The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has launched a scathing attack on the nation’s power sector reforms, declaring that the privatization of the industry has failed spectacularly and plunged Nigerians into deeper energy poverty. Speaking at the annual conference of women and youth of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned of nationwide protests and a possible boycott of future elections if the amendment to the Electoral Act fails to mandate the real-time electronic transmission of results. In a statement released on Sunday, Joe Ajaero, president of the labour union, said the amended law must clearly compel the Independent […]
As the leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), FCT chapter and workers of the Federal Capital Development Authority ( FCDA) set to protest unpaid wages as the apogee of the one week strike, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command on Monday urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) FCT chapter to reschedule today’s planned […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its affiliate unions in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to disregard a court order suspending the ongoing strike by workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). In a circular dated January 27, 2026, and signed by its acting General Secretary, Benson Upah, the NLC instructed workers to […]
The industrial crisis rocking the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) took a more severe turn on Saturday as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) threw its full weight behind the striking workers, directing all its affiliate unions in the FCT to join the industrial action. In a strongly worded statement released on Friday and signed by […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a four-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to conclude all ongoing negotiations in the tertiary education sector or face a nationwide strike involving all workers and unions across the country. Speaking at an emergency press briefing in Abuja after an extensive meeting with the leadership of all unions […]
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) will on Thursday hold an emergency virtual conference to find a solution to the intending strike action by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the recent increase in the pump price of petrol. READ ALSO: NLC issues 14-days ultimatum to FG over increase in… Daily Times Nigeria reports that this […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has revealed states not complying with the payment of the N30,000 minimum wage. According to NLC, Osun, Kwara, Ekiti, Imo, Gombe, Kogi, Zamfara and Ebonyi state governments have not started the minimum wage implementation. They said negotiations on the N30,000 payment which were suspended in some states in the wake […]
By Ukpono Ukpong The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has issued a 14-days ultimatum to the Federal Government to reverse the hike in the price of petrol pump price and electricity tariff, Daily Times gathered. NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, announced the ultimatum shortly after the Central Working Committee meeting of the Congress in Abuja. While briefing […]
The Chairman, Kano state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kabiru Ado-Minjibir, has cautioned against any attempt to slash salaries of workers in the country. Minjibir, who gave the warning in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Kano, said any attempt to reduce the workers’ salaries would be met with stiff resistance from […]
The Rivers State government has sealed the secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) at the D-Line area of Port Harcourt over minimum wage clash. Chairman of NLC in Rivers, Mrs. Beatrice Itubo, confirmed the state secretariat was sealed off by officials of Rivers government at 9 pm on Sunday in a phone chat with […]
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has reiterated that the National Minimum Wage law is binding to all, and that state governors have no right to pay below N30,000. NLC President, Dr Ayuba Wabba, said this at a one-day review meeting on the New National Minimum Wage with state council chairmen. Minimum Wage: […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Niger has called on the state government to beef up security in Shiroro and Rafi Local Government Areas to secure lives and property during the state council polls scheduled for Saturday. Mr Yakubu Garba, the state NLC Chairman made this known on Tuesday while briefing newsmen in Minna. Garba […]
Workers in Osun say they will join the nationwide strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) if the Federal Government and labour failed to reach agreement on consequential adjustment on the wage increase. Mr Jacob Adekomi, the Chairman of the state chapter of the NLC made this disclosure on Monday. Adekomi said he had […]
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention on Workers’ Rights, stressed the need for workers to work under favourable and conducive environment. The ILO also identified eight fundamental conventions: freedom of association, collective bargaining, elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour, equal remuneration, among others. However, stakeholders say that these rights elude great percentage […]
…says Nigerians can’t continue paying for darkness Ukpono Ukpong – Abuja Frowned by media reports of Federal government’s plans to divest 40% of its shares in DISCOs and GENCOs, the organized labour has warned against any move to increase the electricity tariff noting that Nigerians rarely gets power in their houses even as factories are […]
Joy Obakeye The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has dismissed reports that negotiations between the organised labour and the Technical Committee on Consequential Adjustment of the new minimum wage had stopped. The NLC National President, Mr Ayuba Wabbab on Thursday in Abuja disclosed that the negotiations were still ongoing. He said even although the NLC and […]
Ukpono Ukpong – Abuja Nigerian workers under the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on African leaders to imbibe the leadership style of the Cuba which puts its people first in all matters noting that it is the only way to guarantee development of the region. Speaking at the 6th African meeting of Solidarity with […]
Ukpono Ukpong – Abuja In a bid to raise the global level of ambition to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement as well as galvanise action that can limit climate change to at least 2°C, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to sign up the United Nation pact to […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday said that the controversy over appointment of some dead persons in the board of some Federal Parastatals, was as a result of delay and lumping of thousands of names together without due diligence. NLC through its General Secretary, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, NLC insisted that it had expressed serious worries […]