Following the success achieved on the first day of its two-day nationwide protest on Tuesday, the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended further street protest. The decision was reached after the National Executive Council (NEC) of NLC held an emergency meeting in Abuja on Tuesday evening following the first-day protests across the States. According to a communique …

A group operating under the aegis of the National People with Disabilities Awareness Movement (NAPAM) has cautioned the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Sunday, against embarking on its planned strike, saying such would shut down the economy, which would be against the interests of Nigerians. At a press conference held at the Unity Fountain in Maitama, Abuja, on Sunday, the …

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Chief Lateef Fagbemi has cautioned the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve its planned nationwide protest on 27th and 28th February 2024. In a 23rd February letter to NLC’s counsel, Mr. Femi Falana, the AGF noted that “government has substantially and reasonably complied with the items in the MOU (Memorandum …

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has backed out of the planned two-day nationwide protest declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the high cost of living, inflation, insecurity, and hardship in the country. The Vice-President of the TUC, Tommy Etim, told The PUNCH on Wednesday that the decision to protest on 27 and 28 February as announced by the …

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) will hold a two-day nationwide protest on 27th and 28th February over the prevailing hardship, and the deteriorating security situation in the country. During a press briefing in Abuja on Friday after an emergency meeting of the congress’ National Executive Council (NEC), NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, He said the protest will begin a week …

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to suspend their proposed strike in the interest of the nation. NANS National President, Mr Pedro Obi, made the appeal at a news conference in Abeokuta on Saturday. On Thursday, NLC and TUC had issued a 14-day nationwide strike …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) counterpart have issued a 14-day nationwide strike notice to the Federal Government over the failure of the Bola Tinubu-led government to implement the agreements reached on 2nd October 2023, following the removal of the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. Leaders of the …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned against a possible takeover of the Port Harcourt Refinery by cabals of government. The union also demanded an audit of the refinery and called on the Federal Government to purge the refinery of “elements” that led to its collapse in the first instance. NLC Head of Information, Benson Upah, made this known in …

Labour unions, on Wednesday, lambasted the Federal Government for slashing the supplementary budgetary allocation for wage awards to federal civil servants by N100 billion, warning that this was not the agreement they had with the government. Data obtained from the newly Revised 2023 Supplementary Budget, indicated that the government swapped the controversial N5 billion presidential yacht votes for Navy barges, …

Chairman of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Rivers State, Dr Joseph Obelle, has described as selfish and political, the current leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). In a statement on Friday in Port Harcourt yesterday, Obelle said it was unfortunate that the Comrade Joe Ajaero-led NLC was not people-oriented, but after their pockets. The statement …