US EditionNigeria: NLC Condemns Court Order Halting FCT Workers' Strike
The Nigeria Labour Congress criticized the court's decision to halt the strike over unpaid pension and housing fund deductions, citing ongoing legal violations and penalties under Nigerian law.
- On Tuesday, the Nigeria Labour Congress criticised the National Industrial Court's interlocutory injunction restraining JUAC and its members from continuing the strike, with a statement signed by Benson Upah.
- Workers under the Joint Union Action Committee say alleged non-remittance of pension and NHF deductions by the Federal Capital Territory Administration prompted their indefinite strike, shutting the FCTA Secretariat and FCDA.
- NLC cited the Pension Reform Act 2014 and the NHF Act, warning employers face fines, imprisonment, and a 24 per cent per annum penalty payable into employee RSAs for remittance defaults.
- The National Industrial Court ordered workers to return to duty, and the FCT minister issued threats of sack shortly after, with FCTA defending the remarks as enforcing the rule of law.
- NLC warned that denial of injunctive relief and long adjournments are damaging and said it was dismayed by the National Industrial Court's decision involving FCTA workers, urging resilience despite the ruling.
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Lere Olayinka, the spokesperson to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has insisted that the government is not owing the striking workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, any salary. Olayinka stated this on Wednesday during an interview on ‘The Morning Brief’, a programme on Channels Television. According to him, while the strike appears to be over unpaid salaries, the only salary that could be said …
Nigeria: NLC Condemns Court Order Halting FCT Workers' Strike
"While we are acutely aware of the well-worn axiom that decisions of the court must not and cannot please all parties to a dispute, we are equally conscious of the fact that justice must be done to all parties in a dispute in varying degrees," the union said.
NLC condemns court order halting FCT workers' strike
"While we are acutely aware of the well-worn axiom that decisions of the court must not and cannot please all parties to a dispute, we are equally conscious of the fact that justice must be done to all parties in a dispute in varying degrees,” the union said.
FCTA Staff Resume Duties After Industrial Court Directive - Voice of Nigeria Broadcasting Service
Activities at the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and its affiliated MDAs resumed on Wednesday following a directive from the National Industrial Court of Nigeria to suspend the ongoing strike. The court, presided over by Justice E. D. Subilim, ordered that the industrial action by workers under the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC) be halted immediately to allow continued dialogue. In response, the Minister of the Federal Capi…
Nigerian Labour Congress Orders FCT Workers To Continue Strike, Says Court Ruling Given To Minister Wike Affected Only Two Individuals
The leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has directed all Abuja-based affiliate unions to reinforce, intensify and sustain the ongoing industrial action by workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) until their demands are fully met. The directive was contained in a circular issued to Presidents and General Secretaries of all Abuja-based unions, where the NLC said it was compelled to act based on the continued neg…
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