The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the advice by the World Bank to the Federal Government to increase petrol prices to N750 per litre . Mr Joe Ajaero, NLC President, said this on Friday in Abuja in a statement, titled,”World Bank’s N750 per litre for premium motor...
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said the commencement of negotiation of the new National Minimum Wage in 2024 would be based on the prevailing cost of living in the country. NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, said this at the ongoing 19th edition of the NLC 2023 Harmattan...
The Congress Of Nigeria University Academics (CONUA), University of Benin (UNIBEN) Chapter, on Tuesday distanced itself from the ongoing Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) strike in Edo. The Chairman, UNIBEN CONUA, Comrade. Ishaq Osagie-Eweka, while speaking with newsmen in Benin, described the strike as a one-man decision. Osagie-Eweka noted...
Affiliates of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) in Lagos State, on Tuesday complied with the directive of the two labour unions to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos reports that the National Executive...
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered an investigation into circumstances surrounding the alleged assault on the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr Joe Ajaero. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, stated this at a press conference on Friday in Owerri, ahead of...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo has warned the Nigeria Labour Congress ( NLC) against disrupting flight operations at the airports. Keyamo gave the warning at the Ministerial retreat for Minister, Permanent Secretary, Directors and Head of Agencies of the Ministry of Aviation and...
Many passengers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja are currently stranded and unable to continue their journeys due to a protest organised by labour unions on Thursday morning, according to the Punch reports. The protesters, who blocked the entrance of the airport, are members of...
Aviation unions in Nigeria on Wednesday directed their workers to withdraw services to all public and private Owerri flights (both inwards and outwards) with effect from midnight. The unions said the strike is indefinite until otherwise directed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress...
The two major labour unions said nationwide mobilisation of members and allies have begun immediately. The action by the Organised Labour followed the brutalisation of NLC National President, Joe Ajaero, last week in Imo State. There had been widespread outrage by the Organised Labour accusing the Commissioner of...
The organised labour has called for immediate withdrawal of services by its members in lmo state from midnight Nov. 7. The directive is to protest the recent brutalisation of the President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Joe Ajaero. Mr Festus Osifo, President, Trade Union Congress (TUC) said this...
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), has condemned the recent attack on the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Joe Ajaero. The union’s reaction to the incident was contained in a statement signed by Mr Peters Adeyemi, its General Secretary, a copy of...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has issued a 5-day ultimatum for the redeployment on the Commissioner of Police in Imo State. The ultimatum is a response to the attack on the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, in Owerri, the Imo state...
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said the brutality meted to Mr Joe Ajaero, the National President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in Imo state on Wednesday was abuse of his fundamental rights. The Executive Secretary, NHRC, Mr Anthony Ojukwu, condemned the alleged brutality against Ajaero...
The Federal Government has announced a special grant of N25,000 each under its Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Scheme to vulnerable pensioners in the country. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, announced this when she met with the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC),...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have agreed to suspend the industrial action planned for Oct. 3 for 30 days. At the end of a five-hour closed door meeting, the Union leaders said that all the agreement have been given a time line...
The Federal Government and labour unions rose from their meeting on Sunday with an agreement that all categories of workers should benefit from the provisional wage increment announced by President Bola Tinubu in his Independence Day nationwide broadcast. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says there is reason for hope in the country, in spite of the challenges that have beset it. NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, said this in a statement on Saturday, on the commemoration of Nigeria’s Independence Day, marked...
The Nigeria Labour Congres (NLC) has declared a two-day warning strike, beginning on Tuesday, September 5, in protest against the Federal Government for failing to address the challenges caused by the removal of fuel subsidy. The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, made the declaration on Friday during a press...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to embarked on a nationwide strike without any formal notice if there is further increase in the pump price of fuel. NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, said this at the ongoing African Alliance of Trade Unions meeting on Monday in Abuja....
Organised Labour on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to lead negotiations on the petroleum subsidy removal to cushion its effects on workers and other Nigerians. The National President of NLC, Joe Ajaero, stated this at a meeting between the leadership of the organised labour and the senate leadership led...