THE meeting between the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Federal Government ended in a deadlock with another meeting scheduled for a later date. Newsextra24 reports. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, is also expected to meet with the representatives of the Trade Union Congress led by its national …
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Three NLC Officials Arrested For Monitoring Strike Action In Imo
THREE executive members of the Imo State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have been reportedly arrested by the operatives of the Imo State Police Command. Newsextra24 learnt that NLC officials were detained on Wednesday at the Imo State Secretariat while checking on how state employees were complying with …
Read More »BREAKING: Strike: NLC Shuns Meeting With FG
THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has shunned the reconciliatory meeting called by the Federal Government. The last-minute reconciliatory meeting was convened by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong. The purpose of the meeting was to avert the two-day warning strike. The NLC had declared a two-day warning strike …
Read More »JUST IN: Bank Employees Issue Notice Of Strike Nationwide From Tuesday
NIGERIAN banks have issued a notice to embark on a two-day nationwide strike. The banks said financial services would be withdrawn on September 5 and 6, 2023. The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institution Employees (NUBIFE) gave the directive in a memo dated September 2, 2023, signed by …
Read More »BREAKING: NLC Shuns Meeting With Labour Minister Over Planned Strike
THE national leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress has shunned the last-minute reconciliatory meeting convened by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, to avert the two-day warning strike already declared by the labour centre. Newsextra24 reports that only the leadership of the Trade Union Congress, led by its …
Read More »JUST IN: No Going Back On Proposed Nationwide Strike – NLC
THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has debunked speculations that it might back down on its proposed industrial action slated nationwide for Wednesday. It said the only reason it would shelve the strike is when the Federal Government and the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited NNPCL did the needful by returning …
Read More »Workers’ Day: NLC Demands New Retirement Age
THE Nigeria Labour Congress has asked for a fresh retirement age for civil servants in the country. The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, made the call during the 2023 Workers’ Day celebrations on Monday in Abuja. Ajaero also called for a general review of core civil servants’ salaries to narrow the …
Read More »Sudan War: Don’t Allow Stranded Nigerians to Die, NLC Warns Buhari
THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has told President Muhammadu Buhari not to allow Nigerians in Sudan to die as a result of negligence. The NLC pleaded with the government to explore any avenue that could help to bring back to the country Nigerian citizens in Sudan and even make plans …
Read More »Suspended Labour Party Chairman Abure Re-instated By NLC Amidst Tight security
AMIDST conflicting judgements from courts, the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Monday, led a delegation of workers’ unions to reinstate the embattled national chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure. In doing so, NLC President, Joe Ajaero confirmed that the bright fortune of the party was attracting …
Read More »Cash Crisis: ASCAB Backs NLC’s Planned Action
ALLAINCE on Surviving Covid-19 and Beyond, ASCAB, Sunday said it would support Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, over it planned action on Wednesday. NLC through its president, Joe Ajaero had directed public sector workers in the country to embark on strike beginning from Wednesday. He also directed that affiliate unions constituting …
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