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Labour advocates annual minimum wage adjustment to reflect inflation
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NLC criticizes N8bn allocation for electricity sensitization

The Nigerian Labour Congress has criticized the Federal Government’s proposed N8bn allocation for electricity bill sensitization, calling it an unnecessary and insensitive expenditure. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, defended the allocation during the 2025 budget presentation to the National Assembly, which faced backlash amid ongoing grid failures and economic challenges. In a statement on […]

Labour advocates annual minimum wage adjustment to reflect inflation
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Labour advocates annual minimum wage adjustment to reflect inflation

Organised Labour in Nigeria is pushing for an annual adjustment of the ₦70,000 minimum wage to reflect rising inflation, describing the current wage revision system as outdated and inadequate in addressing workers’ financial struggles. Labour leaders argue that the existing practice of revising wages every three to five years is ineffective, particularly amid the escalating […]

Labour advocates annual minimum wage adjustment to reflect inflation
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NLC blames policy inconsistencies for NNPC, Dangote dispute

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajearo has attributed the ongoing conflict between the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to alleged government policy inconsistencies and fraudulent activities by certain parties. Speaking to journalists at Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal II in Lagos on Wednesday, Ajearo criticized the situation as […]

NLC President Ajaero arrested by DSS at Abuja airport
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NLC President Ajaero arrested by DSS at Abuja airport

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, was reportedly detained by operatives of the Department of State Services on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. According to reports from The PUNCH, Ajaero was en route to the United Kingdom for an official engagement when the arrest occurred. He was […]

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N250,000 benchmark remains ideal minimum wage – TUC president 

The President of the Trade Union Congress, Festus Osifo has said that the N250,000 benchmark remains the ideal minimum wage for workers in Nigeria. Osifo further stated that the TUC and the Nigeria Labour Congress were meeting with federal government officials to establish a minimum wage agreement, according to The PUNCH. This disclosure was made […]

NLC threatens strike over pension fund, issues seven-day ultimatum
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NLC rejects new tariff hike for Band A customers

The Nigeria Labour Congress has expressed concern about the recent increase in the tariff payable by Band A users from N206.80 to N209.5 per kilowatt-hour. While demanding a reversal of the new tariff, the NLC accused the Federal Government of insensitivity and insincerity. This disclosure was made in a statement by the President of NLC, […]

NLC threatens strike over pension fund, issues seven-day ultimatum
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Flights cancelled as NLC halts operations at Lagos, Abuja airports

The Organized labour has blocked all entry points to aviation agencies at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos, and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, demanding the implementation of a new national minimum wage. This action has disrupted flight operations at the country’s busiest airports, leaving passengers stranded, according to The PUNCH. The blockade […]

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NLC rejects FG’s N48,000 minimum wage proposal

Organised labour has rejected the proposed N48,000 by the federal government as minimum wage for public service workers. The federal government’s position was presented to labour at the resumed tripartite committee meeting on Wednesday, May 15, according to the Nation. The Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria walked out of the meeting […]

NLC threatens strike over pension fund, issues seven-day ultimatum
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Labour congress protests Heritage Bank’s termination of contract staff

The Labour Congress on Thursday, staged a picket at the headquarters of Heritage Bank in Victoria Island, Lagos, in response to the termination of employment contracts for 1,000 support workers. Led by the National President of the National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees, Comrade Anthony Abakpa, the protest aimed to address the […]

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Bankers worry over 12,000 job losses

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions, ASSBIFI, have raised concerns over job security among others in the new banks’ recapitalization ordered by the Central Bank of Nigeria. This follows reports of the loss of 12, 000 jobs in 2005 and 2010 as a result […]

NLC Northwest Zone suggests N485,000 minimum wage for labourers
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NLC Northwest Zone suggests N485,000 minimum wage for labourers

NLC Northwest Zone suggests N485,000 minimum pay for labourers The Nigeria Labour Congress Northwest Zone has suggested that N485,000 be the new national minimum wage for all workers in the country. The Times stated that a document presenting this idea was presented at the North West Public hearing on Thursday. The meeting, which was a […]

Economic hardship: Senator advises Tinubu to hold national stakeholders meeting
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How FG spent N177.4bn on wage award – Report

By Melvin Onwubuke The Federal Government has expended N177.4 billion in fulfillment of its promised wage award to civil servants in four months. Wage award payment was one of the agreements reached with organized labour, which comprised of the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, as one of the ways of alleviating the […]

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