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NLC, TUC And Unionism By Hypocrisy

THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, embarked on a nationwide strike from Tuesday November 14, and after the intervention of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon…

Court Issues Order Restraining NLC, TUC From Further Strike In Imo

THE National Industrial Court sitting in Owerri has issued an interim injunction restraining the organised labour from embarking on any kind of strike in Imo State until further notice. The court warned against the disobedience of its order, saying that…

NLC Threatens Another Strike If FG Fails To Withdraw Lawsuit

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) warn that it will commence a “total” strike beginning from Monday 14th August 2023, if Federal government refused to withdraw the court summon to Congress latest by Friday 11th August 2023. According to Congress, the…

No Room For Violent Protests – IGP Warns NLC, TUC

The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has warned members of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) over their planned protest scheduled for Wednesday. Reports gathered that the unions had planned a nationwide protest against…

Labour Congress Criticises Tinubu’s Speech, Says Promises Misalign With Hardships Of Nigerians

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has expressed dissatisfaction with the promises dished out by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his national broadcast speech on Monday. NLC said his “speech was not the silver black Nigerians expected.”   Contained in a…

Labour Union Indicts FG Over Unfair Employment Practices

ONE of the fallouts of the just concluded 111th International Labour Conference, ILC, of the International Labour Organisation, ILO, in Geneva, Switzerland was the adoption  of a recommendation on quality apprenticeships as new Labour  standard. It is aimed at supporting…

NLC Urges Federal Government To Shelve Electricity Tariff Hike

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the shelving of the proposed plan of electricity tariff hike by July 1 for the collective good and safety of Nigerians. Mr Joe Ajaero, NLC President, said this in a statement titled…

NLC Shuts Chinese Company Over Worker’s Death, Maltreatment

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday shut down a Chinese company, Shaanxi Construction Engineering Group Corporation, over what it described as dehumanising condition of Nigerian workers in the company. The union arrived at the company located at the new…

Economic Council Meets On NLC’s N702b Recommendation For Salary Adjustments

Following a charge by President Bola Tinubu that governors should come up with ideas to mitigate the impact of subsidy removal, members of the National Economic Council (NEC), yesterday, deliberated extensively on the issue and constituted a committee to follow…

Why We Suspended Planned Nationwide Strike — NLC, TUC

LEADERS of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, yesterday gave insight into why they resolved to shelve the planned nationwide strike aimed at forcing the Federal Government to reverse the 200 per cent hike in the…