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COVID-19: Fund research institutes to solve economy challenges, ULC tells FG

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2020 0

The United Labour Congress (ULC) has urged the federal government to invest at least 20 per cent of the entire donation towards fighting COVID-19 pandemic to fund research institutes in the medical, pharmaceutical and herbal sectors of the country. This according to the National President of

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Civil servants in Kebbi protest over minimum wage

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2018 0

The United Labour Congress (ULC) in Kebbi state, Tuesday were led in protest by the state Council Chairman, Murtala Usman in compliance with the head office that ordered state councils to stage a protest over the federal government’s refusal to accept N30,000.00 minimum wage. The protesters marched through the government house to the Emir’s Palace, […]

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Labour fumes over unpaid benefit to ex-PHCN staff

Ihesiulo Grace 31 October 2018 0

United Labour Congress of Nigeria, ULC, has decried the protracted issue of unpaid benefits to former staff of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, by the federal government five years after the privatization of the assets of PHCN. At a meeting of its Central Working Committee, CWC, in Lagos, leaders of ULC called […]

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Minimum Wage: Labour to begin nationwide strike Nov 6

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2018 0

The organised labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the United Labour Congress (ULC), and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have condemned the foot-dragging by the Federal Government over giving a nod to the N30, 000 agreed upon by the organised private sector and the organised labour, in the tripartite committee, formed to resolve the […]

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Minimum wage: Strike begins as FG, Labour talks end in deadlock

Ihesiulo Grace 27 September 2018 0

…Tripartite Committee reconvenes Oct 4 to conclude negotiation- FG Apparently indicating collapse of talks between the Federal Government and its representatives, organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and United Labour Congress (ULC), have directed workers to begin strike to demand a quick passage of a new minimum

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New minimum wage: Confusion trails Ngige’s statements

Ihesiulo Grace 1 June 2018 0

The United Labour Congress (ULC) on Friday told Labour and Employment Minister Chris Ngige, to explain his `double-speak’ on the planned new minimum wage, to avoid confusion on the issue. On May 30, Ngige announced that the new National Minimum Wage would not be paid to workers by the end of September, contrary to a […]

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May Day: Unions restate resolve to remain in ULC

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2018 0

Affiliate unions of the United Labour Congress (ULC), yesterday restated their resolve to remain in the new labour centre, saying that is ‘‘where genuine concern to exit Nigerian workers from challenges facing them lies’’. National Organising Secretary of Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions (ASURI), Comrade Eragbe Anslem, in a remark during workers day

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ULC suspends strike, resumes negotiation with FG next week 

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2017 0

The United Labour Congress, (ULC) has suspended it’s 2 day-old nationwide strike which commenced on Monday.     The National President of ULC Comrade Joe Ajaero  said this after the meeting with the Federal Government Negotiation Team led by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige in Abuja. According to  Comrade Ajaero, The […]

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ULC endorses FG’s plan to encourage modular refineries

Ihesiulo Grace 7 March 2017 0

The United labour Congress has commended the federal government over plans to encourage the establishment of modular refineries in the country and the arrest of the naira’s slide to other foreign currencies. Speaking during a working committee meeting in Lagos, National president of ULC, Comrade Joe Ajaero‎ noted that there was need for urgent and […]

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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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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 […]