The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has clarified that it is not the organizer of the planned nationwide hunger protest slated for August 1. In a statement signed by NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, the union debunked reports of its withdrawal from the protest, emphasizing that it cannot withdraw from a protest it did not organize….
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged President Bola Tinubu to take a proactive step towards addressing the grievances of Nigerians by engaging in dialogue with the leaders of the planned nationwide protest. With inflation soaring at 34.19% and prices of food and electricity skyrocketing, the NLC emphasizes the need for the President to listen…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu is expected to meet with leaders of Organised Labour on Thursday. The meeting which is scheduled to take at the Presidential Villa in Abuja will discuss the new national minimum wage for Nigerian workers. The meeting, said to be at the instance of the President, will have the Nigeria Labour Congress,…
The Organised Labour has reduced its minimum wage demand from N250,000 to N100,000. The Deputy President of Trade Union Congress (TUC), Dr Tommy Okon, disclosed this on Tuesday, at the ongoing 112th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland. According to Guardian, while the Labour is not attaching a timeline within which President Bola Ahmed…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it would continue with the nationwide strike which began on Monday, pending the outcome of its meeting with its organs scheduled for Tuesday. There were reports earlier today that labour and government have reached some form of agreement prompting some to believe the strike might be called off ….
Following Labour’s declaration of Nationwide Strike in Nigeria, the Federal Government has asked the workers union to reconsider its decision to embark on an indefinite strike from Monday, June 3, 2024, in protest against the government’s refusal to raise the proposed minimum wage from N60,000. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohammed, disclosed…
The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has called for better pay, insurance cover and pension for journalists across the country. Ajaero made the call when he visited the President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Dr Chris Isiguzo in Abuja. He explained that while journalists played significant roles in the fight for…
The Organised Labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has again rejected the Federal Government’s new offer of ₦57,000 minimum wage. The Organised Labour rejected the government’s fresh offer, the third proposal in about a week when negotiation talks resumed on Wednesday. However, the NLC and the TUC shifted…
As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark International Workers’ Day, the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, say life has been miserable for Nigerians and workers under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. In separate statements by the Head of Information and Public Affairs of NLC, Benson Upah and…
The Nigeria Labour Congress has hinted that it would press for the inclusion of a clause which would prescribe sanctions for governors and local government administrators who failed to implement the new minimum wage. The National Treasurer of the NLC, Hakeem Ambali, who said this in an interview, said the refusal of state governors to…
