The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the Federal Government of delaying the negotiations on post-subsidy palliatives for workers four months after the removal of the fuel subsidy which has compounded the hardships in the country. In response to the perceived lethargy of the government, organised labour will on Tuesday (today) hold an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting where …

Following the expiration of a 21-day ultimatum given the Federal Government to provide palliatives to cushion the pains associated with the recent fuel subsidy removal, state chapters and affiliate unions of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) are getting ready for a possible declaration of a nationwide strike. The organised labour had earlier embarked on a two-day warning strike to press …

The meeting between the Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to avert an imminent strike action ended on Monday without a concrete resolution to the union’s demands. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Rt. Hon. Simon Lalong; and Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, met with the NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, and other …

The Federal Government has again invited the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to a meeting in order to resolve issues over the looming industrial action. The meeting is scheduled for Monday. In a statement on Sunday, the Director Information in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr. Olajide Oshundun said: “The Minister of Labour and Employment Simon Bako …

The United Action Front of Civil Society, the umbrella platform for organised civil society on issues of governance and democracy, has declared support for the two-day warning strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The strike was declared to protest against the hardship in the country foisted on the masses through the removal of fuel subsidy as announced by …

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 …