Tag: NLC

NLC threatens nationwide protests; withdraws from Labour Party

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NLC threatens

The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), has warned that it may launch a nationwide protest in response to the escalating security challenges in the country. Speaking at the opening of its National Executive Council meeting held in Lagos, its President, Joe Ajaero, warned that it would no longer watch helplessly as criminal gangs unleash terror across the country. The NLC vowed to declare a national day of mourning and mobilise for nationwide protests over the worsening insecurity. Ajaero said Nigeria was “under siege,” lamenting the latest school kidnapping and the withdrawal…

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Kaduna begins ₦72,000 minimum wage implementation – NLC 

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NLC KD wage

The Kaduna State Government has begun implementing the new ₦72,000 minimum wage for civil servants, with workers on Grade Levels 1–6 being the first beneficiaries. The announcement was made by the Nigeria Labour Congress, Kaduna State Council, during a press briefing yesterday, where the union confirmed that the process had officially commenced but insisted that full implementation for all workers must follow promptly. Speaking to newsmen, the state NLC Chairman, Ayuba Magaji Suleiman, explained that while the development was a positive step, there were still gaps that needed to be…

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Natasha’s suspension: NLC slams Senate, threatens mass resistance

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NLC slams Senate

…Warns of ‘democratic anarchy’ The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), has warned that the continued barring of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from her legislative duties by the Senate leadership amounts to “a descent into dictatorship” and a “direct assault on Nigerian democracy”. In a strongly-worded statement on Wednesday, the NLC accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of leading “a brazen, premeditated assault on democracy itself, a direct threat to the social contract, and a dangerous slide towards fascism masquerading as governance”. The labour body faulted the Senate’s refusal to reinstate Akpoti-Uduaghan despite a…

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Pension Funds Crisis: NLC threatens nationwide strike 

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NLC threatens

…Issues 7-day notice to FG The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), has handed the Federal Government a seven-day ultimatum to refund allegedly diverted workers’ funds from the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and immediately constitute the Governing Board of the National Pension Commission, (PENCOM). In a communiqué issued after its Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, the NLC warned that failure to meet these demands would trigger a nationwide strike. The meeting, chaired by its President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, reviewed pressing issues affecting Nigerian…

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NLC raises concerns over new policy to silence Labour, ‘criminalise’ strike actions

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NLC raises concerns

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed concerns over the newly adopted National Industrial Relations Policy by the Federal Government.  In a statement issued yesterday, the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, said the new policy would make embarking on a strike a criminal issue and silence trade unions. “NLC considers the statement by the Federal Government that the newly adopted National Industrial Relations Policy is aimed at stopping frequent industrial actions, particularly strikes by trade unions, as very reprehensible. “The statement was part of the press release by the Federal Government…

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NLC threatens mass action over rising poverty, insecurity

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NLC threatens

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to embark on a nationwide mass action over what it described as the worsening cost-of-living crisis, escalating insecurity, and what it termed a deliberate assault on workers’ rights across the country. Rising from its Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting held over the weekend at the 12th June Cultural Centre in Abeokuta, Ogun State, the NLC said that the hardship faced by Nigerian workers and millions of ordinary citizens has reached intolerable levels, warning that urgent measures must be taken to prevent a social…

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Tariff Hike: “Govt. backing telcos for revenue, neglects Nigerians” – NLC

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NLC to FG

The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), has said the Federal Government is prioritising revenue generation over the welfare of citizens by supporting the recent 50% increase in telecommunications tariffs. The tariff hike, announced by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Monday, will see MTN, Airtel, Glo, and 9mobile charge more for calls and messages. The move, the first in 11 years justified by the need for telcos to cover inflation and the high cost of operations of over 300 per cent, has sparked outrage among citizens, with the NLC particularly calling…

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‘Petrol price renders N70, 000 minimum wage useless’ – NLC

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NLC on minimum wage

The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), has said the new price for Premium Motor Spirit, (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, has eroded the gains of the yet-to-be-implemented N70,000 new national minimum wage. The Organised Labour said it would meet with the federal government to discuss how workers could survive the recent hardship orchestrated by the development. President of NLC, Joe Ajaero, who disclosed this on Thursday, at the opening ceremony of a two-day workshop on: Minimum Wage Implementation Workshop, Southern Zone, with the theme: Strategies for Effective Implementation of the 2024…

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Ajaero, SERAP: Tinubu regimes oppression surpasses military dictatorships – Atiku

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Atiku on Ajaero SERAP

Former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has berated the Federal Government over the arrest of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) president, Joe Ajaero, by the Department of State Services (DSS), and the takeover of the Abuja office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP). Recall that Ajaero was arrested in the early hours of Monday by the Department of State Service (DSS) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.  On the same day, DSS operatives laid siege to SERAPs office in Abuja. The 2023 presidential candidate of the PDP, in a…

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Why FG arrested NLC president, Joe Ajaero

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FG Ajaero

More facts have emerged on possible reasons behind the arrest and detention of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero by the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). Recall that the DSS operatives arrested the NLC president yesterday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. According to reports, Ajaero was about to board a flight to attend a conference of Trade Union Congresses (TUC) in the United Kingdom (UK) when operatives of the DSS picked him up, and was handed over to the…

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