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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 […]

Labour advocates annual minimum wage adjustment to reflect inflation
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NLC declares two-day warning strike

The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress has declared a two-day nationwide mass protest planned for February 27 and 28. Joe Ajaero, the President of the NLC, made this announcement during an emergency session at Labour House in Abuja on Friday. “It is regrettable that we are compelled to resort to such measures, but the […]

Banks announce nationwide strike from Tuesday
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Banks announce nationwide strike from Tuesday

Nigerians have been put on high alert as banks, telecoms, and electrical workers have decided to join the NLC strike and go on a two-day strike. Nigerians are urged to withdraw money on Monday in order to avoid being stuck over the next two days. Employees working in the banking, insurance, telecom, and power industries […]

NLC Northwest Zone suggests N485,000 minimum wage for labourers
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NLC rejects new petrol pump price

Juliet Buna   The Nigeria Labour Congress on Tuesday rejected the new petrol pump price of N617 per liter   The NLC in a statement by it’s National President, Joseph Ajaero said the union would be forced to take matters into their own hands of the government does not review its policies.   The statement […]

Why Tinubu should ban dollar cash transactions - Operator
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NLC, Tinubu to discuss 65-year retirement age

The Nigeria Labour Congress plans to discuss its initiative to raise the retirement age for civil officials to 65 years with President Bola Tinubu. According to The Punch, the National President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, on Sunday, said that the labour movement was continuing its move which had begun under the previous administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The NLC […]

NLC Northwest Zone suggests N485,000 minimum wage for labourers
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Govs make mockery of minimum wage — NLC

By Wilson Adekumola   The Nigeria Labour Congress, has disclosed that governors have made a mockery of what a national minimum wage should be in Nigeria by reducing it to their own definition of what they are willing to pay workers. The NLC General-Secretary, Emma Ugboja made this disclosure while speaking in an interview on […]

Why FG should reveal names of subsidy beneficiaries - NLC
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Why FG should reveal names of subsidy beneficiaries – NLC

The president of the NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, has demanded that the names of people and businesses that have received subsidies be made public. According to Nairametrics, he contended that a private limited business like the NNPCL shouldn’t have the power to set fuel pump prices. The NLC President claimed the argument that market forces are to […]