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The Nigeria Labour Congress has urged Nigerians to prepare for a nationwide boycott of telecommunication services in protest against the Federal Government’s recent approval of a 50% increase in telecom tariffs. In a statement by its…

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has described as “absurd” the N8 billion allocated in the 2025 federal budget to sensitise Nigerians on the need to pay electricity bills. This was revealed in a statement signed by the President of…

The Organised Labour says it is pushing for an annual increase to the ₦70,000 minimum wage paid to workers in Nigeria. Labour said it is important that the minimum wage paid to workers reflect a rise in inflation every year. “What…

The federal government has handed over 64 compressed natural Gas (CNG) buses to representatives of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). The…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has released labour leader Joe Ajaero. Ajaero, who confirmed his release to Channels TV, said the secret police allowed him to go home around 11 pm on Monday. The Nigeria Labour Congress…

The Nigeria Police Force says it raided the second floor of the Complex of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Abuja last Wednesday in search of some incriminating documents to establish a case against an international “subversive”…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on President Bola Tinubu to engage with protest leaders as tensions rise over the country’s economic situation. In a press release issued on Monday, NLC President, Joe Ajaero, emphasised…

President Bola Tinubu said on Thursday that he was delighted with the outcome of the national minimum wage negotiations. Tinubu said he had to intervene in the negotiations, knowing the economic challenges faced by many Nigerians,…

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero on Thursday gave reasons why the Organized Labour accepted the proposal of N70,000 minimum wage from the President, Bola Tinubu. Ajaero, who spoke to State House reporters…

The organised labour consisting of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has maintained that its N250,000 demand and the N62,000 figure submitted by the tripartite committee for new minimum wage remain…

President Bola Tinubu has decried Nigeria’s power generation capacity, saying that the capacity of 4.5 gigawatts is shameful. Tinubu called for the collaboration of the Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) members to…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has frowned at the recent hike in tariff payable by Band A customers from N206.80 per kilowatt-hour to N209.5/KWh. While demanding an immediate of the new tariff, the NLC also accused the Federal…

The Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Chris Onyeka, says many state governors are flouting the Minimum Wage Act because they do not believe in sanctity of the law. Onyeka gave the position in Abuja on…

The Nigeria Labour Congress said the government must accede to its demands on minimum wage based on practical realities in the country. The NLC also faulted a statement by President Bola Tinubu during a meeting with some governors…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has insisted on N250,000 as minimum wage and faulted President Bola Tinubu’s comment over the matter. The committee on the new minimum wage had submitted its report to the Federal Government, pegging…