By Ayomide Otitoju The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), joined by civil society organisations, staged nationwide protests on Wednesday to demand urgent government action against rising insecurity across the country. In Abuja, protesters marched from the NLC Secretariat under the watch of the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and the…
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, and the President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, attended a crucial meeting at the State House in Abuja on Thursday. This meeting is part of ongoing discussions between labour leaders and the President regarding the national minimum wage. Minister of Information and…
There was widespread anger by Nigerians, on Tuesday, following the hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and other oil marketers across the country. In Abuja and Ondo State, for instance, the cost of petrol jumped from about N537/litre to between N617 and…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Tuesday extended the ultimatum issued to CBN to make naira available in commercial banks by two weeks. The two organisations had earlier threatened to picket all branches of the CBN beginning from 29 March if government and the CBN did not end the…
