Tag: Trade Union Congress
Labour Suspends Strike
After six days of strike during which the country was virtually shut down, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, this afternoon…
Jonathan Must Account For The Billions His Government Inherited
The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Trade Union Congress, TUC, Civil Society Organisation and the generality of Nigerians have been on…
Occupy Nigeria Rally: Day 2, No Retreat, NO Surrender
The Occupy Nigeria rally entered day two today nationwide with thousands of demonstrators including two deputy president of the Nigeria…
NLC, TUC Threaten To Sanction Members Over Strike
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Cross River have threatened to sanction members who failed…
Lagos Schools Fail To Open
Schools in Lagos State failed to re-open on Monday, after the first term holiday as workers and civil society groups…
Sunshine, Dolphin Clash As Nigeria Premier League Season Kicks Off
The 2011/12 Nigeria Premier League, NPL, season rolls out Saturday with the clash between champions Dolphin and runners-up Sunshine Stars…
NLC To Shut Down Nigeria
After an emergency meeting of the National Executive Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC,…
Fuel Subsidy: Rivers Labour Unions Plan Strike
The Rivers State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress,NLC,Chris Oruge,has asked workers in the state to brace up for indefinite…
Removal Of Subsidy Callous, A Declaration Of War – Labour, Opposition Parties
Federal Government’s final deregulation of the downstream sector of the oil industry which has led to increase in the pump…
Bayelsa To Pay New National Minimum Wage
Following the political pressure on the Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Timipre Sylva, he has announced government’s decision to pay the…
Resist Fuel Subsidy Removal —Falana
Human rights activist and Lagos-based lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has called on Nigerians to resist the planned removal of fuel…
Outrage Over Proposed N150 Fuel Price
Nigerians are expressing outrage over plans by President Goodluck Jonathan to increase the price of petroleum to N150 per litres…
FG, Labour Meet Tomorrow
Negotiations between the Federal Government and organised labour over the new minimum wage implementation have been adjourned till tomorrow 2,…
CANCELLED STRIKE: Ignorant Workers Stay At Home
Despite the fact that the three-day warning strike that was to kick off today was called off last night several…
Prepare For Total Paralysis —NLC
The nationwide strike which begins by 12 midnight is going to be total as banks, commuter buses and airlines will…
Minimum Wage Palaver: Labour, FG Should Reach A Compromise
By midnight tomorrow, the country would have been shut down by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union…
FG In Fresh Moves To Avert NLC Strike
The Federal Government has initiated fresh moves to stop the three-day national strike planned to commence next Wednesday by the…
Nigeria’s Oil Rich State Offers Carrots To Workers
Nigeria’s oil rich Rivers State Government, claims that it has resolved all outstanding issues with the state branches of the…
Strike: The Language Govt Understands
It is disheartening that the only language federal and state governments understand in Nigeria is that of strike. It is…
Labour Shuts Lagos Airport
For hours yesterday, activities at the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja were paralysed as members…
Total Strike: NURTW To Withdraw Buses
The National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, has said that it will withdraw all commuter buses from roads nationwide…
One Strike Too Many
Last week, the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, threatened to embark on a nationwide strike…
Rivers People Reject Controversial Tax Bill
Attempt by Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State to impose more tax on the people of the state through…
Labour Leaders Condemn Kidnap Of Journalists
Labour leaders have condemned the kidnapping of Mr. Wahab Oba, Lagos State Council Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists…