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...

Reps Deny Taking N100m Palliative, Faults NLC Claims The House of Representatives has denied claims by the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress that the Federal Government gave N100m to members of the National Assembly as palliatives. The National Assistant Secretary of the NLC, Christopher Onyeka,...

Banks, ASUU, Others to Join NLC’s Strike There are indications that some branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may join the Nigeria Labour Congress's two-day strike. President of ASUU, Osedeke Emmanuel, expressed the union's unwavering support for the NLC's directive regarding the impending...