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...

NLC Faults Plans to Unbundle TCN The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) said the proposed plan by the federal government to restructure the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) portends great danger to the power sector. Joe Ajaero, the NLC President, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. The...

Blackout Looms as Electricity Workers Join NLC Strike  Electricity workers have shut down the national grid following the declaration of an indefinite strike by organised labour unions. Ndidi Mbah, the spokesperson for Transmission Company of Nigeria, confirmed the development on Tuesday. According to her, electricity workers, the...

ASUU Joins NLC, TUC Nationwide Strike The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asked its members to join the nationwide strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC). President of ASUU, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, gave the directive...

FG Approves 30-day Implementation Plan for MoU with Organised Labour  The Federal Government has approved a 30-day implementation plan for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between it and organised labour. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, spoke to journalists at the end of Monday's...