LABOUR

The Organized Labour says its May 31 ultimatum for the Federal Government to finalize the new national minimum wage fixing process for workers remains sacrosanct. This is contained in a statement issued at the end of a joint emergency National Executive Council, NEC, meeting of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC,...

say pension fund not meant for government projects Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), have urged Federal government to shun its intent to temper with the remaining N19 trillion pension fund having accessed almost 70 per cent of the Nigerian workers’ retirement savings. NLC and...

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Joe Ajaero, is currently leading a protest against the recent hike in electricity tariff at the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Workers, under the umbrella of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) stormed offices of...

Edo State Governor Mr.Godwin Obaseki has approved an increment in the minimum wage for the state’s civil servants from N30,000 to N70,000, a few months before the expiration of his eight-year tenure. Obaseki announced the development while inaugurating the new Labour House secretariat complex, located along Temboga Road, Ikpoba-Hill, Benin...

The Nigerian Federal Government plans to create 2.5 million jobs through the Labour Employment Enhancement Programme (LEEP). The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mrs Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, disclosed this at Thursday’s pre-inaugural ceremony for the LEEP in Abuja. She noted that in a quickly changing global environment, it was...

  The President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Joe Ajaero, on Wednesday, said that it could not proceed with its two-day nationwide protest due to intimidation and threats. The  Punch newspapers reported The NLC and other related unions commenced a national planned protest on Tuesday over the high cost of...

The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have announced a total nationwide strike to take effect from next Tuesday, November 14, 2023. The agreement was reached by the two unions’ leaderships on Tuesday, November 7, in Abuja following an unusual meeting of the...

The Imo State Police Command has clarified that its operatives have taken the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, into protective custody during the NLC strike action in the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, said in a statement that the police received a...

The Federal Government has approved N35,000 as minimum wage for Federal Civil Servants to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal. This was contained in a memo from the Presidency, signed by the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, Ekpo U. O. Nta. The...

  The Labour Party has expressed support for the indefinite strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to press home their demands for better working conditions. The party said it was in total support of any legitimate means to be deployed by Nigerian...