NLC
-
Featured
NLC demands immediate release of Ajaero
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of its President, Mr Joe Ajaero. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ajaero was allegedly arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS), on Monday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport on his way to the UK for a TUC meeting. Mr Benson Upah, NLC Head of…
Read More » -
Featured
TDF faults NLC over Tinubu’s purported betrayal on fuel price
The Democratic Front (TDF) has faulted the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over claims that President Bola Tinubu betrayed or deceived them on fuel price to arrive at the N70,000 minimum wage. TDF added that Labour and government mutually negotiated and agreed on the minimum wage. Malam Danjuma Muhammad, the Chairman of TDF, said this in a statement in Abuja on…
Read More » -
Featured
Police Invitation: NLC to embark on peaceful prayer procession
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed all its members nationwide to embark on a peaceful prayer procession on Aug. 29. Mr Emmanuel Ugboaja, General Secretary of NLC, said this in a letter addressed to all affiliates and state councils on Wednesday in Abuja. The letter is titled, “Mobilisation for Peaceful Procession and Prayer Session in Solidarity”. The News Agency…
Read More » -
Featured
Don’t silence NLC—CISLAC tells police
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/Transparency International Nigeria have advised against any attempt to silence the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). Their reaction follows an invitation to the president of NLC, Mr Joe Ajaero by the police as part of its investigation into terrorism financing in the country. Mr Auwal Rafsanjani, Executive Director, CISLAC, said in a…
Read More » -
Featured
NLC alleges interference in tenure of union leaders
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government not to take steps at interfering in the tenure of union leaders in the country. Mr Benson Upah, NLC Head of Information made the call while addressing newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. Upah alleged that the government wanted to impose a two-year tenure on labour leaders. He said such…
Read More » -
Featured
TUC urges FG to hold accountable those responsible for invading NLC Hq
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has urged the Federal Government to hold accountable those responsible for authorising and executing the invasion of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) headquarters in Abuja. Mr Festus Osifo, TUC President, said this in a statement Abuja. Osifo described the invasion as a grave violation of fundamental rights, particularly the freedoms of speech and…
Read More » -
Featured
Hardship: NLC urges FG to prioritise Nigerians welfare
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to implement policies that prioritise the welfare of the people. Mr Joe Ajaero, President of NLC, said this in a communiqué jointly signed by Mr Emmanuel Ugboaja, General Secretary of the Labour Centre on Wednesday in Abuja. The communiqué was issued at the end of an emergency…
Read More » -
Featured
NLC alleges invasion of labour house by armed security operatives
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has alleged the invasion of its national secretariat in Abuja by armed security operatives both in uniform and mufti. Mr Joe Ajaero, NLC President said this in a text message sent to the group WhatsApp platform of Labour Correspondents on Wednesday in Abuja. Ajaero said that the invasion of the Labour House was carried out at…
Read More » -
Featured
Hardship: Count us out of protest — Kwara NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kwara State on Tuesday says it will not participate in the planned nationwide protests against economic hardship in the country. The council also urged its affiliate unions to dissociate themselves from the protests on the ground that it is likely to be hijacked. The state NLC Chairman and Secretary, Muritala Olayinka and Isiah Eigege…
Read More » -
Featured
LP Crisis Deepens As NLC Urges Resignation of Labour Party Chairman, Julius Abure
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) national transition committee has intensified pressure on Julius Abure, the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), to step down from his position. On Tuesday, a gathering of NLC members and party affiliates convened at the Labour Party headquarters in Abuja to demand the immediate resignation of Julius Abure as the National Chairman. The LP…
Read More » -
Featured
New Minimum Wage Talks Set To Conclude Today, Await Tinubu’s Response
Discussions between the Federal Government and Organised Labour on the new minimum wage are expected to wrap up today. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) leaders are anxiously awaiting President Bola Tinubu’s response to their proposal of N250,000. A Monday deadline was set by the labour leaders for finalizing the wage discussions. To attend a labour…
Read More » -
Featured
Committee urges NLC to consider realistic, sustainable minimum wage
The Committee of Youths on Mobilisation and Sensitisation (CYMS), has called on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), to align its minimum wage demand with governments’ ability to pay sustainably. Its Director-General, Mr Obinna Nwaka, made the call during a thanksgiving service to mark the end of the 2024 Youths’ Week at the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Nyanya, Abuja on…
Read More » -
Featured
Organised Labour relaxes nationwide strike for one-week
The Organised Labour says it has relaxed the indefinite nationwide strike declared on Monday, for one-week, to allow continuation of negotiations The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) made this known in a communique issued at the end of a joint National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. It would be recalled that labour had…
Read More » -
Featured
Minimum wage: NLC, TUC suspend strike for five days
Members of the organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, on Tuesday, suspended their strike for five days, a leader of the NLC told our correspondent in Abuja. The centres are expected to issue a statement shortly before the commencement of negotiations with the government. The strike which commenced on Monday was called to protest the…
Read More » -
Featured
Minimum wage: Strike continues pending Tuesday review meeting -NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress has has disclosed that the ongoing nationwide strike will continue despite the agreement signed with the Federal Government at Monday’s meeting. The congress, in a post on X, on Tuesday said the industrial action which has grounded the nation’s economy will continue until Tuesday’s meeting of organs of the union where all resolutions of Monday’s meeting…
Read More » -
Featured
Medical doctors in Yobe shun NLC strike
The Yobe chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has dissociated itself from the ongoing nationwide strike embarked by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). The association’s Chairman, Dr Abubakar Mala, told newsmen in Damaturu on Monday that the state’s NMA is not part of the strike and will continue to provide medical services to patients. He said “we are not…
Read More » -
Featured
Oil, electricity workers’ unions mobilise for planned strike
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has directed its members to comply with the directive of the two labour centres to begin an indefinite nationwide strike on Monday. Its General Secretary, Mr Afolabi Olawale, in a statement on Saturday, said the union was committed to ensuring total compliance with the directive. Recall that the Nigeria Labour…
Read More »