Ahead of negotiations for the payment of a new minimum wage scheduled to commence in April 2024, the organised labour has submitted a list of its representatives who will represent Nigerian workers on the negotiation panel which is set to be constituted by the Federal Government. For a new minimum wage to be implemented, a tripartite committee is often set …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is considering flying its national president, Comrade Joe Ajaero, abroad for medical treatment following the injuries he sustained from being brutalized by thugs in Owerri, Imo State, on Wednesday. Ajaero was reportedly beaten and blindfolded before he was arrested by police officers at the Imo council secretariat of the NLC in Owerri where he had …

The meeting between the Federal Government and Organised Labour to discuss the progress made in the 15-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), that led to the suspension of a planned indefinite strike from 3 October, scheduled for yesterday, has been postponed. The meeting, which was at the instance of the Office of the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi …

Nigerian labour leaders have insisted on going ahead with their indefinite nationwide strike starting on Tuesday. On Friday, pilots, engineers and other aviation workers, and electricity union leaders directed their members to join the indefinite strike to protest the mounting hardships foisted on Nigerians due to the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The Nigeria Labour Congress …

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has provided further details about the resolution of last night’s meeting between the Federal Government and labour, highlighting that decision included steps to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal on the people. Gbajabiamila, who will assume duty as Chief of Staff to the President next week after …