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Petrol nears ₦1,400/litre, as NLC, OPS demand urgent action

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Petrol price NLC

Petrol prices have surged to nearly ₦1,400 per litre across parts of Nigeria, prompting the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Organised Private Sector (OPS) to call for urgent government intervention amid fears of rising inflation, job losses, and business closures. The increase follows multiple price hikes by the Ɗangote Petroleum Refinery, with ex-depot prices now around ₦1,275 per litre. Pump prices rose from about ₦1,240 to as high as ₦1,400, with higher costs reported in the North. Analysts link the surge to rising global oil prices driven by tensions…

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Labour demands energy sector reforms

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Labour on energy sector reforms

…Wants Power, Petroleum ministries merged The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed concern over the persistent crisis in the power sector. It described the development as a burden on workers, manufacturers, and the public. In a statement yesterday, NLC President Joe Ajaero accused operators in the electricity value chain, particularly distribution (DisCos) and generation (GenCos) companies, of benefiting from subsidies and tariff increases while citizens “pay for darkness”. He added: “The nation’s power sector has become a perpetual millstone around the necks of Nigerian workers while crony-capitalist allies in the…

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M’East Tension: Petrol prices soar, could hit ₦2,000/litre

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Petrol prices to soar

…NLC, stakeholders calls for relief measures Nigeria is facing mounting pressure to implement economic relief measures as the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran pushes global crude oil prices higher, causing petrol costs across the country to surge to unprecedented levels. Industry operators, economists, labour unions, and private sector leaders have called on the Federal Government to channel expected windfalls from rising oil prices toward cushioning citizens and businesses from the financial shock. Without intervention, soaring fuel costs are expected to exacerbate inflation and deepen economic hardship. Petrol…

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FCT Police urge NLC to reschedule planned protest in public interest

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FCT Police urge NLC

The Police in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have called on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to reschedule its planned protest in the Territory, citing intelligence reporting showing that members of the Shiite Islamic Sect and other non-state actors plan to infiltrate and cause violence during the protest. A statement by the Command  signed by SP Josephine Adeh said, “The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command is aware of a planned peaceful protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) FCT Council, scheduled to hold on Tuesday, within the Federal…

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TUC, NLC give FG 14-day deadline on health workers’ salaries

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TUC, NLC FG

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have issued a final 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Ministry of Health and relevant government agencies over the non-implementation of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS), warning that failure to act will lead to a nationwide strike. The labour centres accused the Federal Ministry of Health of sustained injustice against health workers, describing the prolonged delay in adjusting CONHESS as deliberate and provocative. In a joint statement signed by the Secretary General of the TUC, Comrade General…

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‘Heavy taxes, low wages, rising debt threaten stability’ – NLC 

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NLC on taxes

The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), has warned that heavy taxation, low wages and the country’s growing debt burden pose serious threats to Nigeria’s economic and democratic stability, as it strongly condemned the Federal Government’s newly introduced tax laws. In a statement issued yesterday, NLC President, Joe Ajaero, described the new tax regime as regressive and harmful to workers and low-income Nigerians, arguing that the policies worsen poverty and deepen inequality at a time when citizens are already grappling with high inflation and declining purchasing power. Ajaero faulted the process that…

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2026: NLC demands new minimum wage

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The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), has called on the Federal Government to urgently review workers’ wages in 2026, blaming rising inflation and increasing hardship faced by workers across the country. In his New Year message to workers yesterdau January 1, 2026, NLC President, Joe Ajaero, said salaries must reflect a living wage and not just be enough to survive. “Given the escalating inflation and suffering, we demand an urgent wage review as a worker’s income must guarantee life, not mere survival, in furtherance of Mr. President’s promise to pay living…

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“Reject ‘distorted’ tax law’ ” – NLC urges Nigerians

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NLC urges Nigerians

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday urged Nigerians to reject any tax law that “was distorted or falsified”. President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, in his 2025 Christmas message, stated that distortions and alleged forgery associated with certain tax policies undermine credibility and public trust. He said, “Together, in this season and beyond, we must insist on Tax Justice where the rich pay their fair share and all forms of regressive taxation are removed”. “Any tax system that is mired in apparent distortion and outright forgery is unacceptable and should…

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Nationwide protest kicks-off, as NLC warns of ‘worst survival crisis’ in history

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NLC Nationwide protest

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday led nationwide protests across Abuja, Lagos, Anambra and several other states, warning that Nigerians are facing the worst survival crisis in the country’s history amid worsening insecurity, soaring inflation and collapsing living standards. The demonstrations went ahead despite a late-night meeting between President Bola Tinubu and NLC leaders on Tuesday, which labour officials said failed to yield concrete commitments capable of halting the action. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, led the Abuja protest, joined by civil society activists, including Omoyele Sowore and members of the…

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NLC to embark on nationwide protest Thursday over rising insecurity

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NLC threat

The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), has declared a nationwide protest scheduled for Thursday, December 17, 2025, citing what it described as an escalating security crisis across the country. In a notice issued to state councils on December 10, following its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of December 4, the NLC condemned the growing wave of banditry and kidnappings. It pointed to the November 17 abduction of female students from a Kebbi State boarding school as a glaring example of government failure. The labour body expressed anger over reports that security…

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