LABOUR INSISTS ON #250,000 MINIMUN WAGE(DETAILS) The Organised Labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) has rejected the ₦62,000 offer by the federal government and proposals by some individuals and economists of ₦100,000. The labour unions say it stands by its demand for a minimum wage of ₦250,000. Chris … Read more
NLC, TUC SUSPENDS STRIKE FOR FIVE DAYS The Organised Labour has suspended the nationwide strike for five days to give room for uninterrupted meeting with the tripartite committee on the new national minimum wage. A source with the leaders of Labour disclosed this to Vanguard. Vanguard had reported how Labour leaders had a successful meeting … Read more
FG, LABOUR TO MEET TOMORROW OVER STRIKE, MINIMUM WAGE(DETAILS) The Federal Government has through the National Salaries, incomes and Wages Commission, NSIWC, summoned a meeting of the tripartite committee on the new national minimum wage for tomorrow. Last meeting of the committee ended abruptly on May 31, after Organised Labour negotiating team walked out … Read more
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has called on the Bola Tinubu-led administration to align itself with the demands of Organized Labour.In a statement at the weekend by its president, Pedro Obi, NANS stood in solidarity with the labour unions in their call for an increase in the national minimum wage.While citing current economic … Read more
NLC BACKS NASU, SSANU WARNING STRIKE The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has said it is in support of the ongoing strike by the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational (NASU) and associated institutions of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and has demanded an “immediate” payment of the withheld salaries of the aggrieved workers. … Read more
BREAKING: NLC demands N794,000 minimum wage for workers in South West The Nigeria Labour Congress has demanded N794,000 as the new national minimum wage for workers in the South West geopolitical political zone. The labour union in the South West, through the chairperson of the Lagos State chapter of the NLC, Funmi Sessi, … Read more
NLC, TUC SUSPENDS NATIONWIDE STRIKE The National Executive Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress on Wednesday night suspended the ongoing strike. The unions said the suspension followed the intervention of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. Our correspondent gathered that the meeting which commenced at a few minutes past 7 … Read more
ASUU DIRECTS MEMBERS TO JOIN NLC STRIKE The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has declared support for the two-day planned protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in solidarity with the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). NANS made this known in a statement issued by its president, Comrade Sunday … Read more
NLC THREATEN TO EMBARK ON NATIONWIDE STRIKE OVER THE ARREST OF THEIR PRESIDENT(DETAILS) The NLC president was arrested at the NLC State Council Secretariat by some heavily armed policemen in Owerri. In a joint statement by the NLC and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) shortly after Ajaero’s arrest, the Labour unions accused the Governor … Read more
STRIKE: NLC, TUC TO CONSIDER FG’S OFFERS – MINISTER(DETAILS) The Federal Government on Sunday, October 1, 2023 met with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) on measures to address the dispute arising from the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). The parties noted the following: … Read more
