NLC Threatens Nationwide Strike After Talks Fail
By Chinedu Echianu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned of possible nationwide industrial action following the breakdown of talks with the Federal Government over outstanding workers’ demands. The meeting, held on Thursday at the Ministry of Labour in Abuja, ended in a deadlock, with both parties agreeing to reconvene on Tuesday. In a statement […]
Wike Declares ‘No Work, No Pay’ Over FCT NLC Strike
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced the immediate enforcement of the “no work, no pay” policy across area councils, accusing the FCT chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) of politicising its ongoing strike. Wike announced the decision during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday, […]
NLC Urges FG to Begin New Minimum Wage Talks
By Julian Osamoto The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to expedite negotiations for a new national minimum wage ahead of 2027. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, said the current minimum wage of ₦70,000 had been eroded by inflation and rising living costs. In a statement marking Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary, Ajaero […]
NLC Opposes Concession of Kings College
By Chinedu Echianu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has opposed plans to concession the management of Kings College, Lagos, to the institution’s alumni association, warning that the move could pave the way for the concession of other Federal Government Unity Colleges. NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, stated this in a press statement issued on Sunday, […]
ERC Urges NLC, TUC to Resist King’s College Concession
By Chinedu Echianu The Education Rights Campaign, ERC, has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, to join the opposition to the Federal Government’s concession of King’s College, Lagos. The group described the concession of the federal unity school to the King’s College Old Boys Association, KCOBA, as a further […]
Democracy Radio, Organised Labour Mourn NLC Scribe Ugboaja
By Chinedu Echianu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has described the death of its General Secretary, Comrade Emmanuel Okechukwu Ugboaja as a major loss to the Nigerian and global labour movement. The NLC made this known in a communiqué issued at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting which held in Enugu on […]
NSITF MD mourns NLC scribe Ugboaja
By Chinedu Echianu The Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Oluwaseun Faleye, has expressed profound sadness over the death of the General Secretary of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Emmanuel Ugboaja. Faleye described Ugboaja’s passing as a huge loss to the labour movement, saying he stood firm for the […]
Illicit Financial Flows: NLC, ITUC-Africa Query N38trn Tax Waivers
By Chinedu Echianu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) and their civil society allies have called for stronger action to tackle kleptocracy, illicit financial flows and corruption in Nigeria. The call followed a three-day stakeholder engagement on illicit financial flows, kleptocracy and inequality, which brought […]
NLC, EFCC Seek Stronger Partnership to Fight Illicit Financial Flow
By Chinedu Echianu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have agreed on the need to strengthen collaboration in the fight against corruption, illicit financial flows and kleptocracy in Nigeria. The agreement was reached when a coalition of the NLC on whistleblower protection, civic space and anti-kleptocracy accountability in […]
Whistleblower Protection: NLC Rejects Criminalisation of Dissent
By Chinedu Echianu The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has called for comprehensive legislation to protect whistleblowers in Nigeria, insisting that workers and citizens must be able to expose corruption without fear of retaliation. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, made the call in Abuja in a speech delivered on his behalf by the Assistant General Secretary of […]