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NLC Demands Wage Award, Cost Of Living Allowance As Living Costs Soar

NewsDeskNgMar 16, 2026March 16, 20260

NLC has urged the government to grant wage awards and cost of living allowance, warning workers are struggling with soaring prices. Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has asked the federal and state governments to urgently grant Wage Award and Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) to all workers to cushion the effect...

NLC Rejects FG’s Proposed N3tn Bailout For Power GENCOs

NewsDeskNgFeb 20, 2026February 20, 20260

NLC has opposed plans by the federal government to grant bailout of N3 trillion to privately owned electricity generation companies. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed opposition to plans by the federal government to grant bailout of three trillion Naira (N3trillion) to privately owned electricity generation companies as part...

PDP slams Tinubu over arrest of labour leader Ajaero

NewsDeskNgSep 9, 2024September 9, 20240

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has blasted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the arrest of Nigerians by security operatives. According to reports, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, was on Monday arrested by men of the Department of State Service, DSS, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International...

TUC demands immediate release, says arrest sets dangerous precedence

NewsDeskNgSep 9, 2024September 9, 20240

Trade Union Congress, TUC, on Monday said the arrest of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, President, Joe Ajaero by the Department of State Security, DSS, has set a dangerous precedence for the labor movement in Nigeria. Festus Osifo, the President of TUC, who said this in a statement, also demanded...

Nigerians may end up buying petrol for N5,000 per litre under Tinubu – NLC

NewsDeskNgSep 7, 2024September 7, 20240

Spokesman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Benson Upah, has warned that Nigerians could eventually buy petrol for N5,000 per litre. Upah stated this while reacting to the recent hike in fuel pump price in an interview with Weekend Trust. He also insisted that the increase is contrary to the...

Abia NLC puts members on red alert

NewsDeskNgAug 22, 2024August 22, 20240

The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Abia State Chapter, has put workers in the state on standby for immediate industrial action, should the Police arrest National President Comrade Joe Ajaero. This is contained in a circular jointly issued by the State NLC Chairman, Comrade Okoro Ogbonnaya, and Secretary,...

NLC – Wage award different from N70,000 minimum wage

NewsDeskNgAug 16, 2024August 16, 20240

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Lagos State Chapter, says the N35,000 wage award in the state should not be taken as part of or in lieu of the N70,000 new minimum wage recently passed into law. The State NLC Chairman, Funmi Sessi, who gave this explanation in Lagos on Friday,...

NLC – Pension scheme pauperizing our retirees

NewsDeskNgJul 15, 2024July 15, 20240

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has claimed that the current pension scheme practised by the government is pauperizing workers after retirement. It said retirement under the present scheme may have become a death sentence for many retirees, stressing that it has many consequences for the behaviour of workers in active...

2026 WCQ: NLC strike delay arrival of Super Eagles’ players in camp

NewsDeskNgJun 3, 2024June 3, 20240

The ongoing Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, strike has delayed the arrival of the remaining players in the Super Eagles’ camp. The players Maduka Okoye, Semi Ajayi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Calvin Bassey, Frank Onyeka, Alex Iwobi, Ademola Lookman and Paul Onuachu were all expected to join their teammates in camp on Monday...

Muslims must say no to NLC, TUC strike – MURIC

NewsDeskNgJun 3, 2024June 3, 20240

The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has suggested that the ongoing strike by organized labour unions will make life unbearable for Muslims preparing for Id al-Kabir (Salah). MURIC, therefore, advised the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, to postpone its strike until after the Muslim festival. The group made the request on Monday...