The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) has given Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) a seven-day ultimatum to review the Conditions of Service of its workers and that failure to do so would lead to grounding of the company’s operation.
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LAGOS BUS CONDUCTORS TO START WEARING UNIFORM FROM TODAY
From today, bus conductors in Lagos will start wearing uniform as part of efforts to promote the Smart City Initiatives, SCI, of the state government.
Continue reading »NURTW MEMBER IN FREE-FOR-ALL, 15 INJURED
There was pandemonium in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Wednesday, following the clash that ensued between two factions of the Ondo State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers.
Continue reading »ROAD TRANSPORTERS PROPOSE NEW BODY TO TACKLE CHALLENGES
A coalition of inter-state transport operators known as the Association of Luxury Bus Owners of Nigeria, the Association of Mass Transit Operators of Nigeria and the Benin Transport Owners Association have revealed plans to form a new association to tackle some of the challenges they face.
Continue reading »OSHODI CRISIS: NURTW EXECUTIVES, MC OLUOMO, KOKO, TALO SETTLE THEIR RIFT (PHOTOS)
Executives of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, MC Oluomo, Koko, Talo have finally settled their rift.
Continue reading »AMBODE SUSPENDS NURTW ACTIVITIES AT OSHODI OVER ‘HAMBURGER’S’ DEATH
The Lagos State Government has suspended the activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) at Oshodi and its environs, over the recent assassination of one of the union members.
Continue reading »EXXONMOBIL CRISIS DEEPENS AS OIL WORKERS THREATEN SHELL, CHEVRON, TOTAL
The picketing of Mobil Producing Unlimited, an affiliate of ExxonMobil, continued on Thursday with oil workers under the aegis of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) threatening to escalate the crisis to Shell, Chevron and Total by the weekend.
Continue reading »TANKER DRIVERS SUSPEND STRIKE, AS FED GOVT INCREASES BRIDGING COST ALLOWANCE
The Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD, branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, yesterday, evening suspended their nationwide indefinite strike, following Federal Government’s approval of bridging cost allowance from N6.20 to N7.20. National Chairman of PTD, Mr. Salimon Oladiti, who confirmed the suspension of strike, after a meeting with representatives of the Federal Government at the […]
Continue reading »NNPC MEETS NARTO, TANKER DRIVERS TODAY OVER STRIKE
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has invited leaders of the Petroleum Tankers Drivers (PTD) section of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the National Association of Transport Owners (NARTO) to a meeting today as part of the efforts to avert the strike planned by PTD, which […]
Continue reading »ARIK RESUMES OPERATIONS AFTER SETTLING ROW WITH UNIONS
The management of Arik Air says it has resolved the impasse with labour unions, which affected it operations on Thursday. The airline said the impasse, which was led by the Lagos State branch of National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and National Association of Aircraft Pilot and Engineers (NAAPE) was […]
Continue reading »AVIATION UNIONS SHUT DOWN ARIK OPERATIONS
Labour unions in the aviation sector on Thursday shut down Arik Air operations, vowing to continue the action until the airline agreed to implement the agreement reached by the two parties in December. The unions involved in the action are National Union of Air Transport Employees, Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and National Association of Aircraft Pilots […]
Continue reading »RAIL PROJECT WILL REDUCE PRESSURE ON LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY – RTEAN BOSS
The Road Transport Employees Association of Nigeria on Tuesday said that the construction of new Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line would reduce pressure on the busy highway. Alhaji Muhammed Musa, Lagos State Chairman of RTEAN, said that the project would reduce the amount of money spent on road maintenance annually when completed. Musa said, “We are happy for the development […]
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