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- 25 Sept 2016
Labour Ready for War, to Shut Nigeria over Sale of National Assets
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC); Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC); the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG); and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of…
- 7 Aug 2018
NLC Accuses NCC, MTN of Undermining National Security
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) of aiding telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria to disobey extant Nigerian laws and international Labour…
- 9 Jul 2018
MTN Reacts as NLC Pickets Firm over Anti-Labour Laws
MTN Nigeria, has berated Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), for picketing its corporate head office in Lagos and other operational offices across the country over alleged refusal to allow its employees…
- 17 Aug 2018
NLC May Picket NCC over Telcos ‘excesses’
Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC), may risk picketing of its premises by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) if the NCC fails to address what it described as excess of telecommunications services…
- 16 Sept 2018
NLC Urges NCC, EFCC, Others to Probe MTN’s Operations in Nigeria
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Sunday asked government agencies to closely monitor the operations of MTN Nigeria, in the light of the Thabo Mbeki report on illicit financial flow. Ayuba Wabba,…
- 8 Apr 2013
Labour to Down Tools Tomorrow over N1Bn Pension
Organized labour made up of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Trade Union Congress (TUC) and civil society groups has declared tomorrow (Wednesday) work-free day for the mass protests in Lagos and Abuja…
- 1 Oct 2013
Organised Labour Miffed @ Killings, Insecurity in Nigeria
Organised labour yesterday, accused the federal government of failing in its responsibility of ensuring the protection of lives and property of the Nigerian citizenry. Abdulwahed Omar, president,…
- 25 Mar 2013
Labour Plans Another “Occupy Nigeria” over Fuel Subsidy
Organized labour said it would on April 10 embark on another nationwide mass protests and organized civil disobedience to press home their resentment for the planned increase in the prices of…
- 22 Sept 2020
Labour Plans Protest over Increase in Fuel Price, Electricity Tariff Hike Monday
Labour and civil society coalition under the umbrella of Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has resolved to embark on a nationwide protest against recent hike in prices of…
- 10 Jul 2018
NLC Offers Reasons for Picketing MTN
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday said that it decided to picket all MTN offices nationwide because of the unfriendly Labour practice of the company, saying no amount of blackmail will…
- 31 Jan 2025
PTECSSAN Urges NLC to Reevaluate Tariff Hike opposition
Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PTECSSAN) has called on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to reevaluate its opposition to the proposed 50 per cent…
- 26 Feb 2024
NLC Threatens Total Shutdown If Protesters Are Attacked
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to shut down its services all over the country if labour members are attacked during its planned two-day protest beginning February 27, 2024. The Labour,…
- 22 Oct 2021
Labour to Launch Online TV Platform
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that it will soon inaugurate its online television to enable Nigerian workers tell their own stories. Ayubba Waba, president, NLC, who stated this at the 40th…
- 9 Jun 2016
Banks Halt Retrenchment, Labour Hands Banks 21-Day Ultimatum to Reverse Sack
Nigerian Bankers’ Committee at their 327th meeting in Abuja on Thursday agreed to halt the spate of recent mass sack in the industry. This came as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade…
- 22 Aug 2019
FG to Sanction Banks that Sack Workers
Sen. Chris Ngige, minister of Labour and Employment, has threatened to sanction banks, who sack workers indiscriminately, saying they ought to declare redundancy before taking such decisions. …
- 9 Sept 2015
NLC Calls for Death Penalty against Corrupt Officials
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Civil Society on Tuesday advocated for capital punishment against corrupt officials as obtained in China and India. Ayuba Wabba, NLC…
- 10 Oct 2017
NLC Pickets MTN, Others for Maltreating Workers
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said that it picketed the corporate headquarters of MTN and the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), because of their anti-labour activities and inhuman…
- 15 Dec 2023
NLC Calls World Bank Enemy of Nigeria for Proposing ₦750/litre for Petrol
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has labelled the World Bank an enemy of the Nigerian nation following the financial institution's proposal to the Federal Government that Premium Motor Spirit (PMS),…
- 19 Dec 2023
NLC Says Cash Scarcity Shameful, Warns FG of Mass Protest
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has described the current scarcity of naira being experienced by Nigerians as shameful, saying excuses would no longer suffice. NLC also asked the federal government and…
- 27 May 2021
NLC to Strike if FG Implements Proposed N408.5/Litre Fuel Price
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has opposed the proposal by the Nigeria Governors Forum(NGF) that price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, be raised from N162/litre to N408.5/litre. The…
- 19 Jul 2022
ASUU Strike: Banks Union, Others Threaten to Shut Down Operations
National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE) said it would shut all financial institutions to join the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in its solidarity strike over…
- 15 Apr 2015
Check-Off Dues: NLC to Picket NIPOST – Official
Mr Sunday Alhassan, the President, Nigeria Union of Postal Telecommunication Employees (NUPTE), said the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) would soon picket the office of the Nigerian Postal Service…
- 3 Feb 2025
NLC Calls Off Planned Protest over 50 Percent Telecom Tariff Hike
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called off its planned protest against the 50 per cent increase in telecom tariffs. Joe Ajaero, president, NLC, The labour union announced the protest last week,…
- 6 Feb 2012
How Social Media Fueled ‘Occupy Nigeria’ Protests
Social media played a profound role in recruiting and spreading calls for action that contributed to the success of the recent strike and street protests organized by the Nigeria Labour Congress…
- 25 Aug 2020
NLC Battles Chevron over Sack of 175 Workers via Whatsapp
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the federal government to urgently halt the sack of about one hundred of seventy five Nigerians working with Chevron across the country via whatsapp…
- 27 Sept 2020
Labour Vows to Shut Down Airports, Banks, Others from Today
Organised Labour in Lagos State has said all sectors would be shut from Monday. Amaechi Asogwuni, deputy vice president, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), spoke at a news conference on Sunday, said…
- 27 Mar 2025
Again, Labour Fumes, Threatens Shutdown of Telcos over Non-Implementation of 15 Percent Tariff Reduction
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is threatening to shut down operations of telecommunications companies over their refusal to comment on the 15 percent reduction in telecom tariffs. Recall that that…
- 3 Mar 2025
NLC Fumes Over Telecom, Electricity Tariff Hikes
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has alerted its affiliates to prepare for a possible nationwide protest over the recent hike in telecommunications service tariffs and the proposed electricity band…
- 23 Jan 2025
NLC Announces Nationwide Boycott over Telecom Hike
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), an umbrella group for trade unions, has announced that Nigerians are planning a statewide boycott of telecom services in protest of the Nigerian Communications…
- 24 Aug 2015
Reps Get N46, 000 Daily as Newspaper Allowance- NLC President
Mr Ayuba Wabba, president, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has advised members of the National Assembly to reduce their salaries and allowances in line with the present economic reality in the…