A Press Release The attention of the Nigeria Labour Congress has been drawn to a report in the Daily Sun newspaper of 21 September 2021 to the effect that electricity tariff would rise by over a hundred per cent from January 2022. The story was purportedly distilled from the remarks of […]
15TH SEPTEMBER INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR DEMOCRACY CALL TO ACTION ON SUSTAINED MILITARY RULE IN MYANMAR A Press Release On February 1, 2021, General Min Aung Hlaing led the Myanmar military to stage a coup against the democratically elected government of Myanmar. The coup attracted global outrage and umbrage. Unfortunately, more than […]
A Press Release The Nigeria Labour Congress condemns the murder of 22 travelers in Jos, Plateau State. The travellers were commuting between Bauchi State and Akure in Ondo State. This incident further highlights the deteriorating security situation in our country. There is no gainsaying the fact that we are really living […]
NIGERIAN WORKERS MOURN THE DEATH OF RICHARD TRUMKA, PRESIDENT, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOUR AND CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS (AFL-CIO) It was with shock and heavy hearts that we received the news of the demise of Richard Trumka, the President of the American Federation of Labour and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) […]
GAS SALE TO GENCOS SHOULD BE BELOW $1.50/SCF STATEMENT OF THE NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS ON REDUCTION OF GAS PRICE TO ELECTRICITY GENERATION COMPANIES The Nigeria Labour Congress has been inundated with numerous enquiries from workers and members of the Nigerian public alike concerning the reported slash of domestic gas prices for […]
Press Release CONGRESS COMMENDS THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FOR PASSING THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL – DEMANDS THAT THE NNPC BE TRANSFORMED INTO A PUBLIC LIABILITY COMPANYThe Nigeria Labour Congress received with relief the news of the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) by the two chambers of the National Assembly. The […]
Press Release It has been tales of sorrows, tears and blood from Kaduna State especially as occasioned by increasing waves of kidnapping, banditry, general insecurity, mass sack of workers and killing of students peacefully protesting the hike in school fees at Gidan Waya, Kaduna State. This situation is being encouraged by […]