The Chairman, Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Ekiti State, Sola Adigun, has called for the state government to mobilise experts to save the Ureje Bridge linking Ado Ekiti with the Afe Babalola University and Federal Polytechnic along Ado-Ikare Road from a complete collapse. Part of the bridge was washed away by the flood last week, and Adigun said the state ...
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FMBN partner NLC, TUC, NECA to provide affordable housing
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), in partnership with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), has concluded plans for the commencement of the implementation of a national affordable housing delivery programme. The programme, which is targeted at Nigerian workers, is aimed at boosting housing development in the country. ...
Read More »TUC writes state governors on the need to address the 17 million housing deficit
“THE national body of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) said it has written letters to state governors, on the need to urgently address the over 17 million housing deficit in the country.”- Nigerian Tribune The union said the quest to embark on a new housing scheme for workers all over the country necessitated the letters sent to the state chief ...
Read More »TUC Warns Govt. Against Use Of Pension Funds On Infrastructure
Nigeria’s Trade Union Congress, TUC, on Sunday blew hot over suggestions by some lawmakers in the country that the accumulated pension funds supposedly meant for workers be deployed for infrastructure development. The TUC said it condemns such suggestion and that it has repeatedly made its position on the issue very clear and this is that “the pension scheme was informed ...
Read More »TUC urges Buhari to make the National Housing Fund useful
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Wednesday urged the President-elect, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, to address the plight of workers in the country. Mr Ifeanyi Okechukwu, the Chairman of TUC in Anambra, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka. The labour leader called on the president-elect to make the National Housing Fund useful ...
Read More »FG commences construction of mass housing units for workers
The Federal Government on Tuesday officially commenced the construction of 100,000 mass housing units for workers across the country. According to the government, the houses will be for workers in all states of the federation, adding that it was collaborating with the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress on the project. President Goodluck Jonathan said this while performing ...
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