The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has scheduled a nationwide strike to begin next Wednesday. The PUNCH reports that although a court order last month barred the congress from going on strike, the NLC is arguing that it could not fold its arms while Nigerians continued to suffer the effects of subsidy removal, which has led to untold hardship. The Bola …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have thumbed down the N500 billion palliative proposed by President Bola Tinubu, stating that it is grossly inadequate to assuage the hardships confronting workers sequel to the fuel subsidy removal. They are demanding a 300 per cent salary increase to enable workers to cope with the challenges imposed by …

The Labour Party (LP) on Friday sympathised with the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, over the fire incident at his Lagos home on Wednesday. In a solidarity message, the party urged the government to investigate the actual cause of the fire. According to reports, the fire started from the roof before it exploded into a huge …

The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero has directed the immediate payment of “detention allowance” to union members arrested during peaceful protests organised by labour. Ajaero gave the directive on Thursday after the arrest of three workers during a protest at the construction site of the new headquarters of the Economic Community of West African States …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has kicked against the alleged plan to increase electricity tariff by 40 per cent on 1st July. The Congress described the move as insensitive and callous, saying it reflected an organised indifference to the well-being of consumers, especially, the poor ones. A statement by its president, Comrade Joe Ajaero on Thursday in Abuja, read: “The plan …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has protested alleged anti-labour practices by a Chinese construction firm, Shaanxi Construction Engineering Group Corporation. While picketing the Chinese company, the workers temporarily shutting down construction work at the new headquarters of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at Lugbe in Abuja. Angry construction workers, who are affiliates of the NLC, pulled down …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has given the International Labour Organisation (ILO) insight into the reasons behind the upsurge in cases of child labour in the country. Consequently, NLC is pleading for global assistance to address the challenges, explaining that “poverty and socio-economic dispossession are at the heart of the dominant and spiking state of the incidence of child and …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said governors were ignorant of what minimum wage was all about. In an interview on the sidelines of the ongoing 111th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland, NLC General Secretary, Comrade Emma Ugboaja said governors had made a mockery of minimum wage. While lamenting that they (governors) ought to have …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday said it put off the planned strike over petrol subsidy removal partly in obedience to an order of the National Industrial Court (NICN). The strike suspension was announced after Monday’s marathon meeting between a government team and leaders of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and NLC. Parties agreed to establish a joint committee to …

The Federal Government has reconvened a meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) for a continuation of the discussions on the removal of petroleum subsidy. President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, and members of his national executives, who boycotted last night’s discussion, arrived at the Presidential Villa around 5 pm on Monday for …