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NLC Nigeria Minimum Wage Strike Suffers Setback as 6 States Pull Out

December 1, 2024 Musa Jibril

NLC Nigeria Minimum Wage Strike: FCT, Zamfara, Others Refuse to Pull Out as 6 States End NLC Strike.   The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)’s planned December 1 strike may suffer…

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NLC Warns Against Disruption of Salary Payments to Rivers Workers

November 8, 2024 Taiwo Oyedepo

We Will Resist Attempt to Stop Payment of Workers’ Salaries in Rivers State, NLC says The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a stern warning against any attempt to obstruct…

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Breaking: 8 Critical Agreements Between Labour, FG to Tackle Petrol, Food Price Hikes

October 17, 2024 Omajemite Don

The Federal Government and Organised Labour reached a new agreement on Wednesday aimed at addressing the soaring prices of transport and essential goods, particularly food items. This move comes in…

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DSS Grants Bail to NLC President Joe Ajaero

September 9, 2024 Omajemite Don

DSS Releases NLC President, Joe Ajaero On Bail.   Abuja, Nigeria – The Department of State Services (DSS) has released NLC President Joe Ajaero on bail. Ajaero was arrested on…

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Tinubu Betrays Us: NLC Reacts to Fuel Price Increase, Makes 7 Demands

September 3, 2024 Omajemite Don

NLC Reacts To Fuel Price Increase, Makes 7 Demands From Government.   The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed profound disillusionment with the federal government following a recent hike in…

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Workers To Wait Long For New Minimum Wage Payment As Tinubu’s Govt Drags Feet On Implementation

September 1, 2024 Omajemite Don

Tinubu’s Govt Delays Minimum Wage Payment, Leaving Workers Waiting.     Despite President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent approval of the N70,000 National Minimum Wage Act on July 29, 2024, many…

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NLC Puts Workers, Affiliated Bodies on High Alert Amidst Possible Nationwide Strike If Joe Ajaero Is Detained

August 20, 2024 Omajemite Don

Nigerian Labour Congress Threatens Nationwide Strike Over Joe Ajaero’s Possible Detention     The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a strong warning of a nationwide strike if its President,…

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NLC Sends 7 Fresh Demands To Tinubu Government over #EndBadGovernance Protest

August 8, 2024 Omajemite Don

#EndBadGovernance: NLC Sends 7 Fresh Demands To Tinubu Government   The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has raised its voice to make a stern demand from the administration of President Bola…

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Minister Reveals When President Tinubu Will Officially Announce the New Minimum Wage

July 16, 2024 Omajemite Don

Tinubu to Decide on New Minimum Wage Thursday Upon Meeting with Organised Labour. Abuja, Nigeria — Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, revealed that President Bola Tinubu would…

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Full Details of NLC, TUC Meeting with Tinubu on New Minimum Wage Emerge

July 11, 2024 Musa Jibril

Abuja – The meeting held on Thursday between President Bola Tinubu and the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) regarding the contentious new…

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Labour Minimum Wage Update as Market Realities Peg Ideal Minimum Wage for Nigerian Workers at N104,400

June 17, 2024 Omajemite Don

Labour Minimum Wage: Market Realities Peg Ideal Minimum Wage for Nigerian Workers at N104,400. Nigerian minimum wage earners will need to be handed at least N104,400 monthly to retain the…

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NLC, TUC Suspend Strike for One Week

June 4, 2024 Omajemite Don

  In a surprise move, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have temporarily suspended their ongoing strike action, putting the fight for a new minimum…

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Breaking: FG, Labour In Emergency Meeting As Strike Grounds Economic Activities

June 3, 2024 Taiwo Oyedepo

Economic activities across Nigeria have come to a standstill as the nationwide strike by the Organised Labour enters its second day. The Federal Government has summoned labour leaders to an…

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Nationwide Outage as Labour Union Shuts Down National Grid

June 3, 2024 Musa Jibril

Nationwide Outage as Labour Union Shuts Down National Grid.  In a dramatic escalation of their ongoing strike, the labour union has deliberately shut down the national grid, causing a nationwide…

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Police Issue Stern Warning to Labour Unions Amid TUC, NLC Strike

June 3, 2024 Omajemite Don

Police Urge NLC and TUC to Abandon Strike to Maintain Order. The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has urged the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to…

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NLC Differs On CBNs Cybersecurity Levy

May 7, 2024 Musa Jibril

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has rejected the recent order by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, of 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levied on electronic transfers. NLC President Joe Ajaero…

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NLC Presents 7 New Demands to FG Ahead of Workers’ Day Celebration

April 21, 2024 Omajemite Don

NLC Unveils Seven Demands for Nigerian Government Ahead of Workers’ Day Celebration. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has put forward a list of seven fresh demands to the Bola Tinubu-led…

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NLC Chairman Remanded in Prison Over Diversion of Palliatives

March 27, 2024 Okolosi Gloria

NLC Chairman Remanded in Prison Over Diversion of Palliatives.   The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Yobe State, Comrade Muktar Tarbutu, has been remanded in prison on…

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NLC Shuts Down LP Secretariat, Calls for Abure’s Removal

March 20, 2024 Omajemite Don

  In a dramatic turn of events, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) staged a forceful takeover of the Labour Party’s secretariat on Wednesday.   The move comes as a response…

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Tensions Rise as Police Seal Labour Union Ahead of Planned Nationwide Protest Over Economic Hardship

February 26, 2024 Omajemite Don

NLC Protest update today  In a move sparking controversy, the Nigeria Police have sealed off the Labour Union office in Lagos, a preemptive measure to thwart the planned nationwide protest…

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