24hrs News & Updates
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says governors can pay a minimum wage above ₦60,000 if they cut down on corruption and cut the high cost of governance in their states. In a statement late Friday by a spokesperson for the NLC, Benson Upah, Labour condemned the statement by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum that the ₦60,000…
Read More “States Can Pay ₦60,000 Minimum Wage If Corruption Is Cut Down – Labour” »
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), have appealed to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and Power Sector operators, to reverse the increase in electricity tariff within one week. President of the unions, Mr Joe Ajaero and Mr Fetus Osifo made the call on Wednesday in a joint speech to…
Read More “Electricity: NLC, TUC Condemn Higher Tariff For Non-existent Electricity” »
Organised Labour in Nigeria has demanded ₦615,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the country. A source who is an executive of the organized labour, requesting anonymity as he lacked authorization to speak on the issue, was quoted by Sunday PUNCH to have disclosed that the consensus on the new monthly wage of…
Read More “Organised Labour Proposes ₦615,000 Minimum WageTo FG” »
The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) and the Trade Union Congress(TUC) have suspended the nationwide strike following a joint National Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. The two labour centres directed workers to return to work from tomorrow. Deputy National President of the Trade Union Congress, Tommy Okon confirmed this at the end of the NEC meeting. The…
Read More “Labour Suspends Nationwide Strike Effective Thursday” »
Leaders of organized labour in Nigeria have come down heavily on the Federal Government, accusing it of perpetually in disobedience of court orders. TUC President, Festus Osifo, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday, knocked the government for “perpetually violating” court orders while expecting other institutions to obey the judiciary. Osifo recalled…
Read More “Nationwide Strike: FG Has Consistently Disobeyed Court Orders, Labour Knocks FG” »
. Strike is against the nation’s interest – Presidency NLC and TUC yesterday declared the beginning of a nationwide strike from midnight yesterday. This is against Friday’s interim injunction by the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) restraining the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC), and their affiliates from embarking on the…
Despite restraining order by the National Industrial Court (NIC) against the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), counterparts from embarking on strike, the unions have resolved to commence the planned nationwide strike from midnight today (Monday) In a statement on Monday, the unions ordered workers nationwide to withdraw their…
Read More “NLC, TUC Defies NILC Order, Declare Nationwide Strike Starting Monday Midnight” »
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) has ordered in an interim injunction stopping the organised labour, including the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC), and their affiliates from embarking on a workers strike planned to commence on November 14. Justice Benedict Kanyip, gave the ruling on Friday while deciding an ex-parte…
Read More “BREAKING: Industrial Court Holds Back NLC, TUC From Planned Strike” »
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended their planned workers strike for the next one month. This information was contained in a memorandum of understanding signed on Monday by the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, and General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja; as well as the TUC President, Festus Osifo, and Secretary…
Read More “Organized Labour Suspends Planned Strike, FG To Pay Workers N35,000” »
…says move highly unpatriotic and targeted at destabilising Nigeria The insistence of organised labour to embark on an indefinite strike action has continued to attract widespread criticism, with the latest coming from the Civil Society Situation Room on Good Governance in Nigeria (CSSRGGN). The group condemned the move by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and…
Read More “CSOs Berate NLC, TUC Over Insistence on Indefinite Strike Action” »