The Kwara government has announced the adoption of six months’ maternity leave for civil servants.
The House of Representatives has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve its planned nationwide protests.
The union is calling for the abolition of what it called “anti-poor policies of government.”
“Our collective commitment to a peaceful and law-abiding society is crucial to the progress and prosperity of our nation.’’
The chairman said the protest became necessary following the nonchalant response of the management towards resolving the issues.
The police have encouraged NLC and TUC to embark on a peaceful protest against President Bola Tinubu’s failure to provide palliatives before removing petrol subsidy.
The NLC, on July 19, issued a notice to begin a nationwide strike on August 2 to protest.
Justice Ekwo, after listening to their arguments, adjourned the matter until Oct. 25 for judgement.
More than 2000 Federal Fire Service employees have been paid outstanding salary and promotion arrears.
The federal government says it will continue to work out measures to ameliorate the effect of the fuel subsidy removal on Nigerians.
