The National Industrial Court in Abuja has restrained the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) from staging a protest scheduled for Tuesday, February 3. Emmanuel Subilim, the presiding judge, gave the order on Monday after hearing an ex parte application filed by Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), …
Organised labour unions and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, have resolved their dispute. The agreement has led to the immediate suspension of the strike and a return to work by affected employees. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) announced the decision in a circular issued …
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says its organs will meet today, November 22, to determine the next line of action as its one-month ultimatum to the Federal Government over the unresolved crisis in universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education expires. NLC’s acting Secretary-General, Benson Upah, confirmed the development in a brief chat with Newsmen, stressing …
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, has called for the unionisation of academic staff in private universities across the country, urging the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to initiate conversations that would bring lecturers in privately owned institutions under the same union umbrella. Ajaero made the call on Sunday …
...NLC Issues Fresh Warning Over Unresolved Varsity Disputes The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has handed the Federal Government a four-week ultimatum to resolve all outstanding issues with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other tertiary institution-based unions or face a nationwide shutdown. Speaking at the Labour House, Abuja, on Monday, NLC President …
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kaduna State says many workers are yet to benefit from the ₦72,000 minimum wage in the state. Those excluded include primary school teachers, local government employees, and primary healthcare workers. NLC Chairperson, Ayuba Magaji Suleiman, explained that while the state government has started implementing the new wage, the adjustment …
In a move to reset strained relations and address deep-rooted issues in Nigeria’s pension administration, the Director General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Mrs Omolola Oloworaran, paid a courtesy visit to the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, at the Labour House in Abuja. The meeting, which took place recently, …
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) crisis in Edo State deepened on Thursday after police operatives sealed off the union’s state secretariat, popularly known as the Adams Oshiomhole Labour House, in Benin City. The security clampdown came just hours after the NLC national leadership inaugurated a Caretaker Committee headed by Prof. Monday Igbafen, despite a resolution …
By Esther Ososanya Labour warns RMAFC’s proposal could worsen inequality and spark outrage The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the immediate publication of the current earnings of political office holders and the criteria for any planned review. The demand follows rumours of an upward adjustment by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission …
By Esther Ososanya The federal government has bowed to pressure from organised labour by addressing two major demands of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), barely days after the union threatened to shut down the economy with a nationwide strike. At the centre of the dispute was the controversial deduction of workers’ contributions from the Nigeria …
