Two female workers in court for damaging company's car over unpaid salary

Two female employees of Vingo Beverages Food Ltd, who allegedly damaged the company’s car over unpaid salary, were on Friday charged before an Oshodi Magistrates' Court, Lagos.

The accused are Esther Augustine, 30, of Plot 1, Rebade Community, Odugbe in Ogun, and Beauty Edegwa, 37.

Both are being tried for conspiracy, breach of peace and wilful damage.

The prosecutor, Cpl. Kehinde Olatunde, told the court that the accused committed the offences on April 15 at No.14A, Oshodi- Apapa Expressway, Lagos.

Local pre-paid meter manufacturer retrenches workers over low patronage

The Vice-Chairman, Unistar Hi-Tech Systems Ltd., Lagos, a local meter manufacturing company, Mr Atilade Bolarinwa, has disclosed that his firm had retrenched more than 70 per cent of its workforce.

Bolarinwa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the situation followed the low patronage of its products by electricity distribution companies in the country.

Naira devaluation: TUC presses demand for workers' salary increase

The President-General of Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Mr Bobboi Kaigama, has restated the readiness of the union to press for salary increase for Nigerian workers, following the continuous devaluation of the nation's currency.

Kaigama told newsmen on Wednesday in Jalingo that the union had already sent its demands to the Salaries and Wages Commission for consideration.

Court workers insist strike continues until…as FIDA urges workers to call off strike

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has urged its members to sustain the ongoing strike until their demand for financial autonomy was granted by government.

Ahmed Bello, the National Vice President (North East Zone) of the union, made this position known to newsmen in Gombe.

He said this would help the union to uphold the financial autonomy of the judicial system in the country as declared by the court.

``This judgment was obtained January 2014; all efforts had being put in place to see that this strike does not take place and there is nothing we can do.

Ondo workers embark on 2-day warning strike over unpaid salaries

Ondo State Government workers on Tuesday began a two-day warning strike over three months unpaid salaries.

The state Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mrs Bosede Daramola, said in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Akure that, the strike was to draw the attention of the government to pay the workers.

According to her, the state government has failed to respond to the workers demand, in spite of series of meetings between it and the union.

LASUTH health workers join JOHESU strike

Health workers at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, on Thursday said that they would join the ongoing nationwide strike by the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU).

The national body of JOHESU had directed all health workers in Lagos State Government-owned hospitals to join the strike from Dec. 4.

The union had on Nov. 12 embarked on an indefinite strike in all the Federal Government-owned hospitals to press home its demands.