•Peter Obi The Nigeria Labour Congress has declared that the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, does not require any coalition with the Peoples Democratic Party or support from political figures like former Vice President Atiku Abubakar or ex-Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to win the 2027 presidential election....
•NLC rally The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its Rivers State Council to organise a peaceful rally on May 1, 2025, as part of activities to commemorate this year’s Workers’ Day. The rally is to be held within the premises of the council, involving all affiliate unions, and will focus on advocating for the […]
•Adebayo and Ajaero The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has described as “a joke too far” the Power Minister, Adebayo Adelabu’s claim that 150 million Nigerians now enjoy “adequate electricity” supply of 5,500 megawatts. In a statement released by the union’s President, Joe Ajaero, yesterday, the union said the minister’s statement was “outrageo...
•NLC President Joe Ajaero The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) has directed its members to mobilise ahead of taking over offices of the Labour Party(LP) nationwide following the Supreme Court ruling that sacked Julius Abure as National Chairman of the party. In a statement by its President, Joe Ajaero, the NLC directed the LP National Executive Co...
•NLC President Joe Ajaero The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has appealed to the federal government to ensure that local government allocations are paid directly. The Congress urged the government and governors not to play politics with the implementation of the Supreme Court judgment directing local governments to open accounts with the Centra...
The Labour Party (LP) has dismissed the possibility of merging with any political party or group, stating that such a move is not under consideration. National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, made this clear in a statement yesterday in Abuja, following calls by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) for rebranding efforts, including a possible me...
•NLC President Comrade Joe Ajaero The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has proposed a universal wage system and universal conditions of service for workers all over the globe. President of the NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, made the call at the Tripartite Panel on Global Coalition for Social Justice at the UN House, organised as part of […]
•Nigerian workers The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps yesterday warned the Nigeria Labour Congress against its planned March 1 shutdown of telecommunication services in response to the recent 50 per cent tariff hike. The Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and the Association of Telecommun...
•Nigerian workers The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the implementation of a 50% tariff hike by telecommunication companies, demanding immediate reversal to the old tariff. The NLC and the federal government had earlier constituted a 10-man committee to deliberate on the tariff hike within two weeks and report back before any fina...
•Julius Abure The Julius Abure and Alhaji Farouk Umar Ibrahim-led National Working Committee (NWC) of Labour Party (LP) has accused the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) of trying to destabilise the party ahead of the 2027 general election. The LP decried what it called unending statements with falsehood by the Acting Chairman of the Nigeria Labou...