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Robbers storm Ebonyi NLC Chairman’s house, abduct wife

Ihesiulo Grace 19 December 2017 0

Armed robbers on Saturday attacked the residence of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Ebonyi state chapter Chairman, Mr Leonard Nkah at Mile 50 Abakaliki. The robbers, five in number stormed the residence of the Chairman in the evening of Saturday and ransacked the house and took away some

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NLC urges workers to vote out non-performing governors

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2017 0

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged workers to vote out governors who are owing salaries. It has advised its members to get their voters’ cards ready for the next election. Its President, Ayuba Wabba, who was in Benue State to support the workers in their battle against unpaid wages, said workers would be taking […]

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NLC to Ayade: You are a disappointment

Ihesiulo Grace 19 October 2017 0

Edem Bassey, Calabar The Cross River State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that the State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade, who was some time ago described as best labour friendly governor by the congress, was a disappointment. The vice chairman of the state NLC, Comrade Edim Oyongha, said the governor has failed […]

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WORKERS WELFARE: NLC knocks Kogi, Zamfara governors over bailout fund

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2017 0

Wage, economists say, is the dignity of labour. But for some workers across the country, getting this all-important reward for labour is harder than having to pass the camel through the eye of a needle, let alone earning a living from hard earned wages. Owing to failure of many state governments to pay workers’ salaries, […]

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Casualization: MTN, FCTA agrees to end menace as NLC pickets offices in ABUJA

Ihesiulo Grace 6 October 2017 0

In order to escape the wrath of Nigeria labour congress, agencies under the Federal Capital Territory administration together with the mobile Telecommunication of Nigeria MTN, has vowed to end the menace of casualization of Nigeria workers forthwith. Both managements made the promise Friday during a clamp down by the Nigerian labour congress in reaction to […]

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NLC seeks periodic review of workers’ salaries

Ihesiulo Grace 4 October 2017 0

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Niger on Wednesday called on the state government to review the salaries of its workers periodically in order to boost their moral and ensure productivity. Mr Idris Ndako, the state NLC Chairman, who made the call in Minna at a news briefing, expressed concern over the miserable pay package […]

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Finally, FG sets up committee on minimum wage

Ihesiulo Grace 27 August 2017 0

The Federal Government has finally agreed to constitute a trilateral committee to deliberate on a new minimum wage for workers in the country. The General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, said that the Federal Government had written the NLC to forward a list of its representatives to the committee on minimum […]

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Organized labour in Ondo set for showdown with Gov over percentage payment of arrears

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2017 0

The organized labour in Ondo state is set for a showdown with Governor Rotimi Akeredolu for introducing percentage and fractional salary payment for civil servants in the state, Daily Times gathered on Sunday. The labour unions, the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council (JNC), Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in the […]

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NLC urges FG to investigate Kogi bail-out fund

Ihesiulo Grace 11 August 2017 0

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the federal government to intervene in Kogi state and its State House of Assembly over disbursements of the Paris Club refund following the non-payment of salaries and pensions and the industrial tensions in its aftermath. In a statement signed by the national president of the NLC, Comrade Ayuba […]

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Paris refund: Abia workers salary arrears would not be cleared – NLC

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2017 0

It is now clear that the hope of Abia workers to receive the arrears of the salary is dashed as the chairman of Abia State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Uchenna Obigwe says, with the financial situation of the state government it has become obvious that the arrears would not be cleared. […]

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NLC canvasses to vote out politicians responsible for non-payment of salaries

Ihesiulo Grace 19 June 2017 0

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has taken a stand over the persistent harsh treatment and negligence of work­ers welfare across the country by political office holders, threatening that the Congress with its teeming members will vote out political office holders, both national and state, responsible for the non-payment of public servant’s salary arrears. This is

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Labour resist senate’s proposed N5 levy on fuel

Ihesiulo Grace 5 June 2017 0

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, (NUPENG), The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have kicked against the Nigeria senate’s proposed plan to increase with N5, fuel price, which will make the price of a litre petrol to sold above =N=145.00.   According to separate statements released […]

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Ebonyi reports Enugu labour leader to NLC

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2017 0

Ebonyi State Government has reported the chairman of the  Enugu State  chapter of the Nigeria Labour  Congress (NLC), Comrade Virginus Nwaobodo,  to the national  leadership of   congress in Abuja. In a letter written to the national body   and signed by the SA to the Governor on Labour Relations, Mrs. Grace Chukwu, the government flayed the […]

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ULC, NLC crisis deepens, labour ministry tasked to investigate workers’ activities

Ihesiulo Grace 23 February 2017 0

All is not well within the labour movement as the newly found United Labour Congress (ULC) has‎ tasked the Ministry of Labour and Employment to investigate the activities of some of its workers who are allegedly providing confidential information to the rival Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) over the registration […]

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FG, labour agree to review minimum wage

Ihesiulo Grace 16 February 2017 0

President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr. Ayuba Wabba, says the Federal Government and the organised Labour movement in the country have reached a consensus to review the National Minimum Wage. Wabba, who disclosed this in an interview on Wednesday in Abuja, said the consensus was reached during the sitting of the Technical Committee […]

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NLC MOVES TO STOP DISINTEGRATION

Ihesiulo Grace 19 December 2016 0

*WE SHALL PRESERVE THE UNITY OF THE NLC* The Nigerian Labour congress, has said that there could only be one united Nigerian labour congress. The body made this know in a press statement issued Monday  by the president Comrade Aliyu Waba, stating that the NLC, has received reports of parallel labour union in Nigeria. ”Our […]

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New Labour body emerges as 25 unions elect Ajaero

Ihesiulo Grace 19 December 2016 0

No fewer than 25 industrial unions have picked Comrade Joe Ajaero to lead as inaugural president of a new labour body, United Labour Congress of Nigeria (ULC).   The unions elected Ajaero, who is currently the General Secretary of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) as President of ULC, while the President of Nigeria […]

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NLC seeks sanctions against pension scheme defaulters

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2016 0

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for sanction on those who failed to remit pension funds. President of the NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, said non remittance of deductions or contributions by some employers, including federal and states governments, constitute a threat to the pension scheme, subjecting pensioners to untold hardships. He urged the National […]

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NLC tasks FG to halt naira depreciation

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2016 0

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on federal government to apply strategies capable of halting the depreciation of the Naira against major international currencies.       The labour union said it was worried at the fruitless moves by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to bring the situation under control, saying the devaluation […]

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Inadequate remuneration bane of corruption in public service – NLC

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2016 0

The level of corruption among workers in the public sector has been blamed on federal government’s inability to pay adequate salaries and allowances to its workers.   Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said the fight against corruption can only succeed if government takes adequate measure to renumerate workers and ensure prompt payment of salaries and […]