•NLC Affiliate unions of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday in Kano urged the federal government to reverse the privatisation of the electricity and water sectors for better performance. The top officials of unions that included National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) and Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation, Civil Service T...
•Ighorhiohwunu Aghogho A Warri-based child rights advocate, Comrade Ighorhiohwunu Aghogho, has opposed an announcement by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, abolishing the 18-year minimum age requirement for admission to tertiary institutions in Nigeria. In a signed statement released to journalists in Warri today, Aghogho expressed ...
Nigerian workers under the umbrella union, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday demanded an immediate reversal of the increase in fuel price announced by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), saying the hike has worsened the misery of Nigerians. Amid the lingering fuel scarcity in the country, the NNPCL increased the...
The presidents of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, Joe Ajaero and Festus Osifo, while presenting a joint address at the May Day celebration in Abuja, on Wednesday, urged the federal government to also enthrone service reflective tariff and stoppage of segregation of customers. In the 18-item demands presented by the labour...
Residents and business owners in Port Harcourt have expressed concern over recent electricity price hikes, urging for a reversal or fairer distribution of power. The increase, amounting to a substantial 240 percent, primarily affects users classified as “Band A” customers, reports Channels TV. Despite Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu’s defenc...

