to Lead Negotiations, Falana Heads Legal Team

14Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Labour, News, Nigeria

Strike: NARD Asks Buhari to Lead Negotiations, Falana Heads Legal Team

Members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, who have been on strike since August 2, 2021, have asked President Muhammadu Buhari, to invite them to partake in subsequent meetings with the Nigerian Medical Association. This was as the association added that human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), would be leading the NARD legal team to the National Industrial Court on Wednesday. The association’s Vice President, Adejo Arome, disclosed this in an interview with The PUNCH on Monday. It was reported that the NMA, barely 48 hours after meeting with the President, met with the leadership of NARD and called on the association to call off its ongoing strike. The leaders of NARD were said to have remained adamant, maintaining that they would not call off the strike...

NARD Resolute on Strike Continuation After Meeting NMA

13Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Labour, News, Nigeria

NARD Resolute on Strike Continuation After Meeting NMA

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has insisted that its ongoing strike will continue until government their demands are met by the government. The latest stand comes after a meeting of the leadership of the Nigerian Medical Association on Sunday with leaders of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors as part of efforts aimed at ending the resident doctors’ lingering strike. The meeting was held barely 48 hours after the leadership of NMA met with President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. At the meeting, Buhari had urged striking health workers to return to their duty posts and appealed to others contemplating strikes to opt for settlement of issues by negotiation no matter how long it would take. NARD declared the strike action on July 30 at ...

Resident Doctors Continue Strike Despite Court Order

24Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Labour, News, Nigeria

Resident Doctors Continue Strike Despite Court Order

On Monday, the National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja had ordered the striking National Association of Resident Doctors, to suspend its industrial action which began on August 2, 2021. Justice John Targema made the order while delivering his ruling on an ex parte application brought before the court by the Federal Government. The court stated that the application was granted after carefully considering the processes filed by the applicants. But NARD, in its reaction, said it would not suspend the strike despite the court ruling. Read Also: FG Stopped Residency Payment After Strike Suspension – NARD Earlier, Justice Targema had stated, “Having looked especially at the affidavit of extreme urgency, the grounds of the application, the affidavit in support of the same and ar...

Strike Continues Until Our Demands Are Met – Resident Doctors

22Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Labour, News, Nigeria

Strike Continues Until Our Demands Are Met – Resident Doctors

The National Association of Resident Doctors says it will not suspend its ongoing industrial action until the Federal Government meets its demands. The association expressed resilience, pledging not to sign any Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Government. The association’s Vice President, Arome Adejo, disclosed this in an interview with Sunday PUNCH on Saturday. Read Also: COVID: FG Removes South Africa, Brazil, Turkey From Travel Restriction List Adeno said, “There is no hope of the strike being called off. We are tired of going back to our members with empty promises. “In fact, we are not signing any Memorandum of Understanding with them. We have signed a countless number of memorandum and we are not going to do again until they do what they are meant to do. ...

Strike: FG Agrees To Begin Implementation of MoU With NMA August 23

22Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Labour, News, Nigeria

Strike: FG Agrees To Begin Implementation of MoU With NMA August 23

The Federal Government has said it will commence the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding it reached with the Nigerian Medical Association on August 23, 2021 to persuade the Resident Doctors to suspend the indefinite nationwide strike. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, said this while addressing newsmen before a closed-door meeting with NMA and other relevant stakeholders on Saturday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the meeting was summoned at the instance of President Muhammadu Buhari, aimed at resolving the doctors’ strike that started at about 2pm on Friday, but adjourned in the early hours of Saturday before reconvening in the afternoon. It would be recalled that the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) had embarked...

NCL Issues December Deadline For Implementation Of Electricity Tariff Reduction Agreement

6Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Labour, News, Nigeria, Power

NCL Issues December Deadline For Implementation Of Electricity Tariff Reduction Agreement

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NCL, has demanded that the Federal Government should implement the electricity tariffs reduction agreement by December. The congress in its notice to the government to reduce electricity tariffs by N15 per kilowatt-hour cautioned that it would not accept the serial violations of agreements. The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday titled ‘Gas sale to Gencos should be below $1.50/scf’. He said, “It is significant that the incessant increase of electricity tariff was one of the several issues discussed between the representatives of the Federal Government of Nigeria and organised labour, hereinafter referred to as the principals, on 28th September 2020. “Specifically, an agreement was reached at the meeting to set up a...

NLC Set to Meet Today Over Govs’ N380/Litre Petrol Proposal

21May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Labour, News, Nigeria, Petroleum

NLC Set to Meet Today Over Govs’ N380/Litre Petrol Proposal

The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress is set to meet today (Friday) to deliberate and reach a stance on the proposal by governors for the price of petrol to be hiked from N162/litre to N408.5/litre. On Wednesday, a committee working on the mandate of the Nigeria Governor’s Forum advocated for the full removal of petrol subsidy. It sought for the price of petrol to be fixed between N380/litre and N408.5/litre. In its reaction on Thursday, the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry urged the Federal Government to remove petrol subsidy gradually, considering its effect on the masses. Meanwhile, the officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation told Punch that the oil firm was awaiting the Federal Government’s position ...

Judiciary Staff Continues Strike Despite CJN’s Plea

20May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Judiciary, Labour, News, Nigeria

Judiciary Staff Continues Strike Despite CJN’s Plea

The striking members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JOSUN, have reiterated commitment to its ongoing strike action despite the plea by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, for them to suspend the strike. Their decision was conveyed in a statement issued by the National Deputy President, Emmanuel Abioye, and the General Secretary, Isaiah Adetola, after its National Executive Council meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, had on Tuesday met with the CJN in a bid to finding solutions to the lingering industrial action. Muhammad thereafter beckoned on the union to call off the strike. However, the union while commending the intervention of the CJN, the minister, and others vowed to continue with the strike. ...

Kaduna Protest: AFC Speaks on Way Forward

19May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Labour, Nigeria

Kaduna Protest: AFC Speaks on Way Forward

The Arewa Consultative Forum, AFC, has weighed in on the dispute between the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Kaduna State Government, asking both parties to amicably come to terms. The AFC in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Emmanuel Yawe, said the strike action by the NLC has grounded activities in the state. The group urged the Kaduna State Government to afford the workers marked for disengagement more time to acquire new skills before they are laid off. Yawe said, “For two days now the activities of the Kaduna state government have been crippled by a strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress. “Hospitals, electricity/water services, the airport, the road/rail transport and many other services in the state have been crippled. “The National Presiden...