By Michael Adeyemo Labour Unions in Oyo State say the outcome of last Friday’s meeting with representatives of the State government on their demands will be discussed at the state Congress slated for tomorrow. State Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Kayode Martins made this known, while featuring on a radio programme in Ibadan. Comrade Martins…
The organised labour comprising of Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria has declared a plan for a nationwide strike over the beating and abduction of their President, Joe Ajaero. The strike scheduled to be held on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, was made known in a press briefing today. According to the leaders…
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, today, allegedly arrested the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero in Owerri, the Imo State capital. The Head of Information, NLC, Benson Upah, who spoke to newsmen, noted that Ajaero was picked up at the state secretariat of the congress and taken to an unknown location….
The National Industrial Court sitting in Owerri has issued an extended interim injunction restraining the organised Labour from embarking on any kind of strike in Imo state. Both the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress are further ordered not to embark on Occupy Imo, as planned, until the next adjourned date. Justice Nelson Ogbuanya…
Two major Nigerian Labour Unions have suspended the nationwide strike they were to commence on Tuesday to pressure the government to address the hardships occasioned by the removal of subsidy on petrol. Both the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), coalitions of various workers unions, have been battling the federal government…
The National Economic Council has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress to wait for the October 1 Independence Day broadcast by President Bola Tinubu. Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, made the appeal yesterday while briefing State House Correspondents shortly after the NEC meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He said Tinubu would address their demands,…
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has urged the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) not to meddle in its internal crises. Mr Kayode Agbeyangi, Acting General Secretary of the union, made the call in his address at the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Wednesday in Abuja. He alleged that the…
The Federal Government and the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress will meet on Monday, September 18, 2023 (today) to resolve issues over the looming industrial action. The Director of Information, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Olajide Oshundun, disclosed the meeting between the two parties in a Sunday statement. It read, “The Minister of Labour…
Barely one week after leading a two-day nationwide warning strike, the organised labour on Tuesday threatened to begin an indefinite strike should the Federal Government fail to meet its demands at the end of a 21-day ultimatum which will expire in approximately one week’s time. The workers union said the proposed strike was necessary following…
The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial and Financial Institution Employees (NUBIFIE) has shunned the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) strike action in Imo State. Officials of the banks and insurance companies in the state were seen on Tuesday, September 5, attending to their customers while at the State secretariat, along Owerri-Port Harcourt Road, workers…