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Delta State Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Goodluck Ofobruku, has reiterated the need for workers in the state to report their concerns where necessary to appropriate authorities for their issues to be attended to accordingly. Ofobruku who said this while speaking with Crown FM on the allegations that Delta State government promised to […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Thursday said it would meet with the federal government on how workers could survive the recent hike in the pump price of petrol. According to the labour movement, the current price of petrol has eroded the gains of the yet-to-be implemented N70,000 new national minimum wage. Comrade Joe […]
The Nigeria Department of State Security (DSS), at about 11:25pm on Monday bowed to the demands of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and released its President, Joe Ajearo, on administrative bail. Earlier the National Administrative Council of NLC through the Deputy Prince Adewale Adeyanju had given an ultimatum to the government that Ajearo […]
Following the unlawful arrest of Comrade Joe Ajearo the Nigeria Labour Congress President, the union has released a communique threatening the Federal government to release Ajearo or face the consequences. In an emergency meeting organized by the National Administrative Council, a public statement was signed by the Deputy President of NLC, Prince Adewale Adeyanju, […]
In the early hours of today, Monday, on his way to attend a Trade Union Congress conference in the United Kingdom, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, President Joe Ajearo was reported arrested by Operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS. Ajearo was about to board his flight at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja […]
The ongoing negotiation of the new minimum wage between the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Tripartite Committee and the Federal government sends fear down the populace that there would be another industrial action. On Monday, Joe Ajearo President of NLC, revealed that the organized Labour will not embark on a strike action today, Tuesday, since […]
The Nigeria Labour Union, NLC and Trade Union Congress, TUC under the umbrella of Organized Labour, commenced their planned strike today to press home their demand for workers’ welfare and the new national minimum wage. The federal government had failed to meet the demands of the union after several negotiations, insisting that the […]
The back-and-forth negotiations between the Organized Labour and the Federal government over the new Minimum Wage seem not to be getting any light. Recalled that the Federal Government had proposed N48,000 which was raised to N54,000 and finally to N60,000 yesterday which the NLC and TUC also rejected. The president of NLC, Joe Ajearo […]
Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress under the umbrella of the the Organized Labour has again rejected the proposed minimum wage of the Federal Government. Federal government had proposed N48,000 which was later raised to N60,000. In anger the organized Labour walked out of the meeting insisting that N494,000 is […]
As Nigerians join the rest of the world to celebrate Worker’s Day, the Nigerian Labour Congress and its counterpart, the Trade Union Congress have reiterated their commitment and stand towards a new minimum wage. The Federal Government had on May 1 announced a 25% to 35% salary increase for six consolidated structures. Reacting […]
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