Former Deputy General Secretary of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Moshood Ajao has appealed to the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to steer clear of the internal wranglings of NURTW. Ajao is worried by the listing of the alleged ‘siege’ of the NURTW  national headquarters at Garki II, Abuja as one of the six …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will begin a two-day warning strike next Tuesday in preparation for a total shutdown which will start in 21 days. The decision was taken at the end of its National Executive Council meeting which was held in the early hours of Friday. A communique released by the labour centre and jointly signed by its National …

The leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to withdraw his men from the headquarters of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, who gave the warning signal after the emergency meeting held to discuss the activities of police on Monda:, cited the …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Thursday, declared that the pension system in the country had failed to address the fears of Nigerian workers. In buttressing its claim, the NLC revealed that the inefficiencies in the system recently made the police lobby the labour congress to speak for the exit of policemen from the country’s pension scheme. At the pension …

Organised labour has vowed to proceed with a “total, comprehensive and indefinite” nationwide shutdown of the country if there is another increase in petrol pump price from the existing N617, which it describes as “illegal”. At the African Trade Union alliance meeting in Abuja on Monday, NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero warned against undermining the demands of the union. On …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against the use of military force to remove the military junta in Niger Republic, stating that the disadvantages clearly outweigh the benefits. The leaders of the ECOWAS member states met on Thursday in Abuja and decided to send out a “standby force” in an effort …

If the Federal Government fails to withdraw a lawsuit filed against the organised labour by 11th August, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will embark on a nationwide strike by 14th August. The NLC reached the decision during its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Thursday, according to a statement by its National President, Comrade Joe Ajaero; and the National …

The leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), and that of Trade Union Congress (TUC) has resolved to stop further protest, which started on Wednesday to press demand for economic difficulties resulting from the removal of petrol subsidy. This followed Wednesday evening’s meeting between Labour and the Federal Government, which was presided over by President Bola Tinubu. Labour was led …

For the second day running, about 15 protesters, who are Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) members drawn from various ministries, judiciary, parastatals and agencies on Tuesday stormed the Oyo State Secretariat protesting and beat some civil servants who were on duty. Protesting over unpaid deduction arrears which the government said was just three months unlike many months in any other states, …

The Federal Government has insisted that the planned industrial action by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is illegal. In a letter dated 28th July 2023, Sam Ogala of Falana’s Chamber stated that the right to peaceful protest has not been removed from the constitution In a letter on Monday, the Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary of the Federal …