Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has advised the Federal Government to allow market forces to determine the pump price of petroleum products. It said the government must make the country’s refineries work before it can deregulate the…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to increase security surveillance and patrol on various highways in the country. The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, made the call in a statement on Monday in Abuja, while…

Federal Government again on Friday maintained its stance, insisting that no decision on the adjustment of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol would be reached until the ongoing negotiations with the organised labour were…

Nigeria is a country located in the West Africa Region, with an estimated population of about over 200million people. Prior to 1914, the state is divided into several regions, before the colonial masters merged it into a single state.…

The People Democratic Party (PDP), National Working Committee (NWC), has urged the Federal Government to allow the private sector to drive the country’s economy. The PDP National Chairman, Mr Uche Secondus, gave the advice…

The Lagos State Council, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has decried the recent harassment and intimidation of healthcare workers by security officers, including Nigeria Police in the state. The state Chairman, Mrs Agnes Sessi,…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)  has commended the Kebbi State Government for releasing N2.4 billion as part payment of gratuities and leave grants for junior staff. Malam Umar Alhassan, the Kebbi State Chairman of NLC, said…

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has opposed salary deductions of workers amid COVID-19 Pandemic. This was made known by NLC President, Comrade Ayubba Wabba at a conference celebrating "International Workers Day" which held in Abuja.…

Organised labour in Niger state on Monday, directed workers to embark on an indefinite strike from February  4, over non-implementation of the new national minimum wage and other entitlements. The directive was contained in a…

 The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Delta on Thursday announced the suspension of the strike embarked on over the failure of the federal government to fully implement the new N30,000 minimum wage. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

The President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Dr Ayuba Wabba, has described as mere speculation, reports of an agreement of minimum wage to a 20 per cent and 13.5 per cent consequential adjustments for workers on Grade Levels 7-14 and 15-17…

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has released a Circular, directing government workers to prepare for an indefinite strike slated to begin October 16. The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Federal Government (FG) are yet to reach an…

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have reiterated their plan to embark on a nationwide strike if the government fails to comply with its demands regarding the minimum wage on October 16, 2019, since that is the…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) at a meeting with the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC)-Trade Union Side) in Abuja,  on Wednesday threatened to embark on a nationwide strike from…

As federal and other states workers strive to enforce government at all levels to pay the new minimum wage of #30,000, Kwara state workers have never enjoyed the full implementation of the N18,000  wage since 2011 as revealed by the Nigeria…

The acting chairman of the JNPSNC (TUS), Simon Anchaver and the Secretary, Slate Lawal in a statement which they gave, detailing the breakdown in negotiations with government representatives, appealed to the general public to plead with the…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to release Mr Omoyele Sowore and 26 other protesters arrested on account of the #RevolutionNow protest on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the…

Following reports that the organised labour may go on a nationwide strike for the full implementation of the new minimum wage, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said there was no such plans. President of the NLC, Mr Ayuba Wabba, in a…

The negotiation between the Federal Government and labour unions over the minimum wage has again hit a roadblock. According to The Nation, a fresh negotiation held on Wednesday in Abuja, but both parties failed to agree on wage…

The technical committee set up to harmonise the N30, 000 minimum wage has again failed to reach an agreement percentage increases for all levels. The Thursday meeting hit a roadblock when government representatives told the…

The organised labour has dismissed insinuations that the Federal Government was not sincere enough to implement the new minimum wage of N30,000. The President-General of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr Bobboi Kaigama, said this on…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is poised for a showdown with the Labour Ministry following its declaration of a one-day national protest in Abuja over an attack on its members on a peaceful protest. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC president gave…

Leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) were on Wednesday attacked by armed thugs at the Asokoro residence of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige during a protest. The NLC has been at loggerheads with the labour…

The Federal Government has yesterday debunked rumours that it plans to sell any of the nation’s refineries and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). This was disclosed at the NLC 12th Quadrennial National Delegates…