BREAKING: Nigerian labour congress cancels planned nationwide protest over fuel subsidy
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its nationwide protest that was earlier scheduled for Thursday, January 27 and February 2. This was made known by the NLC President, Ayuba Wabba during a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja. He said members of the NLC who had been mobilised would be demobilised following the decision […]
NLC to protest on Thursday despite fuel subsidy removal
The Nigeria Labour Congress said it would not back out from its plan to stage a nationwide protest on Thursday despite the suspension of fuel subsidy announced by the Federal Government. The Minister of Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; and the Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, had at the National Assembly announced that fuel […]
Nigerian Labour Congress Begins Three-day Warning Strike Over Minimum Wage
Labour unions in Enugu State, including the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, Nigeria Union of Teachers as well the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, have begun a three-day warning strike on Wednesday, over non-payment of minimum wage to primary school teachers and local government workers. The industrial action is meant to force the […]
Your policies will bring more hunger on Nigerians, NLC tells Buhari
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against the imposition of N10 per litre excise duty on non-alcoholic drinks, saying such policy will lead to mass hunger in the country. While speaking in a statement the NLC president, Ayuba Wabba, lamented that the new policy would enhance an increment in the retail price of drinks, which will, in turn, affect […]
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