•Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim Organised Labour, civil society leaders, politicians, youth groups, women leaders, and pro-democracy advocates today joined forces with Accord Party presidential candidate, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, as the Movement for Democratic Renewal (MDR) was formally launched in Abuja. The event drew hundreds of participants from ...
•Nigerian workers Trade unions across Africa have hailed the ruling of the International Court of Justice, ICJ, affirming the right to strike under the International Labour Organisation’s Convention No. 87, describing the ruling as a historic victory for workers’ freedom, democracy and social justice. The African Regional Organisation of the I...
•Nigerian workers and Tinubu The Eagles Square was projected to be an arena for parades, but its podium witnessed a range of economic, social and political disagreement between the federal government and Organised Labour yesterday. While President Bola Tinubu used the 2026 Workers’ Day to project progress on jobs, wages and social protection, ...
•Workers Labour unions have asked their members and affiliates under the payroll of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to resume work with immediate effect. The directive, contained in a joint circular by the TUC and NLC today, followed a marathon conciliatory meeting between the unions and the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike...
•Members of the NLC during a protest Justice Emmanuel Subilim of the National Industrial Court has issued an interim order restraining the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and 3 others from embarking on any form of industrial action or protest. Ruling on an Ex-parte application filed by the Minister of the FCT, [&hel...
•Wike and TUC, NLC logos The Organised Labour, made up of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress, (TUC) has called on workers of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, who are currently at loggerheads with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to defend their rights with courage and […]...
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has sent a solidarity message to striking workers in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), whom the Industrial Court ordered to suspend their actions, describing the ruling as surprising and distasteful. A statement by the Acting General Secretary of the NLC, Benson Upah, urged...
•Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike Workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), with the backing of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday stormed the National Industrial Court in Abuja as part of an ongoing total and indefinite strike over unresolved labour disputes. The protest followed a directive f...
•NLC President Joe Ajaero As the calendar turns to 2026, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has vowed that it will not accept empty promises from the government, declaring its resolve to push for immediate improvements in workers’ welfare, national security, and social justice. The NLC, in a New Year message by its president, Joe Ajaero, [&hell...
In a last minute effort to forestall a disruption in normal daily business activities and public order today, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, late last night met with leaderships of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) and the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). The meeting, called ahead of today’s planned protest by the Organised Labour against insecu...
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