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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…
- 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…
- 28 Jul 2019
TUC Accuses CBN of Selling Forex to Moribund Firms
Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of selling foreign exchange to moribund companies through what it called man-know-man connection only to resell…
- 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…
- 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…
- 29 Nov 2016
TUC Rejects Proposed Increase in Data Tariff
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) said yesterday that the proposed increase in data rate by the telecoms operators in the country was a conspiracy against the collective interest of the…
- 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. …
- 24 Sept 2025
PenCom, TUC Deepen Stakeholder Engagements on Pension Compliance
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening collaboration with the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) in advancing pension reforms and ensuring greater…
- 8 Sept 2025
TUC Labels 5 Percent Tax on Petroleum Products ‘Economic Wickedness', Threatens Strike
Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has rejected the federal government’s proposed 5 per cent tax on petroleum products, describing it as “economic wickedness” against citizens already weighed down…
- 6 Feb 2025
TUC Threatens Nationwide Strike over Telecom Tariff Hike
Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has vowed to “down tools,” arguing that citizens are “feeding from hand to mouth” following the recent hike in telecom tariff. Festus Osifo, president of TUC,…
- 6 Feb 2012
Strike: ICT Users Groan
The suspended mother of all strikes embarked upon by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to protest the hike in the pump price of petrol, took a toll on ICT services…
- 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…
- 21 Apr 2019
Union Decries RMAFC’s Failure to Probe Stamp Duty Collections
Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) has expressed worries over the delay by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to probe 22 commercial banks, which failed to remit Stamp…
- 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…
- 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…
- 5 Feb 2015
FMBN Seeks N250Bn Recapitalization for Effective Service Delivery
Mr. Gimba Ya’u Kumo, managing director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), has requested for recapitalization of the bank to the tune of N250 billion to enable it deliver…
- 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…
- 15 Mar 2018
Workers Seek Sack of NCC Boss over Alleged N406m Fraud
Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has called for the removal of Afam Ezekude, director general, for alleged maladministration and…
- 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,…
- 18 Nov 2019
Labour to Shut Down Banks Nationwide over Failure to Review Agreement
Workers in the nation’s banking sector at the weekend threatened to ground all banking operations nationwide beginning from January 2, 2020. Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and…
- 25 Mar 2013
NLC Sends SOS to Aero Contractor over 655 Sacked Workers
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has sent save our souls (SOS) message to the management of Aero Contractor airline to recall its 655 workers sacked on March 17. This is contained in a statement signed…
- 31 May 2016
Russia to Build Nuclear Centre in Nigeria
Russia and Nigeria signed a cooperation agreement on construction of a centre for nuclear science in the African country, RIA Novosti, Russian news agency reported from the signing ceremony on…
- 13 May 2015
NIMC Union Protests Impending Sack of 1000 Workers
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) workers under the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), yesterday protested against impending sack of 1000 of its members. The…
- 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…
- 27 Jun 2016
Ripples in NIPOST over Absence of PMG
The non-appointment of a substantive Post Master General (PMG), for the Nigeria Postal Service, (NIPOST), about 10 months after the former PMG proceeded on retirement, is now causing ripples as…
- 4 Aug 2020
Banks Begin to Seize Debtors' Funds in Other Banks
Tough times lie ahead for serial bank debtors as there is no a hiding place for them as banks begin to debit their various accounts to settle their debts. Businessamlive.com reported that Central…
- 9 Jul 2018
ALTON Expresses Worry Over Picketing of MTN Offices by NLC
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has expressed concerns over the picketing of the offices and disruption of operations of MTN Nigeria one of its members.…
- 13 Aug 2014
Union Shuts Down First Bank, Alleges N1.8Bn Debt
Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service, Technical and Recreational Service Employees (AUPCTRE) on Wednesday in Lagos temporarily shutdown banking operations at First Bank of Nigeria…
- 17 May 2026
Nigeria’s Economy May Not Survive on Statistical Manipulation
By Blaise Udunze Nigerians should gear up to start seeking accountability from those in power because the country is gradually entering one of the most dangerous phases in its economic history, not…