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May

01

2024

Labour warns Nigerian Govt: “No minimum wage by end of May, no peace.”

Economy, Lifestyle, News, PoliticsEconomy, Lifestyle, Nigeria, NLC, Politics

The Federal Government has been given till the end of May by Organised Labour to complete the process of enacting the new national minimum wage for workers. The request was made on Wednesday in Abuja during the 2024 International Workers Day celebration by Mr Monroe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, or NLC. The theme of this year's festivities is "Ensuring Safety and Health at Work in a Changing Climate." The head of labour issued a warning, saying that Nigeria might not experience industrial peace if the negotiations are not finished by the end of May. Ajaero said that…

Nov

03

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Workers declare strike on Wednesday in protest to Ajaero’s attack

Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsHope Uzodinma, Imo State, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, NLC, Opinion, Police, Politics

In response to their President Joe Ajaero's beating and kidnapping, organized labor, which is made up of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, has announced plans for a statewide strike. At a press conference on Friday, the strike that is set for Wednesday, November 8, 2023, was announced. The joint union leaders have presented a six-point demand to the Federal Government, which includes the immediate removal of the Imo State Commissioner of Police, the Area Commander, and other officials for their alleged involvement in the brutalization and humiliation of Ajaero and other workers. Tommy Okon, the…

Nov

01

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Why Imo Police detained the President of the NLC

Metro, Opinion, PoliticsImo State, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, NLC, Police, Politics, Security

Reports that Imo State Police Command agents detained Joe Ajaero, the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), have been refuted. The NLC President was taken away by command officers on Wednesday morning during a protest in the state capital of Owerri, according to OHAFIATV News. The NLC President was in Owerri to organize Imo workers for a massive protest rally in the state over claims that the state government was violating and abusing workers' rights and privileges. In response to the news of Ajaero's detention, ASP Okoye, the state police public relations officer, stated that the NLC President had…

Jun

19

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Subsidy: NLC Resumes Talks With FG, Threatens Strike

Economy, Metro, PoliticsFuel Scarcity, Nigeria, NLC, Politics

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday threatened to embark on a nationwide strike if the Federal Government fails to meet its demand for the fuel subsidy removal or engage in a meaningful dialogue with the leadership of the labor unions. New Telegraph reports that the organized labour union which comprises the NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC) will on Monday, June 19, meet with President Bola Tinubu-led government to resume talks with the FG to find a resolution to the ongoing subsidy debate. The union stated that the high cost of fuel was inflicting unbearable hardship on Nigerians, adding that the government must…

Jun

02

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Fuel subsidy: NLC declares nationwide strike

Economy, MetroFuel Scarcity, Metro, Nigeria, NLC, Politics

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Friday, declared a nationwide strike from Wednesday next week. The union disclosed this during its National Executive Council, NEC, meeting held in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. According to Channels TV, the meeting was not unconnected to the fuel subsidy removal by President Bola Tinubu and the subsequent hike in the pump price of petrol. The NEC comprises all Presidents, General Secretaries, Treasurers of all NLC’s affiliate unions; State Chairpersons and Secretaries of the NLC State Councils, Chairperson of the NLC Youth Committee and members of the National Administrative Council (NAC).