Press Statement(22/06/2023) SHELVE THIS TARIFF HIKE The plan to increase electricity tariff by 40 by July 1st is both insensitive and callous and reflects an organised indifference to the well-being of consumers, especially, the poor ones. The massive increase is explained away as a response to the over 100 per cent […]
Press Statement(14/06/2023) BE GUIDED BY YOUR OATH OF OFFICE We at the Nigeria Labour Congress would wish to congratulate the members of the 10th National Assembly for seamlessly electing the leaderships of the two chambers ( the Senate and the House of Representatives). That the process was competitive and yet rancour-free […]
Press Statement(14/06/2023) HONOUR UNCLE SAM We would wish to join friends, family, associates and admirers across the world in congratulating our elder statesman and patriot, Sam Amuka-Pemu (Uncle Sam) on his 88th birthday. A man with indomitable spirit and midas touch, Sam Amuka-Pemu bestrides the newspaper publishing industry like a colussus […]
Press Statement(12/06/2023) Democracy Is Best Option For Us Inspite of the Challenges We would want to join the government and people of Nigeria in commemorating our democracy day. For us, our democracy day represents a statement of intent, irrevocable decision and irretraceable step in our match to freedom from military rule […]
Press Statement(09/06/2023) FRIVOLOUS INJUCTIONS: DEAL WITH ERRING JUDGE NOW We at the Nigeria Labour Congress are concerned by the frequent issuance of ex-parte injunctions restraining us from lawfully protesting against negative policies of government or employers in exercise of our right as contained in the provisions of ILO Conventions, Trade Union […]
COMMUNIQUE AT THE END OF AN EMERGENCY NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (NEC) MEETING OF THE NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS (NLC) HELD ON TUESDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF JUNE 2023 An emergency National Executive Council (NEC) of the Congress which was called to discuss the outcome of the Dialogue between the NLC and the […]
Press Statement(04/06/2023) A PRODUCT OF MISCHIEF The lead story on the front page of ThisDay of Sunday, June 4th, 2023 entitled NLC Divided as North, South-West Chapters May Shun Planned Strike , is a laughable and desperate attempt by enemies of the people to polarise Nigeria Labour Congress along ethnic or […]
Press Statement(04/06/2023) A PRODUCT OF MISCHIEF The lead story on the front page of ThisDay of Sunday, June 4th, 2023 entitled NLC Divided as North, South-West Chapters May Shun Planned Strike , is a laughable and desperate attempt by enemies of the people to polarise Nigeria Labour Congress along ethnic or […]
COMMUNIQUE AT THE END OF AN EMERGENCY NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (NEC) MEETING OF THE NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS (NLC) HELD ON FRIDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF JUNE 2023On Monday, the 29th day of May, 2023 the President of the Federal Republic announced during his inaugural speech the withdrawal of Subsidy on Premium […]
PRESS RELEASE1ST OF JUNE, 2023 AS THE CLOUD THICKENS, MIYETTI ALLAH AND NORTHERNWOMEN ASSEMBLY VISITS THE NLC Congress President, Comrade Joe Ajaero with the Miyetti Allah Peace Initiative Delegation. Nigerians from all works of life including Civil Society Organisations have continued to visit the Headquarters of the NLC to show solidarity […]