The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said it will soon reopen negotiations with the Federal Government over a new national minimum wage, insisting that the current N70,000 wage is no longer sufficient to meet workers’ basic needs. The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, disclosed this at the Rights of Workers Summit in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, […]
he Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the proposed N6 trillion bailout for power generation companies, stating that repeated financial interventions have failed to improve electricity supply nationwide. The NLC President, Mr. Joe Ajaero, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, where he called for urgent structural reforms in the energy […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to intervene in the recent surge in petrol prices, which now range between N1,170 and N1,300 per litre across the country. The demand was contained in a statement issued on Thursday and signed by the NLC President, Joe Ajaero. Mr. Ajaero said the rising […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned of possible nationwide protests and election boycotts over what it described as confusion and contradictory positions by the Senate on amendments to the Electoral Act, particularly regarding the electronic transmission of election results. The labour union accused the Senate of undermining public confidence in Nigeria’s electoral process by […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned Vice President Kashim Shettima’s comments on the ongoing dispute between the Dangote Refinery and members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). In a statement issued on Tuesday to mark the World Day for Decent Work, NLC President Joe Ajaero said the Vice […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for an independent investigation into the recent fire at the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Afriland building and other market infernos on Lagos Island. In a statement signed by Acting President Prince Adewale Adeyanju on Thursday, the NLC lamented the loss of at least six lives in the […]
A closed-door meeting convened by the Federal Government to resolve the dispute between the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Dangote Group has ended without agreement. The session was chaired by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Mohammed Dingyadi, alongside the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkiruka Onyejeocha. […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the escalating dispute between the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Dangote Group. In a statement signed by its President, Mr. Joe Ajaero, and released on Saturday in Abuja, the NLC accused the Dangote Group of “anti-union […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the repeated arrest and detention of human rights activist Omoyele Sowore, warning that such actions risk returning Nigeria to a dictatorship where dissent is crushed. In a statement signed by NLC President Joe Ajaero, the union described Sowore as a “moral compass” whose harassment reflects a dangerous slide […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the Federal Government’s plan to regularise electricity tariffs for customers in Bands A, B, and C. In a communiqué issued on Sunday following its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Yola, Adamawa State, the labour union vowed to lead mass nationwide protests if the government proceeds with the […]
