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26 Feb
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to stop its planned strike and dialogue with the government on their demands. NANS Senate President Akinteye Afeez in a statement said the impact of the strike on academic activities would be particularly devastating for students, who are already grappling with…
24 Feb
Coalition of Civil Society Groups on Transparency and Accountability has warned against the hijack of the planned nationwide protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
1 Oct 2023
.Says erosion ethical governance, corruption killing nation The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said the erosion of ethical governance, rampant corruption and political instability has defined the nation 63 years after. It regretted that the decades have been marked by a series of missteps, mismanagement and missed opportunities. In a message titled ‘Nigeria: The Travails…
7 Sep 2023
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday, ended its two-day nationwide warning strike, encouraging its members to maintain their steadfast resolve if the government fails to provide appropriate responses to its demand.
5 Sep 2023
Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC Kaduna chapter Ayuba Magaji Suleiman has said that the nationwide strike was embarked on to press home their demand for a wage increase, saying that their salaries can no longer take them to the next bus stop. This was as stranded workers in Kaduna state were locked out…
5 Sep 2023
Workers in some areas of Lagos State were seen going about their businesses in spite of the two-day warning strike to begin Sept. 5, directed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who monitored situations in Lekki Phase 1 area of the state on Tuesday, reports that some banks…
2 Aug 2023
The deputy governor of Lagos State, Femi Hamzat, has pacified the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and members of the public who commenced protest against the recent increase in fuel price. Hundreds of members of the NLC, Trade Union Congress (TUC) and other affiliate unions commenced protest in Lagos to demand that the government immediately address…
2 Aug 2023
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Ondo State on Wednesday protested the soaring cost of living attributed to the removal of subsidy on fuel by the government. The state NLC Chairman, Comrade Victor Amoko, led the protesters from the NLC state secretariat to the Governor’s office, Alagbaka, Akure. The protesters, who carried placards with various…
2 Aug 2023
The Kaduna State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has asked the federal government (FG) to increase the minimum wage to ₦200,000 and also revert the price of fuel to ₦185 per litre. The chairman of NLC in Kaduna, Comrade Ayuba Suleiman, made this call on Wednesday as the Labour union all across Nigeria…
1 Aug 2023
Following a planned nationwide strike by Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the police high command has warned that it would not tolerate any violent protest across the country. Spokesman of the police, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi who made the disclosure noted that the Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, is deeply concerned about recent developments…
1 Aug 2023
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said earnings of members of the National Assembly are insufficient to take care of volumes of requests from their constituencies.
31 Jul 2023
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana says the Nigeria Labour Congress and its affiliates can proceed on the Aug. 2 strike and protest as planned, saying the exercise does not translate to contempt of court.

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