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The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, on Thursday, visited the Intelligence Response Team headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja to honour the invitation extended to him last week by the police. But rather than detain him based on the weighty allegations against him..he was left free. Reason? Analysts said , among other things going with ...
August, 2024
May, 2024
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22 May
Minimum Wage talks continue today, Labour rejects FG’s upgrade of N48,000 to N54,000 offer
Meeting on the ongoing negotiations on new minimum wage continues today, Wednesday after the organised labour rejected the new N54,000 minimum wage proposal by the Federal Government. Tuesday’s meeting came as a result of the walkout staged by members of organized labor following the proposal of N48,000 as the minimum wage by the Federal Government during last week’s meeting. During ...
February, 2024
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22 February
Tinubu’s govt pinpoints why Labour Protests unnecessary
The Federal Government said it had reviewed the commitments made with the organized Labour in the agreement signed on October 2, 2023. This was contained in a statement signed by the Minister of State Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, on Wednesday. The minister said the government had paid four out of six months of the minimum wage award of N35,000, ...
May, 2016
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19 May
Petrol price strike flops in PH, Abuja, Lagos, NW, NE
Workers yesterday shunned the strike called by a faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) led by Ayuba Wabba to protest the increased price of petrol from N86.50 to N145. But there were rallies, which disrupted traffic in some cities. All was normal in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja – the seat of the government – and in Lagos ...
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17 May
Senate backs fuel price hike
After over one hour closed session, the Senate on Tuesday gave a tacit support to the controversial increase in the pump price of Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) other known as petrol. The Federal Government increased the pump price of petrol from N86.50 per litre to N145 per litre due to paucity of funds and the massive corruption in the fuel ...
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2 May
FG ignores N56, 000 minimum wage proposal
The Federal Government on Sunday kept mum over the recent demand by the organised labour for a new minimum wage of N56,000. The issue of the minimum wage was not mentioned by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, who represented President Muhammadu Buhari, at the May Day rally in Abuja. Officials of the Nigeria Labour Congress expressed ...
