Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has approved a 100 per cent increase in gratuity payments for retirees in the state. The Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Aribatise Adebayo, confirmed the development in a statement made available to journalists in Ibadan on Friday, noting that gratuity payments have witnessed a significant increase…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Tuesday, warned that any attempt to interfere with Wednesday’s National Day of Protest and mourning could spark a nationwide indefinite strike. Acting General Secretary, Benson Upah, said in a statement that the union had received intelligence suggesting that unscrupulous agencies and desperate political hirelings might try to infiltrate or violently…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says its planned nationwide protest on Dec. 17 aims to draw attention to Nigeria’s worsening insecurity and compel urgent action from stakeholders. NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, stated this in Gombe on Saturday while speaking with journalists after meeting Gov. Inuwa Yahaya on labour-related issues. Ajaero said the protest would…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced plans to hold a nationwide protest on December 17 over insecurity in the country. This is contained in a communiqué issued on Monday at the end of the NLC National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Lagos. The communiqué was jointly signed by the NLC president, Joe Ajaero,…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its affiliate unions from the education sector on Monday declared ‘ no pay, no work’, in response to the Federal Government declaration of ‘no work, no pay’ policy as a result of the ongoing two weeks warning strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The NLC alongside…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared full solidarity with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over its two-week warning strike, describing the action as a justified response to government negligence. Joe Ajaero, NLC president, said the union is concerned over the “persistent crisis in Nigeria’s public education system, marked by chronic underfunding and…
In a dramatic escalation of the dispute between Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) and the Dangote Group, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed all its affiliates and members nationwide to immediately mobilise for what it described as a “full-scale, decisive engagement” against the conglomerate’s alleged anti-worker practices. The directive, contained in…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and federal government workers have demanded an urgent review of the national minimum wage, insisting that the current ₦70,000 is no longer sustainable. They made the demand, following the bold steps taken by several states across the country, to increase the minimum wage of their workers above the N70,000 benchmark,…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, Lagos State Chapter, is demanding N150,000 minimum wage for Lagos State workers following the increase in minimum wage by Imo and Ebonyi Governments. The Chairperson of NLC, Lagos State Chapter, Mrs Funmi Sesi, made the call on Thursday, while reacting to the minimum wage increase by Imo and Ebonyi governments. Sesi…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has handed the Federal Government a seven-day ultimatum to refund allegedly diverted workers’ funds from the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and immediately constitute the Governing Board of the National Pension Commission (PENCOM). In a communiqué issued after its Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, August…