30-Day strike looms as Labour alleges decentralisation of minimum wage discussions
The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Tuesday, threatened to shut down the country for a month in protest against plans by the National Assembly to deregulate […]
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Organised Labour or the people’s rage?, by Zainab Suleiman Okino
Whether the national workforce is 720,000 at the federal level and about 90,000 at sub-national level, the number of public servants (constituting the labour force) […]
NLC confirms no agreement reached on minimum wage with FG
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s claims that an agreement has been reached on a new national minimum wage, insisting that […]
Labour demands N250,000 minimum wage, awaits decision from Tinubu
Organised Labour has insisted on its N250,000 new minimum wage proposal, stating it would not negotiate what it described as a ‘starvation wage.’ The Assistant […]
Strike alert: Labour rejects ₦62,000 and ₦100,000 wages, eyes Tuesday for action
The Organised Labour says it will not accept any ₦62,000 or ₦100,000 “starvation wage” as the minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Labour insisted on ₦250,000, […]
NLC, TUC Strike: My reasons for demanding over ₦400,000 as minimum wage, Ajaero reveals
Comrade Joe Ajaero, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has explained why the Organized labour is demanding over four hundred thousand Naira from […]
Strike continues until Tuesday’s review meeting,’ declares NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it would continue with the nationwide strike which began on Monday, pending the outcome of its meeting with its […]
Labour’s N494,000 minimum wage amounts N9.5 trillion yearly, not sustainable-FG
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said the sum of N494,000 national minimum wage being demanded by organized labour, which cumulatively […]
NLC details on petrol pricing, dispels notion of N1,500 per litre
THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has said the resolute stand of the Congress President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, is the reason Nigerians are not buying a […]
Minimum Wage: NLC raises negotiation team, lists conditions
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has assembled a team to negotiate with the government in light of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration in his New Year’s address that his administration will enact a “national living wage” this year. The current minimum wage, which was agreed upon in 2018, will run out in April 2024. The duration of each agreed-upon minimum salary is five years. As a result, the present national minimum wage’s lifespan is almost up. “The economic aspirations and the material well-being of the poor, the most vulnerable, and the working people shall not be neglected,” Tinubu stated in the speech. “It is in this spirit that we are going to implement a new national living wage for our industrious workers […]
Nationwide strike: ‘You don’t obey court orders – Labour drags FG
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared a nationwide strike. As the strike enters its second day, Organised Labour has stated that it has not received any court order from the Federal Government or any of its parties to stop the strike, which started on Tuesday. TUC President Festus Osifo, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday, knocked the government for “perpetually violating” court orders while expecting other institutions […]
Nationwide Labour Strike: Bank, Polytechnic Staff Unions, others comply with industrial action
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have begun the nationwide strike they first announced a week ago, with affiliate unions joining […]
Joe Ajaero: NLC, TUC declare nationwide strike
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, have declared a nationwide strike. NLC ordered its members to commence a […]
Gov Uzodinma finally apologises to NLC president, says ‘I can’t wish this to happen to anybody’
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has tendered an apology for the assault on the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, […]
There should be consequences for flight ban, Imo elders
The Imo Elders Council says there should be consequences for the action of the Organised Labour in Imo State. The group on Thursday described as […]