•Julius Abure The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, stated that no amount of threat will deter party members from rescuing Nigeria from the hands of dangerous individuals. Abure, who stated this during an ongoing press conference in Abuja today, however, mentioned that his life has been under threat since the 2023 election. ...
•Ajaero, Tinubu and Osifo As Nigeria prepares for negotiations for a new national minimum wage, Organised Labour and other critical stakeholders have tasked the federal government to ensure a hitch-free negotiation process that would result in a timely agreement and implementation of the new wage. They noted that considering the socio-economic...
The National Working Committee (NWC) of Labour party (LP) has approved the commencement of sale, submission of expression of interest and nomination forms for Edo election from Jan. 25 to Feb. 11, 2024. This is contained in a communiqué sent by Mr Obiora Ifoh, LP National Publicity Secretary, today in Abuja, after the party’s National [&hellip...
•Kenneth Okonkwo and Doyin Okupe Labour Party (LP) chieftain Kenneth Okonkwo says Doyin Okupe left the party when he resigned as the Director General of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign in December 2022. “Immediately, he (Okupe) stepped down as the DG, I can say with every degree of responsibility that he constructively had left the [&helli...
•Doyin Okupe The leadership of the Labour Party has described the former Director General of its Presidential Campaign Council, Dr. Doyin Okupe, as a political opportunist whose foray into politics revolves around personal benefits. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh, said this in a statement, in Abuja, today. He spoke in r...
•Doyin Okupe The former Director-General (DG) of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, Doyin Okupe has resigned his membership of the party. He announced his resignation in a letter sighted by our correspondent today Monday, January 8. Recall that in 2023, Okupe stepped aside from his position as the DG of the Labour Party (LP) ...
Against the backdrop of the promise made by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his New Year address that his administration will implement “national living wage” this year, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has raised a team to negotiate with government. The subsisting minimum wage, negotiated in 2018, expires in April 2024. Each agreed minimum wa...
The crisis rocking the national leadership of the Labour Party (LP) surfaced in Benin City, Edo State yesterday as two officials of the party with one identified as Anslem Eragbe and another whose identity could not be confirmed at the time of filing this report were seen in a viral video being beaten by some […]
The National Working Committee of the Labour Party (LP) has approved the Fees for the Purchase of Nomination and Expression of Interest forms, Timetable and Schedule of Activities for February 3, 2024 bye-elections as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According to the memo signed by the National Secretary of th...
Members of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) marched in solidarity for the recently embattled Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara today. Also included in the march were students, youths, civil society organisations, labour unions, and members of the Hausa community in the state, reports Channels TV. The...