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Resign if you can’t pay N70,000, NLC tells Gombe gov
The Nigeria Labour Congress has advised governors who can’t pay the new N70,000 minimum wage to quit office. The Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, last week said his administration would not be able to pay the new national minimum wage of N70,000. Yahaya, who chairs the Northern Governors’ Forum, spoke at a meeting with labour […]
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 cost of living and economic hardship in the country. President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, […]
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 Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, indicated that President Tinubu also pledged to find ways […]
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 Civil Service Union (NCSU) emerged as the new chairman after members of the State Executive […]
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 while labour insists on N250,000. Further talks on a new wage are being put on […]
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 proposal of the Southern Governors’ Forum to decentralise minimum wage negotiations to state governments. 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, according to a top official at the NLC headquarters, will be held at Labour House […]
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 members of the labour union to the secretariat, chanting solidarity songs and calling for the […]
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 expect his memorandum on the final settlement. President Tinubu, who was speaking during the 25th […]
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, there was no agreement reached by the Tripartite Committee on the National Minimum Wage. Rather, […]