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NLC Demands Urgent Federal Intervention as Petrol Prices Surge to N1,500 Per Litre

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NLC Demands Urgent Federal Intervention as Petrol Prices Surge to N1,500 Per Litre

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to urgently intervene in the country’s rising petrol prices, with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) now selling for as much as N1,500 per litre in several states. The labour union’s demand came amid a fresh surge in pump prices across the country. The PUNCH reported…

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Employment, Labour & Productivity

NLC Declares N70,000 Minimum Wage Unsustainable, Rallies Workers for Fresh Pay Fight

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NLC Declares N70,000 Minimum Wage Unsustainable, Rallies Workers for Fresh Pay Fight

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on its affiliates and workers across the country to prepare for a fresh campaign for a new national minimum wage, insisting that the current ₦70,000 benchmark no longer reflects the country’s economic realities. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, made the call on Monday while declaring open the 2026 NLC…

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Employment, Labour & Productivity, Wages and Minimum wage

Nationwide Strike Looms as NLC Demands Action on NSITF Funds, PENCOM Board

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Nationwide Strike Looms as NLC Demands Action on NSITF Funds, PENCOM Board

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has handed the Federal Government a seven-day deadline to address pressing issues relating to workers’ welfare, including the alleged mismanagement of funds belonging to the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and the delay in constituting the Governing Board of the National Pension Commission (PENCOM). In a communiqué released after…

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NLC Declares Mass Rally For Feb. 4 To Protest Telecom Tariff Hike

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NLC Declares Mass Rally For Feb. 4 To Protest Telecom Tariff Hike

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared plans to embark on a nationwide mass rally on Feb. 4 over the 50 per cent hike on telecom services by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC). Mr Joe Ajaero, NLC President, said this in a communique issued at the end of the Congress’s National Administrative Council (NAC) meeting…

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Telecoms Tariff Hike: Govt Supporting Telcos For Revenue – NLC

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Telecoms Tariff Hike: Govt Supporting Telcos For Revenue – NLC

The NLC President, Joseph Ajaero, has accused the Federal Government of prioritising revenue generation over the welfare of citizens by supporting the recent 50 per cent increase in telecommunications tariffs. Speaking on Arise TV on Friday, Ajaero criticised the government for aligning with telecom companies while Nigerians grappled with the rising cost of living. Ajaero,…

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Employment, Labour & Productivity, Telecoms & Information Technology

Falana, Other Activists Lead Ajaero To Police Headquarters

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Falana, Other Activists Lead Ajaero To Police Headquarters

Human Rights activist Femi Falana, SAN, Maxwell Opara, Deji Adeyanju were among the lawyers that accompanied the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, President, Comrade Joe Ajaero to Force headquarters for questioning over allegation of terrorism financing among others. Although, the Labour movement had mobilized its members to accompany Ajaero to the Police headquarters in solidarity, Chief…

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Police and Interior Affairs

Labour To Shutdown National Grid, Telecom Services If Ajaero Is Arrested

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Labour To Shutdown National Grid, Telecom Services If Ajaero Is Arrested

Nigerian workers in telecommunications and electricity sectors have threatened to shut down the National grid, and telecom services at midnight Wednesday if the President of Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero is arrested by the Nigeria Police Force. This was contained in separate notices on Tuesday by the General Secretaries of the National Union of Electricity…

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Employment, Labour & Productivity

Police Invite NLC President For Questioning Over Terrorism Financing

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Police Invite NLC President For Questioning Over Terrorism Financing

The National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has been summoned by the Nigeria Police Force for questioning over allegations of terrorism financing, cybercrime, and other related offences. The invitation letter, signed by ACP Adamu Muazu on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Intelligence Response Team, warned that a warrant of…

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Ajaero Lambasts FG Over 35% Pay Rise, Advocates N615k As Realistic Living Wage

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Ajaero Lambasts FG Over 35% Pay Rise, Advocates N615k As Realistic Living Wage

The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has lambasted the federal government describing it’s 35 per cent pay rise for civil servants as mischievous while insisting that a living wage should be N615, 000. Ajaero stated this while speaking during an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday. He said, “We should be…

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Employment, Labour & Productivity

Tackle Hardship, Fulfill Your Promises, Ajaero Knocks Tinubu

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Tackle Hardship, Fulfill Your Promises, Ajaero Knocks Tinubu

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero,has asked President Bola Tinubu to fulfil his promises to Nigerians rather singling the union out for criticism. During the commissioning of the Red-Line Railway Project in Lagos, on Thursday, Tinubu had accused NLC of partisanship. Rejecting the nationwide protest over widespread hardship in the…

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