It is becoming apparent that the organised labour may not give the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, the luxury of time to settle down before agitation for a wage increase, as the clock of the May 29 inauguration thickens. To them, they will not accept anything less than a N100,000...
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Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers, on Monday directed the State Civil Service Commission to immediately issue promotion letters to 4,000 eligible civil servants who were recently promoted in the state. Wike gave the directive during the workers day celebration in Port Harcourt, assuring that the entire promotion exercise of...
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun says to address poverty and underdevelopment in the society, public servants must be accorded better treatment. Adeleke stated this during the Workers’ Day celebrations, held at Osogbo township stadium on Monday. According to him, when public servants are cared for, the informal sector fares...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for review of civil servants’ retirement age and years of service in the entire public service to 65. NLC President, Jeo Ajaero, made the call during the 2023 Workers’ Day celebrations on Monday in Abuja. Ajaero also called for general review of core...
Anambra Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo, said that the N30,000 national minimum wage for Nigerian workers is grossly insufficient to sustain the average worker and his family. Soludo stated this while addressing the state workers during the 2023 May Day celebration held at Dr Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka, on Monday....
The Federal Government has approved the use of Eagle Square for the annual May Day parade for workers in the FCT. Mr Olajide Oshundun, Director of Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Labour and Employment, said this in statement on Saturday in Abuja. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that the National May Day celebration in Abuja will be held on the streets to enable Congress deepen its reconnection with the people. The General Secretary of NLC, Mr Emmanuel Ugboaja, stated this on Saturday in a...
The Organised Labour have described the Federal Government’s decision to suspend the removal of fuel subsidy as the “best option”. Mr Benson Upah, Head of Information, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said this to newsmen while reacting to the recent suspension of the subsidy removal by the Federal Government on Thursday...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it will resist any attempt from any quota to sabotage the Labour Party (LP) in the country. The NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero said this while addressing newsmen during a solidarity visit to the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. It would be recalled...
The Kebbi State Governor-elect, Dr Nasir Idris of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday appreciated the electorate for entrusting him with the mandate to steer the affairs of governance in the state. In his acceptance speech, Idris, immediate past president of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, said his...
Banks in satellite towns of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Saturday opened for business as directed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who monitored some banks in the Territory, reports that huge crowds of customers were seen at banks’ Automated...
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), has urged the Federal Government to dialogue with the NLC on its planned picketing of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) offices nationwide. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero on Wednesday directed workers...
Mr Issa Aremu, the Director-General, Michael Imoudu National Institute of Labour Studies (MINILS), Ilorin, has advised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to engage the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in social dialogue to avert picketing over cash scarcity caused by naira redesign. Aremu made the call on Thursday in...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed all workers to protest at all the offices of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) nationwide starting next week over the current cash crunch in the country. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, who briefed journalists in Abuja, said the mobilisation for the exercise...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its ongoing strike in Imo for two weeks. NLC President, Mr Joseph Ajaero, announced the suspension of the industrial action in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. The state chapter of NLC had, on March 9, embarked on the strike over...
The Nigeria labour Congress(NLC) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the payment of all withheld salaries of university workers in the country. Mr Ayuba Wabba, the NLC President, made the appeal in a resolution reached at the end of the National Administrative Council (NAC) of the congress...
Mr Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, said on Thursday in Abuja that President Muhammadu Buhari delivered on his housing promise and created more than 29,300 jobs in the process. Fashola made the declaration at a programme to mark the 2022 World Habitat Day with the theme: “Mind...
The Federal Government has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to rescind its opposition to the registration of two new academic unions in the Nigerian public university system. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, made the call in a statement signed by Mr Olajide Oshundun, Head,...
Labour Party (LP) says it is set to release a supplementary list for its Campaign Council, saying that Ayuba Wabba and Festus Osifo were erroneously included. The party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, made this known in a communique he read at the end of the Expanded National Working Committee...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has commended the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, for his intervention in the protracted crisis between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government. Mr Ayuba Waba, the NLC President, gave the commendation at the inauguration of the...