Nigeria’s crude oil production has risen to about 1.8 million barrels per day (mbpd), prompting local refiners and organised labour to renew calls for increased crude supply to domestic refineries and lower fuel prices.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the Federal Government’s proposed ₦6tn bailout for power generation companies (GenCos), calling it a short-term fix that fails to address Nigeria’s chronic electricity crisis.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened a nationwide industrial action over what it described as “institutionalised extortion” in the power sector.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has ordered full-scale mobilisation of its affiliate unions for a nationwide strike against what it described as Dangote Group’s “deliberate anti-worker crusade” and disregard for Nigeria’s labour laws.

The Nigeria Labour Congress and federal government workers have demanded an urgent review of the national minimum wage, insisting that the current ₦70,000 is no longer sustainable.

The Federal Government has appealed to the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve their planned nationwide strike against the Dangote Group, urging that dialogue remains the most effective way to resolve the dispute.