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The Federal Government on Saturday appealed to the organised labour to halt its planned strike and return to the negotiating table. The appeal is coming barely a day after the organized Labour declared commencement of an industrial action from Monday 3rd of June,. The Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris urged labour to…
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The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has vowed not to give recognition or legitimacy to the leadership of the national chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure.NLC vowed not to rest until it unseat Abure as national chairman of the party. The Congress also stated that the LP presidential candidate in the…
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As the crisis in the Labour Party continues to fester, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the National Legal Adviser of the Labour Party to desist from validating the “illegal Labour Party National Convention” scheduled for March 27, 2024. In separate letters dated March 22, 2024,…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has reiterated that the only thing that would stop the planned nationwide strike in the country was if the federal government implemented the agreement it had with labour. This was disclosed in the letter written to the government, in which NLC dismissed claims by the federal government that it had…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday condemned the recent protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), warning the Labour movement to know that it is not the only voice of the people. He spoke at the commissioning of the Lagos Red Line Train connecting from Agbado to Oyingbo. The Labour Union had on Tuesday staged…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has revealed that its members and leadership were threatened and intimidated against carrying out their planned two-day nationwide protest.The Labour Union, however, revealed that despite the threats, it went ahead with the protest on Tuesday. The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, who made this known in a press conference on Wednesday,…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has asserted that the two-day protest led by its members is focused on addressing hunger, rather than solely advocating for a review of the minimum wage. Addressing reporters on Tuesday, February 27, NLC President, Joe Ajaero clarified that contrary to certain assertions, the union’s protest is not solely centered on…
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. Says Claims Are Speculative & Protests illegal The federal government has denied the allegation of a plot to attack the planned NLC protest describing it as “speculative.” The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said by raising the allegation, “NLC is feeling guilty in hatching its hidden agenda influenced…
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As countdown to the planned protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the hardship faced by Nigerians narrows, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has written to ask the Attorney General Of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, to provide security for the demonstrators. Barring any last-minute change, the NLC will on Tuesday, February…
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The Department of State Services, DSS, has asked organised labour to shelve its planned nationwide protest over high cost of living and sundry issues in the country in the interest of peace. But the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday dared the DSS to stop the protest, advising the secret police to face its job of…