The Nigeria Labour Congress on Tuesday resolved to shut down the nation should the police detain or arrest its national president, Joe Ajaero. This resolution was reached at the end of its emergency National Executive Council meeting which was held in Abuja with some other executives joining virtually. The meeting commenced by 8:30 a.m. and…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has called on the Federal Government not to take steps at interfering in the tenure of union leaders in the country. NLC Head of Information, Mr Benson Upah, made the call while addressing newsmen in Abuja. Upah alleged that the government wanted to impose a two-year tenure on labour leaders….
The Nigeria Labour Congress has accused the government of declaring war against the union, following the recent raid on its headquarters by security forces. Speaking to newsmen in Abuja, NLC leaders rejected the police explanation for the invasion and demanded an apology, as well as the return of seized items and the release of detained…
The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, has raised alarm over the reported invasion of its office by security agencies. It called for the immediate withdrawal of federal government armed security agents from the Labour House. The labour union in a statement signed by Comrade Benson Upah Head, Media and Public Relations and shared on its official…
Labour unions in the country say they will schedule meetings with state governments as part of efforts to ensure that they comply with the 2024 National Minimum Wage Amendment Act Bill, which on Tuesday empowered Nigerian workers to earn at least N70,000 on a monthly basis. The Senate on Tuesday at plenary passed the 2024…
By Michael Adeyemo Two Public Affairs Analysts have called on organised labour to channel their energy towards advocating for policies that will be of benefit to all Nigerians and not just workers. The Analysts Honourable Femi Adebisi and Mr. John Njoku made the call in reaction to the newly approved 70,000 naira as minimum wage …
Barring last-minute interventions, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Associated Institutions, NASU, will commence a protest in the nation’s capital Abuja on Thursday. The protest which is expected to kick off from the Unity Fountain Abuja by 8am will see the affected staff matching to…
President Bola Tinubu has proposed a N3 trillion increase to the recurrent expenditure of the 2024 budget, amid ongoing negotiations over the minimum wage. In a letter sent to both chambers on Wednesday, President Tinubu is seeking a fresh N6.2 trillion supplementary budget, with N3.2 trillion proposed for capital and N3 trillion for recurrent expenditure….
Thursday’s talks between President Bola Tinubu and the Organised Labour on minimum wage were adjourned until next week to allow for wider consultation with all stakeholders. The leadership of the Organised Labour led by the Presidents of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, and the Trade Union Congress, Festus Osifo, had arrived at the State…
The Trade Union Congress, TUC, has expressed optimism that the new minimum wage implementation will begin before the end of July. The president of the union, Festus Osifo, made this statement when he received Onuh Edoka, the Special Adviser on Labour Matters to the Kogi State Governor and his delegation in Abuja. Osifo said there…