Press Statement(10/11/2026) WE ARE WITH STRIKING OSUN WORKERS We express solidarity with the striking workers of Osun State in pursuit of the release of the withheld local government funds and urge the federal government authorities to release those funds without further delay. The non-release of these funds has caused considerable damage […]
RESOLUTIONS REACHED AT THE END OF THE MEETING BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE NIGERIA LABOR CONGRESS (NLC). NLC WINS N70,000 WAGE AWARD FOR NIGERIAN WORKERSFollowing conciliation talks between the Federal Government and the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) held at the Federal Ministry of Labor and Employment on October 27, 2026, […]
NLC AND EDO STATE GOVERNMENT MAKE PEACE The long-running dispute between the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Edo State Government on the non-recognition of NLC’s caretaker committee in Edo State has been brought to an end. At a meeting brokered by the SGF at his residence today, Friday, October 23, 2026 […]
COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE JOINT MEETING OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (NEC) AND CENTRAL WORKING COMMITTEE (CWC) OF THE NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS (NLC) HELD IN ABUJA ON THE 7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026 The National Executive Council (NEC) and the Central Working Committee (CWC) of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) convened a […]
Press Statement. 20/09/2026 DON’T CONCESSION KINGS COLLEGE The preceding week was awash with protests from various entities against attempts by government to concession the management of Kings College, Lagos to the alumni of the college, as a pilot in preparation for more concessions of more unity colleges. The reason for the […]
Press Statement16th September 2026 SAVE THE SITUATION NOW We are seriously concerned by the rising cost of the pump price of petrol across the country. In mega urban cities where petrol is readily available, the cost ranges from N1,430. In less accessible areas, the cost is much worse. This has inflicted […]
Press Statement(05/09/2026) The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) announces with sadness the passing of Comrade Maureen Onyia-Ekwuazi, a respected trade unionist and labour activist in the United States where she had gone for treatment in the course of her protracted illness. Maureen joined the NLC in April 1993 and served for over […]
Press Statement(25/06/2026) RESPECT RIGHTS OF OTHERS We are appalled by the conduct of the DSS at the Federal High Court, Abuja while taking into custody Mr Omoyele Sowore. The rowdy scene, bullish behaviour, the mass intimidation by the personnel and the humiliation of Sowore were totally unnecessary and embarrassing to an […]