The national coordinator of All Workers Convergence (AWC), Comrade Andrew Emelieze, Tuesday asked all the worker’s unions in Nigeria to resist the systematic increase in the pump price of petrol. Comrade Emelieze made the call during a protest tagged; “Operation Resist Hardship” by workers, students and civil society coalition, Nigerians Arise Movement to the Oyo state secretariat of the Nigeria Read More
All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has urged Organised Labour to pitch its tent with him in the 2023 presidential election, saying he has the track record for good governance. The APC presidential candidate assured that his administration would make the fiscal and monetary policies work for the workers and Nigerians so they can have a good life. Read More
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has vowed to mobilise Nigerian workers to resist any attempt by the government to increase the pump price of fuel in the guise of petrol subsidy removal. The president of the union, Ayuba Wabba, who made this resolve Monday at the opening ceremony of the 18th edition of NLC Harmattan School, in Ilorin, Kwara state, Read More
The chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress ( NLC) Nasarawa state Comrade, Yusuf Sarki Iya, has endorsed Senator Umari Al-Makura for second term. Iya said that the union would mobilise support for the re-election of Senetor Umaru Al-Makura to the National Assembly in 2023. Iya stated this during the official inauguration of of Al-Makura senatorial campaign/ Advisory council in Lafia on Saturday. He said Read More
Amidst deregistration of Academic staff Union of Universities (ASUU) by the federal government, the Nigeria Labour Congress has warned against reported moves by the Federal Government to withdraw the registration licence of the union over non-submission of its audited financial returns for over five years. While dismissing the claims that ASUU had not submitted its audited financial returns to the Read More
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Lagos State chapter has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to resolve the ongoing strike embarked by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Speaking at protest ground, the Lagos state NLC chapter chairperson, Agnes Sessy, ordered government to act or risk another #ENDSARS protest. “If the Federal Government does not resolve the Read More
The leadership and members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), have begun a two-day nationwide protest in solidarity with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as well as other maladmnistration issues in Nigeria. Already, Labour union members have trooped out in Lagos and are now on the streets with placards with different inscriptions. Some of the inscriptions reads: “Nigeria Read More
The Plateau State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has begun mobilisation of its members and other affiliate unions ahead of the planned nationwide solidarity protest by the organised labour in support of the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The nationwide protest is expected to come up on the July 26 and 27, 2022. Read More
The headquarters of MTN Nigeria was picketed Wednesday by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) amid disagreement over staff welfare. The telecommunications company was accused of not prioritising its staff on the lower cadre. A reliable source said the faceoff prevented MTN staff from entering the headquarters premises, while those still on their way were asked to return and work from Read More
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has been intervening to resolve the oft strikes by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, for many years. In 2013, NLC intervened in the ASUU strike by writing to the presidency to devise modality to resolve the six months’ academic strike. In 2021, the union again played a vital role the resolve the standoff Read More
The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) Tuesday said there is need for the federal government to review of extant fiscal policy regime to drive private sector as the engine room to national development in the country. NLC President, ,Mr Ayuba Wabba, said this at the ongoing maiden Employers Summit, organised by Nigeria Employers Consultative Association(NECA) on Tuesday in Abuja. The theme of Read More
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded that stakeholders in the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Just Transition for Nigeria and Nigeria Green Jobs Project, embrace the importance of a participatory and representative process of social dialogue involving all social partners to promote high employment rates, and adequate social protection. NLC General Secretary, Comrade Emma Ogboaja, who said this at the Read More
The 2023 general elections may make or mar Nigeria as a country, if the leaders elected are not of topmost quality with good character, Dr. Hakeem Baba Ahmed has said. Addressing the 2022 Pre-May Day Symposium organised by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) Kaduna state chapter with the theme: “Labour, Politics and the Quest for Good Governance and Development in Read More
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Friday disrupted a meeting between Nigerian Governors Forum and Speakers of the 36 Houses of Assembly over her demand for autonomy for Judiciary, Local Governments and State Houses of Assembly. The workers, in their thousands, stormed Fraiser Suit, Central Business Area, Venue of the meeting at 3 pm, chanting solidarity songs, carrying placards with different Read More
The organised labour in Kogi state has urged workers to ignore the publication that the state chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Onuh Edoka, confirmed payment of N30,000 minimum wage in Kogi state. This was contained in a statement signed by Comrade Paul Omale, NLC secretary, Kogi state, copy of which was made available to journalists in Lokoja, Read More
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and trade union organisations have provided a new information guide to cushion the difficulty faced by returning migrant workers in Nigeria. Produced by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) with support from the ILO, the new information guide is fashioned to provide useful information and relevant links that would assist returning migrants in the process of Read More
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has resolved to form an alliance with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to ensure active role for workers in the political space ahead of 2023. In a communique issued at the end of its political roundtable conference in Abuja, the TUC enumerated some important steps the Organised Labour was determined to take in Read More
Speaker Kaduna State House of Assembly, Hon. Yusuf Zailani, has assured Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) of the lawmakers’ support on the ammended autonomy bill for local governments, judiciary and state houses of assembly recently passed by the National Assembly. Following its ammendment and passage by the Senate and Federal House of Representatives, the bill would have to be transmitted to Read More
The federal government has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to advise its affiliate, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to abide by the provisions of the Trade Disputes Act and call off its ongoing strike. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2022 edition of the National Labour Advisory Council (NLAC) in Lagos, Minister of Labour and Employment Read More
The Organised Labour in Nigeria on Tuesday announced suspension of its protest over planned removal of subsidy on fuel by the federal government. The latest decision is coming shortly after President Muhammadu Buhari announced suspension on the removal of fuel subsidy. The new pump price was expected to take effect as from July, 2022. The organised labour made up of Read More
The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Tuesday cautioned the leadership of the nation’s industrial unions against betraying Nigerians again on their planned January 27 nationwide strike over removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government. DSM in a statement made available to journalists in Ibadan signed by its organising secretary, Comrade Peluola Adewale, said the labour leadership in the country will Read More
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba, has tasked the president of the United States, Joe Biden to lift all economic blockade against the people and Republic of Cuba. Comrade Wabba who spoke at an event organized by Cuban Embassy in Nigeria to mark the 5th memorial of former Cuba president Fidel Castro, said former president Read More
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Monday said the congress is taking a stand with the majority of Nigerians that commended the two chambers of National Assembly for passing the amendment of the Electoral Act. President of the congress, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, in a statement said the items of amendment included the adoption of direct primaries for internal political parties’ contestations. Read More
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has tasked labour leaders in the country on the need to build her capacity to acquire the requisite knowledge to engage employers. General Secretary of the congress, Comrade Ismail Bello, who gave the charge at the flagg off of state level school of the congress in Abuja said education is key to trade union movement. Read More
Organised Labour in Cross River state has suspended the 31- day strike action after reaching an agreement with the Cross River state government on the 14 demands of Labour which led to the industrial action. In a press statement, made available to journalists in Calabar, Thursday, labour said the agreement was mediated by the Traditional Rulers’ Council, headed by the Read More
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