The leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to down tools nationwide in the event that the Nigeria Police detains its President, Comrade Joe Ajaero. The union handed down the threat on Tuesday morning at its headquarters, shortly after holding an emergency National Executive Council meeting to discuss the invitation of the NLC…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting following the police invitation of its National President, Joe Ajaero, over allegations of terrorism financing. The NEC meeting, scheduled for 8 am on Tuesday at the Olaitan Oyerinde Hall, Labour House, will have all heads of affiliates and state chapters of…
The Nigeria Police Force has summoned Joe Ajaero, the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, for questioning over allegations of terrorism financing, cybercrime, and other related offences. The invitation letter, signed by ACP Adamu Muazu on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Intelligence Response Team, warned that a warrant of arrest would be…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Lagos State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has explained that the N35,000 wage award in the state should not be taken as part of or in lieu of the N70,000 new minimum wage recently passed into law. NLC Lagos State Chairman Funmi Sessi explained this in Lagos on…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced the possibility of a nationwide strike, if the government does not apologize over the recent invasion of its secretariat in Abuja. The NLC, in a statement, condemned the government’s continued silence and failure to meet any of its demands following the invasion, which the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Vice chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Kogi State, Eleojo Opaluwa has been allegedly abducted by the police. According to Vanguard, Opaluwa, an official of the National Union of Electricity Employees was whisked away by operatives of NPF’s Intelligence Response Team, IRT, in Mararaba, Nasarawa State on August 4,…
The Nigerian Police Force has denied raiding the national secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC. In a statement sent to POLITICS NIGERIA on Friday, the police disclosed that reports of the alleged invasion are false. The statement read; “The Nigeria Police Force has noted a publication alleging that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) National…
The Department of State Services has dismissed reports stating that its operatives raided the headquarters of the Nigerian Labour Congress in Abuja. On Wednesday, it was reported that armed men, purportedly from the DSS, stormed the NLC’s office and made off with several documents. According to the NLC, the incident occurred around 8:30 pm, when…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has described the raid on its office as a new low in operation of security operatives. GISTSMATE MEDIA had reported how the Police raided headquarters of the Congress (NLC) over allegations that members of the organised labour sponsored the #EndBadGovernance protest. Some labour leaders who spoke to Daily Trust on…
The Police have raided headquarters of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over allegations that members of the organised labour sponsored the #EndBadGovernance protest. Some labour leaders who spoke to Daily Trust on Wednesday night, said everyone in the building had left for their various residence when the operatives stormed the building. One of the labour leaders…