Minimum Wage: FG, NLC Reach New Agreement The federal government and organised labour have agreed on the fixing of a new minimum wage that is above N60,000. The agreement was reached at the end of a meeting held on Monday between leaders of the Nigeria Labour...

Muslim Groups Urge Labour Union to Spare Airports, Avoid Disrupting Hajj Airlift As the nationwide strike by Nigerian labour unions continues, Muslim groups have expressed concern over the potential disruption of the Hajj airlift at major airports. The United Muslims Voices (UMV), a coalition of...

Cost of Living: NLC, TUC Mobilize For Protest As Fuel Queues Return   Nigerian labour Congress (NLC), and Trade Union Congress (TUC) are ramping up mobilization efforts for a nationwide protest planned for February 27 and 28, demanding the immediate implementation of an agreement reached with...

Minimum Wage: Consider Annual Review, NLC Tells FG Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to consider an annual review of the national minimum wage because of inflationary trends and the value of the Naira. Mr Joe Ajaero, NLC President made the call...

Economic Crisis: FG, NLC Meeting Ends in Stalemate A meeting between the Federal Government and organised Labour to stave off the planned strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress deadlocked on Monday night. The Minister of State Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, who...

Naira Depreciation: Demand for Higher Minimum Wage Inevitable – NLC The president of the National Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has hinted that the new minimum wage proposal can reach as high as N1 million per month if inflation and other economic indicators continue to...