Organised labour has said it is embarking on a comprehensive shutdown of Imo State beginning from Wednesday the 3rd of May, 2023 over disruption of the May Day Celebration that led to serious injuries of workers in the state. (more…)
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The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company on Tuesday resumed full operations in Imo State following the suspension of the week-long industrial action embarked on by organised labour in the state. The suspension followed an agreement on Monday between the Imo State Government, the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, for a peaceful resolution of outstanding issues. This is contained in a statement issued by the EEDC’s Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Emeka Ezeh, in Enugu. Ezeh said that consequently, the Transmissi
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– security operatives withdrawn few minutes before attack The reprehensible details of how thugs allegedly loyal to the Imo state government on Monday, May 1, disrupted the Workers Day celebration organized at Laour House, along the Imo State University by Phindec road, in Owerri Municipal Council, have continued to emerge. The Acting Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, in Imo State, Comrade George Ofoegbu, while speaking as a guest of hot FM radio station yesterday, said, ‘’it was indeed a very terrible and horrific experience. ‘’They s
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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Tuesday, announced the resolution of the Central Working Committee, CWC, to paralyse the aviation sector in Imo State over the alleged disruption of May Day celebrations in the State. The NLC specifically notified its Lagos State Council to begin immediate mobilization of its affiliate unions in the aviation sector in order to prevent any flight from leaving Lagos State for Owerri, the Imo State capital. General Secretary of the Labour movement, Comrade Emmanuel Ugboaja, disclosed this in an official letter a
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Hoodlums Disrupt Imo Workers Day Celebration, As Police, DSS, Civil Defence Watch Helplessly
Sequel to the sponsored factionalization of the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC in Imo State, hoodlums suspected have been instigated from above, yesterday stormed the venue where Imo Workers were celebrating this years Workers day. The Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress, Imo State chapter, Comrade George Ofoegbu who disclosed this in a telephone conversation with this reporter, said, ‘’it is unfortunate that while Imo workers gathered in their numbers at Labour House, along Imo State University IMSU by Phindec road to celebrate this year’s worke
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