We Are Not Behind Planned Protest – NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it is not behind any planned nationwide protest over the current economic hardship in the country. According to reports, some youths are planning a nationwide protest between August 1 and 15 against the rising…
Labour accepts new minimum wage, give reasons
The leaders of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) announced that they have accepted the N70,000 minimum wage approved for Nigerian workers by President Bola Tinubu. A statement by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to President…
Ondo NLC gets new chairman
Ondo State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Thursday elected a new Chairman, with Comrade Olapade Ademola, emerging as the new Chairman of the Labour union in the state. Ademola who is the State Chairman of the Nigeria…
Minimum wage: Govs can’t dictate what to pay —NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday rebuked governors for asking to be allowed to pay whatever they can afford as minimum wage to workers. Negotiations for minimum wage between organised labour and government has been deadlocked with the federal government offering N62,000…
Minimum wage: Labour rejects govs bid to take over negotiations
…Govs unfriendly, some states yet to pay N30, 000 approved five years ago – NLC …States should be allowed to negotiate with workers, govs insist Organised Labour, including the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, has rejected the…
Labour Convenes Emergency Meeting Over FEC’s Decision On Minimum Wage
Members of the organised labour comprising both the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, have convened an emergency meeting over the decision of the Federal Executive Council to step down the memo on the minimum wage. The meeting,…
NLC storms LP office, demands Abure’s resignation
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress national transition committee, on Tuesday, stormed the headquarters of the Labour Party in Abuja, demanding the immediate resignation of the National Chairman, Julius Abure. The acting Chairman of the transition committee, Aduwaheed Omar, led…
Minimum Wage: We’ll pay what we can afford – Tinubu
… Promises to send Executive Bill to N’Assembly … Says fall at Eagle Square, a’dobale’ to democracy PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Wednesday night said that he will approve what is affordable as new minimum wage, alerting the National Assembly to…
Just In: Labour rejects Tinubu’s claims of agreement on new minimum wage
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. According to Organized Labour at the time negotiations ended on Friday, June 7,…
Organised Labour Strike: No one was arrested or threatened – President Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reiterated his commitment to democratic principles, assuring Nigerians that no one was arrested or threatened during the recent nationwide strike called by Organised Labour. In a speech marking Democracy Day, President Tinubu emphasized the importance…