Organised Labour says it has not yet adopted nationwide strike as the next line of action in spite of the breakdown of dialogue between the government and organised labour on the hike in the petroleum pump price and electricity tariff. Mr Joe Ajaero, Deputy President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said this at a news conference […]Read More
The talks between the federal government and the organised labour on the removal of petrol subsidy and the increase in electricity tariffs ended in a stalemate yesterday without the parties fixing any date to continue the negotiations. While welcoming the labour leaders to the meeting held at the Bouquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, in […]Read More
Organised Labour, in the early hours of today, suspended its planned strike and protest following the decision of the federal government to reverse the hike in electricity tariff. This was the outcome of a marathon meeting between the government and the labour unions, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) and […]Read More
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has joined the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in threatening to shut down activities in the country on September 28 if the federal government refuses to reverse the recent hike in petrol price and electricity tariff. The decision came as the national executive council of the NLC agreed with the decision of its […]Read More
The president of the National Labour Congress (NLC) Ayuba Wabba, on Friday, July 5, said that the body did not issue any threat to embark on nationwide strike as widely reported on social media. Speaking with journalists on Friday concerning the rumoured impending strike, Wabba said: “NLC has not declared any action. “If we have, […]Read More
The Presidency has intervened in the leadership crisis of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) which has pitched the Nigeria Labour Union (NLC) against the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige. The Presidency yesterday recognised the appointment of Mr. Austin Enejamo-Isire, a Chartered Accountant, as the rightful chairman of NSITF. It noted […]Read More
Organised labour has congratulated the pioneer president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Comrade Hassan Sunmonu, and foremost African industrialist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on the conferment of honorary doctorate degrees on them by the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, as part of the 41st convocation of the university on Saturday. A statement by the registrar […]Read More
Minister of Labour, Dr. Chris Ngige, and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have clashed over what transpired on the day the governing board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) was to be inaugurated. Ngige, in a statement by a spokesperson of the Labour ministry, had accused the NLC of importing “thugs” to the […]Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday signed the N30,000 National Minimum Wage Bill into law, ending the anxiety caused by the delay. The presidential liaison officer stated that the payment of the N30,000 to workers would begin immediately. The former senator said, “President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the Minimum Wage Repeal and Enactment Act 2019. […]Read More
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said it must rescue Ogun workers from some alleged anti-labour practices of the state governor, Mr Ibikunle Amosun. Mr Ayuba Wabba, the NLC President made the position of the congress known in a statement on Friday night in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]Read More
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