Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to urgently introduce relief measures to cushion the economic hardship facing millions of Nigerians following the recent spike in petrol prices. In a statement issued by its president, Joe Ajaero, the labour union said the sharp increase in the...
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Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a firm four-week ultimatum to the Federal Government, demanding the resolution of all ongoing issues affecting the nation’s tertiary education sector. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, announced the deadline during an emergency press briefing held in Abuja on Monday, following a high-level consultation with...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has sharply criticized the Federal Government’s enforcement of its “No work, no pay” directive, insisting that the union’s firm stance remains: “No pay, no work.” Speaking to journalists after a courtesy visit to Governor Alex Otti in Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South LGA of Abia State,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has praised Imo State’s implementation of a N104,000 minimum wage and called on the Federal Government and other states to follow suit. NLC President Joe Ajaero made the appeal during an interview on the sidelines of the 7th National Quadrennial Delegates...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye has lamented the low level of compliance by state governments in enrollment of their workers in the Employee Compensation Scheme (ECS). The Managing Director spoke during a visit to the...
The President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Joe Ajaero, on Wednesday called for renewed unity among Nigerian workers in the face of economic hardship and policy challenges. Ajaero made the appeal during the 2025 Workers’ Day celebration in Abuja, while addressing the workers on the state of the labour...
Organised Labour has appealed to the Federal Government not to compress the civic space by restricting citizens from freely expressing themselves. President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Joe Ajaero, made the appeal on Wednesday in Abuja, at the 2025 Pre – May Day Lecture, organised by the NLC and...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has frowned over the non implementation of the new minimum wage and the Consequential Adjustments by some state governors. NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, said this at the 6th National Gender Conference organised by the NLC National Women Commission on Tuesday in Abuja. The conference...
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Joe Ajaero, on Friday bemoaned the effect of inflation on the minimum wage in the country. Ajaero speaking at the first quadrennial delegates conference of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Abuja, said it was time the organised labour stood united...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected plans by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to migrate electricity consumers from lower tariffs to Band A. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the NLC held in Yola, Adamawa...
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has said it is a highly patriotic organisation considering the type of work and advocacy it does. The President of NLC, Mr Joe Ajaero, expressed this view in Abuja when he hosted in his office, Mr James Mike, a civil rights activist, popularly known...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said it would embark on a nationwide mass rally on Tuesday February 4, 2025, in protest of the 50 per cent telecom tariff increase recently approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). According to a communique signed by the NLC president, Joe Ajaero,...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to prioritise social dialogue in 2025. The NLC president, Mr Joe Ajaero, made the call in a New Year message released on Wednesday in Abuja. His message was entitled: ” In 2025, Hope is our Collective Resolve.” Ajaero...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has reaffirmed his commitment to fighting corruption, stressing that leaders must stand on their feet to minimise corruption. This is contained in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa in Kano on Friday. Yusuf made this statement while receiving the national executive members...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that the latest increase in the pump price of petrol will further deepen poverty as production capacities dip. The Congress added that the increase would lead to more jobs lost with multidimensional negative effects, and therefore, demanded its immediate reversal. NLC position...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Presidency has denied allegations of human rights abuses and violations in Nigeria made by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in the United Kingdom. Special Adviser to the President, Bayo Onanuga, described the claims as false and misleading. Onanuga explained that the Nigerian government...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has released labour leader Joe Ajaero, Channels Television has learnt. Ajaero, who confirmed his release to our correspondent, said the secret police allowed him to go home around 11 pm on Monday. The Nigeria Labour Congress president said he was grilled for about...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has described allegations by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) that its officers had taken control of its Abuja and Lagos offices, as “inaccurate and misleading” The DSS, in a publication on its website on Tuesday in Abuja said a team of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has vehemently condemned the detention of its leader, Joe Ajaero, describing it as illegal and an affront to workers’ rights and democratic principles. Deputy President of NLC, Mr Adeyanju Adewale, said this in a communique at the end of...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of its President, Mr Joe Ajaero. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ajaero was allegedly arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS), on Monday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport on his way to the...