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The Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, says there is a mutual agreement between workers and the Federal Government and the state counterparts that there is an urgent need to increase the minimum wage. Oshiomhole, who…

Joe Ajaero, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), says the federal government’s announcement of a pay rise for civil servants is mischievous. On Tuesday, the federal government approved a pay rise of between 25 and 35…

The organised labour, on Sunday, listed its expectations ahead of the 2024 Workers’Day, calling on the Federal Government to announce a new minimum wage on May 1. The National Vice President of the Trade Union Congress, Tommy Etim,…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has lamented the poor power supply in the country, saying this is not good for business and national development. The labour union said 12 years after the sector was privatised by the administration…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday stormed the national secretariat of the Labour Party in Abuja to protest the party’s national convention planned for end of this month. The congress also demanded the sacking of the…

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has lamented that Nigerians have become scavengers due to the rising economic hardship in the country. Ajaero said this at the 11th quadrennial delegates conference of…

Nigeria's Labour Congress (NLC) has proposed a significant hike in the minimum wage for workers in Lagos, Oyo, and other major Nigerian states. The NLC is advocating for a new minimum wage of N794,000 (around $1,800 USD) per month,…

Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, minister of women affairs, says the recent protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) against the rising cost of living was a “mere distraction”. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Monday,…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has slammed President Bola Tinubu over his comment on the union’s Tuesday’s protest which he described as “unacceptable”. The NLC, however, told the President to channel his energy into tackling the…

The President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, on Wednesday, said that it could not proceed with its two-day nationwide protest due to intimidation and threats. The NLC and other related unions commenced a national…

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, has criticised the Nigeria Labour Congress for staging a nationwide protest. Ngelale labelled the protest as unnecessary during an interview with TVC on…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC( has suspended the nationwide planned protest slated for Wednesday. The NLC and other related unions commenced national planned protests on Tuesday over the high cost of living, inflation, insecurity,…

President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, on Tuesday, February 27, lamented that Nigerians are dying of hunger due to the economic hardship in the country. He urged the federal government to urgently address the…

Adegoke Fayoade, Lagos commissioner of police, says the command will not tolerate the disruption of commercial activities during the planned NLC protest in the state. On February 16, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) declared a…

The Federal Government said it has reviewed the commitments made with organised labour in the agreement signed on October 2, 2023. This was contained in a statement signed by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka…