A former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ali Ciroma has died. Ciroma died at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno State capital, on Tuesday. A family member, who is also the Secretary of the Borno State Council, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Ali Ibrahim Ciroma, announced the death of the veteran unionist in…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has announced the end of its seven-day warning strike to give more room for the government to do the needful. The president of the association, Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, made the declaration at a virtual stakeholders forum, organised by the Education Writers Association of Nigeria (EWAN) on Sunday…
The ongoing conflict between the Nigeria Labour Congress and the leadership of the Labour Party escalated on Wednesday, as the labour union instructed its state councils and political commission to picket Labour Party secretariats across the country. This was contained in a letter obtained by PUNCH Online on Wednesday and signed by the chairperson of…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Thursday, assured Nigerians that the narrative on the current hardships would be different within the next one year. The minister, who represented President Bola Tinubu at the lecture by the Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, assured Nigerians that Tinubu would deliver on his campaign promises…
By Adebayo Yusuf The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has called on federal government to rehabilitate and provide modular refineries as part of ways to cushion the effects of economic hardship in the country. Chairman, Oyo NLC, Comrade Kayode Martins made this known at a press conference, held at the union’s Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan. According to…
By Adebayo Yusuf Members of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Oyo state council today began a two days protest in Ibadan metropolis against the high level of hardship in the country. The rally facilitated by the national body of NLC across the country was to protest against federal government’s unfriendly policies. Pensioners FM correspondent reports that…
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria has asked the Federal Government to begin the importation of food in two weeks to mitigate the soaring prices of food across the country. This was disclosed by the President, TUC, Festus Osifo, during a press conference on the economic hardship ravaging the country on Monday in Abuja. Since…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said the commencement of negotiation of the new National Minimum Wage in 2024 would be based on the prevailing cost of living in the country. NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, said this at the ongoing 19th edition of the NLC 2023 Harmattan School, organised by the Congress on Tuesday…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, Abia State Chapter, has directed all workers in the state to join the nationwide strike as directed by the leadership of organised labour. The NLC and TUC had jointly declared a nationwide strike action slated to begin on Tuesday in response to the recent assault on the National President of NLC, Joe…
The Confederation of All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Groups has appealed to the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve its planned nationwide strike. The group’s Director-General, Kailani Muhammed, made the appeal in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Muhammed said that such planned action could disrupt the entire fabric of the economy and socio-democratic processes…