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25 Feb
Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, on Sunday charged intending protesters not to violate the rights of others while carrying out their protest for any reason.
14 Feb
Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCN) will commence a nationwide strike from February 27, 2024.
15 Nov
The national leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has listed six conditions that must be met before labour unions in the country will call off their ongoing indefinite strike.
14 Nov
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared a nationwide strike and all workers in Nigeria are hereby directed to withdraw their services effective 12:00 midnight today, November 13, 2023.
14 Nov
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed its members to join the nationwide strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC).
8 Nov
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have threatened to ground economic activities nationwide from November 14, following the abduction and assault of NLC President, Joe Ajaero, last week.
4 Nov
The Organised Labour has threatened to withdraw their services nationwide with effect from Tuesday, November 7, over the abduction and brutalisation of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, during a planned protest in Imo State.
29 Sep 2023
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Bauchi State Chapter, says it is gearing up and mobilising members for a nationwide strike called by labour unions from Tuesday. Mr Dauda Shu’aibu, the State NLC Chairman, stated this at a news conference on Thursday in Bauchi, saying the decision was in compliance with the directives of the national…
3 Aug 2023
So, the authorities and Labour could not avert the nation-wide strike which promises to be total and unsparing, going by the pronouncements of the Labour leaders. There is anger in town; there is distrust and distraught. Sorrow and hopelessness overcast the horizon arising from disbelief that there is soothing light at the end of the…
28 Jul 2023
• Says petrol price hike, hardship won’t be permanent • Opposes N70b as palliatives for N’Assembly A retired Deputy Director of the defunct Department of Petroleum Resources, Sunday Adebayo Babalola, yesterday, urged the Federal Government and organised labour to avert impending strike. Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has given the Federal Government a seven-day ultimatum…
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