Saheed Olayinka News Today

Rice, which is arguably one of the commonest consumed staples in the country, has risen to N77,000 per bag.

The Kwara state government has delivered 10,000 bags of 10 kg of rice palliatives to the labour unions for onward distribution

AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq met with various stakeholders in the state to discuss the government's efforts to make life easier for the people.

The payment took effect from January 2024 in line with the agreement between the state government and organized labour.

The union had earlier written to the state government requesting the payment of the wage award but had yet to receive any response from the government.

The national executive councils of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress on Wednesday night suspended their nationwide strike over an alleged assault on the President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero.

The Federal Government on Tuesday berated the organised Labour over the ongoing nationwide strike declared by union leaders following the assault on the Nigeria Labour Congress President, Joe Ajaero.

There was a little confusion over the nationwide strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union

The organised Labour has expressed dissatisfaction with the slow pace of implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding it signed with the Federal Government to avert its planned nationwide strike.

The Nigeria Labour Congress has accused the Federal Government of delaying the negotiations on post-subsidy palliatives for workers four months after the removal of the fuel subsidy which has compounded the hardships in the country.