By Joan Nwagwu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday organised a one-day capacity building programme for focal persons of affiliate unions on the Migrant Recruitment Advisory (MRA) web platform in Nigeria. The training aimed to strengthen trade union participation in migration governance, promote fair recruitment principles and improve protectionContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The National Pension Commission (PenCom) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Lagos Council will begin enforcement against pension defaulters under the Contributory Pension Scheme from June 1. The NLC Lagos Council Chairperson, Funmi Sesi, disclosed this after an interactive session organised by PenCom in Lagos. The sessionContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for government’s intervention to address the surge in petrol prices between N1,170 and N1,300 per litre across the country. The call is contained in a statement signed by Mr Joe Ajaero, President of the NLC. Ajaero said the rising costContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday night met with leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) at the State House, Abuja, in last-minute efforts to halt the union’s proposed nationwide protest over insecurity. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NLC had declared a nationwide protestContinue Reading
Intervention By Joan Nwagwu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on President Bola Tinubu to promptly intervene in the face-off between the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Dangote Group. The congress specifically called on the President to call on the Dangote Group toContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kaduna chapter, has commended the State governor, Sen. Uba Sani, for recalling some of the teachers dismissed by the immediate past administration in the state. The State NLC chairman, Mr Ayuba Suleiman, gave the commendation while addressing members of the NigerianContinue Reading
Suspension By Joan Nwagwu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its planned nationwide rally over proposed 50 per cent telecommunications tariff hike. Mr Emmanuel Ugboaja, General Secretary of the NLC disclosed this in a statement addressed to all its state councils and affiliates on Tuesday in Abuja. It wouldContinue Reading
Protest By Joan Nwagwu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared plans to embark on a nationwide mass rally on Feb. 4 over the 50 per cent hike on telecom services by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC). Mr Joe Ajaero, NLC President, said this in a communique issued at theContinue Reading
Wage By Joan Nwagwu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) sys that stringent measures are in place to ensure that states and employers implement the national minimum wage and the consequential adjustment before the end of March. Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, President Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) said this atContinue Reading
