Tag: Nigeria Labour Congress

NLC gives governors Dec 1 ultimatum for minimum wage payment

The Nigeria Labour Congress has given state governments an ultimatum of December 1, 2024, to implement the new minimum wage. It also accused fuel marketers of inflating petrol prices, claiming…

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NLC urges Lagos govt to suspend ban on single-use plastics

The Lagos State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led government in the state to suspend its planned ban on single-use plastics and carry stakeholders…

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Kwara NLC Seeks Reversal of Fuel Price Hike

The Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress has appealed to the Federal Government to reverse the recent increments in the price of fuel otherwise known as Premium Motor…

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Labour slams FG over fresh electricity tariff hike

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has urged the Federal Government to stop implementing policies that will “kill Nigeria and its economy”. Ajaero said this in a…

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NLC rules out strike action , await Tinubu’s intervention

The Nigeria Labour Congress has ruled out strike action scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, to demand a new national minimum wage. The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, made this known on Monday…

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National Grid Shutdown: ‘You overstepped your bounds’, Onanuga slams Labour

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has said that the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, and other groups that shut down the…

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Consider poor Nigerians, cleric begs NLC over proposed strike

The Bishop of Ibadan South Diocese Anglican Communion Rt. Rev. Akintunde Popoola has urged Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to consider poor Nigerians before embarking on…

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UPDATE : NASS, labour meeting ends in deadlock

A meeting between the National Assembly leadership and the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress has ended without a resolution, paving the way for a nationwide strike on Monday.…

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Minimum Wage: Concerns as labour starts indefinite strike on Monday

Organised Labour has said that it would embark on an indefinite nationwide strike on Monday, June 3. The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, disclosed this at an…

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New minimum wage to be effected from May 1, 2024 – FG

The President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has said that although the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage has yet to conclude its negotiations, workers will not lose anything as the…

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