Nigeria’s growing security challenges took centre stage on Wednesday as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) led coordinated protests across several states, calling on authorities to move swiftly from promises to concrete action. The demonstrations, which drew support from various civil society organisations, were aimed at drawing attention to the...
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday night held a crucial meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, amid rising tension over a planned nationwide protest scheduled for Wednesday, December 17, 2025. The closed-door meeting, which took place at the State House,...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is gearing up for the upcoming COP30 climate summit by holding a strategic retreat for its focal persons and affiliate unions. This preparatory event, tagged: “The Pre-COP30 Retreat and Regional Strategy Visioning Meeting”, is part of the Congress’s broader effort to ensure that Nigerian and...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has raised serious concerns over what it describes as the alarming speed at which Nigerian courts grant injunctions and ex-parte orders that curtail workers’ legitimate struggles. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, made the remarks in Abuja on Thursday during the 2025 Annual Public Lecture of the...
Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has strongly criticised Senator Adams Oshiomhole for comments he made on national television, accusing the former labour leader of misrepresenting labour laws and turning his back on workers’ rights. In a joint statement released Monday in Abuja by NUPENG President,...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared a mobilization drive across its affiliate unions in preparation for possible industrial action against the Dangote Group, following what it described as a “brazen assault on workers’ rights.” In a circular signed by NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, and distributed to union branches...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for an impartial investigation into the devastating fire at United Bank for Africa’s (UBA) Afriland Building and a series of blazes ravaging Lagos Island. This demand comes in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by the NLC’s Acting President, Prince Adewale Adeyanju....
Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has called off its industrial action after the Department of State Services (DSS) brokered a truce between the Federal Government, oil industry stakeholders, and organised labour. It was gathered that the resolution followed a high-level meeting convened in Abuja with...
Efforts by the Federal Government to mediate a dispute between the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Dangote Group have collapsed, raising fears of an impending fuel strike. The closed-door meeting, held on Monday and led by Minister of Labour and Employment Mohammed Dingyadi...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urgently appealed to President Bola Tinubu to step in and resolve the escalating conflict between the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Dangote Group, warning that failure to act could unleash widespread industrial unrest and fuel shortages across the...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Lagos State Chapter, has called for a minimum wage increase to N150,000 for Lagos workers, citing the recent wage hikes by the Imo and Ebonyi state governments as a precedent. Chairperson of the NLC Lagos State Chapter, Mrs. Funmi Sesi, made this demand on Thursday...
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 OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Lagos State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on Dangote Industries Ltd. to allow its employees to join workers’ unions to safeguard their rights and enhance workplace conditions. The appeal was made by NLC Lagos Chairperson, Funmi Sesi, during a Tuesday tour...
Lagos State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to supply crude oil to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in naira to reduce fuel costs and bolster local refining. During a Tuesday visit to the refinery and Dangote Fertiliser Ltd. by NLC officials and...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Lagos State Council has criticized the 25% commission charged by app-based transport companies like Uber, Bolt, and LagRide. NLC Lagos Chairperson, Funmi Sessi, at a press conference on Thursday, said the commission is exploitative and unfair to drivers. “The structure of the commission from all...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has charged all the 27 Local Government Area (LGA) chairmen to ensure the swift and effective implementation of the new 70,000 Naira minimum wage. During a high-level meeting held at the Government House, Saturday night, which was attended...
A statewide strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and Joint Negotiating Council (JNC) has paralyzed government activities in Ogun State. The strike, which began on Wednesday, was sparked by the government’s failure to address several key issues, including non-remittance of pension deductions, non-implementation...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ogun Chapter, has called on government officials to emulate the late former President Muhammadu Buhari’s governance style, which emphasized equal rights and access to resources for all. According to Ademola Hameed-Benco, Chairman of the NLC Ogun Chapter, “Buhari’s system of governance, regardless of social standing,...
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...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has pledged to intervene in the workers’ loan repayments that were deducted from their salaries but never remitted to the respective banks. The governor made this commitment while responding to an appeal by the Sokoto State Chairperson of the...