•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...
•Fubara and Mrs Itubo The Labour Party (LP) has dropped its petition against the election of Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2023 poll. LP had challenged Fubara’s victory in the exercise with the Appeal Court in Lagos dismissing its petition and upholding the PDP candidate’s [&helli...
Scores of middle and low line workers in Kano State have been thrown into the saturated labour market as Shoprite, one of Nigeria’s leading retail stores, announced its exit from Kano State. It was gathered that the decision to quit the famed commercial capital of Northern Nigeria may not be unconnected to unfavorable market dynamics, [&hellip...
•Lalong and Tinubu The Minister of Labour, Simon Lalong has tendered his resignation from President Bola Tinubu’s government. He submitted his resignation letter at the federal executive council meeting held today. His resignation is for him to resume as the senator representing Plateau South Senatorial district. This followed reclaiming his m...
•Labour leaders and Tinubu (center) The Organised Labour has rejected the planned privatization of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, as announced by the federal government, warning that among others, it would worsen the socio-economic conditions of Nigerians. President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, said the planned priva...
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