The Oyo State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) brought operations at the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) to a standstill on Tuesday, staging a massive protest over the recent dismissal of over 3,000 employees. Led by its Chairman, Comrade Kayode Martin, the union members barricaded the entrance to the IBEDC office, shutting down the facility and causing traffic …

The Nigeria Labour Congress has declared a nationwide protest over the recent hike in telecommunications tariffs. The protest is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 4 February 2025. This was stated in a communiqué issued after the National Administrative Council meeting of the NLC on Wednesday. The Federal Government approved a 50 per cent increase after telecom operators initially requested …

The Nigeria Labour Congress has urged Nigerians to prepare for a nationwide boycott of telecommunication services in protest against the Federal Government’s recent approval of a 50% increase in telecom tariffs. In a statement by its President, Joe Ajaero, on Wednesday, the NLC condemned the tariff hike, describing it as an unjust burden on citizens already grappling with economic challenges. …

The National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, on Tuesday, said the congress struggled to get some state governors to pay the “paltry” sum of N70,000 as minimum wage despite the harsh economic situation in the country. Ajaero who lamented the rising cost of food and other amenities in the country said the harsh realities in the country …

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero has condemned the fuel pump price increase by NNPC Limited (NNPCL), noting that a registered private company should not dictate fuel prices for Nigerians. NNPCL raised the retail price of petrol to N1,030 from N897 per litre, across some of its retail outlets in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. …

The Nigeria Labour Congress said on Thursday that President Bola Tinubu betrayed organised labour, using the price of Premium Motor Spirit, commonly called petrol, as bait. The organised labour stated that at the negotiation which informed the acceptance of N70,000 by the organised labour, President Tinubu offered the option not to increase the petrol price. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, said …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a Monday midnight to the Federal Government to unconditionally release its President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, or face dire consequences. NLC has therefore fixed a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting for Tuesday, 9 am to take appropriate response if Ajaero was not released. In a communiqué at the end of its National Administrative Council …

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero has cried of betrayal between the Congress and the Federal Government over the increase in the fuel pump price on Tuesday, 3 September, 2024 after assurance by President Bola Tinubu that N70,000 will be the condition under which the PMS pump price will not be increased.   Press Statement (03/09/2024) …

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has declared that the union will not be intimidated by external pressures, following his appearance at the Intelligence Response Team headquarters in Abuja on Thursday. Ajaero, who was invited by the police to address allegations of terrorism financing, cybercrime, subversion, criminal conspiracy, and treasonable felony, arrived at the IRT office at …

The Nigeria Labour Congress on Thursday issued a note of warning to the Federal Government over the withheld salaries of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions. The congress in a statement by its Head of Public Affairs, Benson Upah said the government will court a nationwide protest if it …