VIOLENT BREAKOUT AS LABOUR LEADER STOPS ENTRANCE INTO THE AIRPORT

        Labour  Union Takes Strike To The Airport

At about 7:00 am  this morning commotion began at the Domestic Airport as Labour Union tried to prevent people from entering the airport in order to enforce their #65,000 minimum wage increase from #18,000. Which led to heavy traffic at the airport.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) had issued the Federal Government a 14-day ultimatum to resume negotiation or face an industrial action. 
Minister of Labour Chris Ngige said the tripartite committee saddled with the negotiation would reconvene October 4, 2018, assuring that the current administration is labour-friendly and would pay the minimum wage once it is agreed upon.

The Deputy President of the NIGERIAN LABOUR CONGRESS, Peters Adeyemi, said this in Abuja at the ongoing National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the Non-Academic Staff of Universities and Associated Institutions (NASU).“As a member of the committee, I can authoritatively say that the committee had concluded its work except for the figures from the Federal Government’s team. So, reconvening the meeting is contingent on the figure that would be made available by the Federal Government’s team. “It is not just about reconvening. Reconvening for what? The meeting can only be reconvened when the figures that are missing for the committee to conclude its assignment are made available. That is the figure the Federal Government said the Economic Management Team is yet to finalise. They are also saying that the Governors’ Forum is likely to come with its figure. Calling any meeting without those figures would only aggravate the strike,” he said.