Following a meeting with the Federal Government, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended the planned strike over the removal of the petrol subsidy. The labour unions announced the suspension after a meeting of their leaders and representatives of the federal government on Monday. They are to reconvene on June […]
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The meeting on subsidy removal between the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the federal government of Nigeria has ended without an agreement. The meeting called by the federal government, was intended to reach an agreement with organised labour after President Bola Tinubu’s announcement that petrol subsidy would cease to be in […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on has disclosed it would hold a one-day national protest to force the Federal Government to meet the demands of university-based unions. The NLC noted that reports from a meeting of its Central Working Committee (CWC) showed a lack of progress in the negotiations with the leadership of the Academic […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Lagos State chapter, has assured the state Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu of their utmost support in his bid to get a second term in office. NLC Chairman in Lagos state, Ms Agnes Sessi gave the assurance in her address at the Worker’s Day Commemoration on Sunday at the Mobolaji Johnson […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kaduna State Council, on Wednesday, condoled the Trade Union Congress(TUC), over the death of its Secretary General, Comrade Barrister Musa Lawal Ozigi and the Chairman Kwara State, Comrade Akinsola Akinwunmi during the Abuja-Kaduna train attack on Monday. Bandits attacked Kaduna- Abuja train, killed eight passengers, wounded 26, while several others […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to go on a nationwide industrial action if the government goes ahead to implement an increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit. NLC restated It’s position in a petition to the Governors of the 36 states ahead of the planned nationwide protest scheduled for Thursday. The petition, […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress, rivers State council has described 2021 as a very turbulent year. The state chairman of the union, Beatrice Itubo made the comments while assessing the welfare of workers in Rivers state for the year in review. Itubo, however noted that the state government failed to address most of the demands of […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected a planned petroleum price increase. NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, made the call in a statement he issued to reporters in Abuja, entitled: ”Nigerian workers refused to take the bait’’. According to him, the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, announced that petrol could cost as much […]
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Kaduna State Government has announced the dismissal of all nurses below Grade Level 14 for joining the “illegal strike” which was embarked upon by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in the state. The government also said that nurses who disconnected oxygen from a two-day-old baby in an incubator on Monday, May 17, 2021, at the […]
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Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has ordered the dismissal of Kaduna State University’s lecturers who join other workers on strike in the state. He made this disclosure in a press statement by his media aide, Muyiwa Adekeye, on Tuesday, titled, ‘KDSG will not tolerate criminal acts disguised as industrial action’. Part of the statement […]
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