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26 Mar
Trade union veterans and the assembly of trade unionists, yesterday, demanded the removal of Labour Party (LP) National Chairman, Julius Abure; and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Joe Ajaero.
26 Mar
Next month will make it five years since President Muhammadu Buhari approved the lifting of the country’s minimum wage from N18,000 per month to N30,000.
20 Mar
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its state councils and political commission to picket Labour Party (LP) offices across the country. NLC gave this charge in a communique dated Tuesday, March 19, 2024 even as the tussle between the Labour union and the leadership of the LP worsened. The letter was signed by the…
19 Mar
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to speedily pay up outstanding salaries of members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational (NASU) and Associated Institutions and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU).
1 Mar
Anambra State lawmakers in the State House of Assembly, on the platform of Labour Party (LP), have tasked President Bola Tinubu and the 36 state governors on the prevalent security challenges and hardship in the country.
29 Feb
After taking the wind off the sail of a well-mobilised protest with an abrupt suspension, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, yesterday said that they could not proceed with the two-day nationwide protest due to intimidation and threats.
29 Feb
Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has challenged the Federal Government to investigate the N30 trillion Ways and Means loan secured by the immediate past administration of Muhammadu Buhari.
28 Feb
After a well-mobilised nationwide protest that rocked major cities over the high cost of living and hardship yesterday, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended action erstwhile scheduled to end today.
28 Feb
Worried by the economic crunch, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday, cautioned the Federal Government against adoption of economic advisories from the international lending agencies including International Monetary Fund, (IMF) and World Bank.
28 Feb
No street protest was held yesterday in Enugu State by members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and other affiliated unions over the high cost of living, inflation, insecurity and hardship in the country.
28 Feb
The Nigeria Labour Congress’ (NLC) protest over economic hardship nationwide was a huge success in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, yesterday.Thousands of angry citizens, which include indigenes and non-indigenes of the state
28 Feb
The Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, Ebonyi State chapter, yesterday, joined their counterparts across the country to protest against the current economic hardship in the Country.
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