Organised labour has rejected President Bola Tinubu’s claims that an agreement has been reached on new national minimum wages. In his nationwide broadcast to make Democracy Day earlier on Wednesday, the President had said that a consensus had been reached on the long-debated new minimum wage between the Federal Government and organised labour. He explained that an executive bill would …

The House of Representatives has accused organised labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) of feeding the public about what it described as “fake earnings” of its members. It said that the attempt was made to stoke public resentment against the lawmakers and undermine the credibility of the legislature. It warned that such acts could …

Organised labour may settle for N100,000 minimum wage as the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage commences daily meetings for five days to reach a consensus. Multiple sources in the labour movement told The PUNCH on Tuesday that the union leaders were willing to review their demand from N494,000 to N100,000, following the criticism and controversy that trailed their proposal …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended their industrial action – over a lack of consensus on a new minimum wage and the hike in electricity tariff  – for one week. After a joint extraordinary national executive council meeting of the unions in Abuja on Tuesday, TUC President Comrade Festus Osifo said: “A joint NEC …

Minimum wage: Strike continues pending Tuesday review meeting -NLC The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLc) has said that the ongoing nationwide strike would continue despite the agreement signed with the Federal Government at Monday’s meeting. In a post on X, on Tuesday, NLC said the industrial action, which has grounded the nation’s economy, would continue until Tuesday’s meeting of organs of …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed conviction that the Labour Party (LP) presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi, won’t back Julius Abure to remain in office as party national chairman. The Deputy President of the NLC Political Commission, Prof. Theophilus Ndubuaku, disclosed this in an interview with Saturday PUNCH. Ndubuaku also refuted the claim that the union had resolved its …

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha has appealed to organised labour to be considerate and patriotic in their demands in the ongoing negotiation for a new national minimum wage. In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja by the ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Mr. Olajide Oshundun, the minister said that the Federal Government …

The organised labour will on Monday (today) commence nationwide protests over the electricity tariff hike and removal of subsidy from the power sector by the Federal Government. The National Treasurer of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Olatunji Ambali and the National Deputy President of the Trade Union Congress, Tommy Etim, who confirmed the planned protests to The PUNCH in separate interviews …

The organised labour in Kogi State has demanded the immediate implementation of N35,000 wage award for workers in the state. Addressing the May Day rally on Wednesday in Lokoja, the Kogi State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Gabriel Amari, said the current N30,000 national minimum wage fell short of meeting workers’ basic needs in view of the current …

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, has said he has no plan to leave the party ahead of the 2027 general election. Obi said he was committed to resolving the internal crisis rocking the Labour Party, stressing that he was a man of peace. Obi spoke in Gombe State on Sunday shortly after inaugurating a …