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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…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is holding off on potential strike action regarding the national minimum wage, according to a statement made by NLC President Joe Ajaero at the International Labour Conference in Geneva on Tuesday.…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Saturday morning accused state governors of acting in bad faith as regards matters of minimum wage negotiations. The Congress expressed alarm over the claim by governors that the payment of…

Negotiations over Nigeria's minimum wage reached a stalemate on Friday after lengthy discussions between organised labour representatives and the Federal Government. The significant gap between proposed figures raises concerns about the…

Organised Labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, suspended their strike for five days, a leader of the NLC told the PUNCH in Abuja. The Centres are expected to issue a statement shortly before the…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday explained the decision of workers in the electricity sector to shut down the national grid. In a statement made available to journalists, the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, faulted the…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has joined the ongoing strike by the organised labour comprising Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress. This is coming after the Federal Government failed to meet the unions’…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced the complete shutdown of Nigeria’s electricity grid by labour unions as the strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress begins. NLC and TUC commenced a nationwide…

The federal government says the planned nationwide strike by organised labour on the demand for the minimum wage is illegal. Lateef Fagbemi, the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice, said in a letter…

Members of the organised labour, on Friday, declared a nationwide indefinite strike over the Federal Government’s refusal to raise the proposed minimum wage from N60,000. The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero,…

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has appealed to organised labour to be considerate and patriotic in their demands in the ongoing negotiation for a new national minimum wage. Onyejeocha made the…

The Federal Government has added a sum of N3,000 to its initially proposed N57,000 minimum wage, making it the sum of N60,000 proposed on Tuesday during a meeting of the tripartite committee on minimum wage in Abuja. Organised…

The Federal Government has proposed to pay N54,000 as minimum wage, as the Tripartite Committee on the New Minimum Wage returned to the negotiation table after the Organised Labour pulled out of the negotiations last week. At the…