Press Statement11/07/2024 WE COMMEND THE SUPREME COURT We at the Nigeria Labour Congress wish to commend the Supreme Court of Nigeria for restoring power to the Local Governments. It’s epochal pronouncement on Thursday, July 11, 2024 directing that financial allocations be made directly to Local Governments as well as divesting state […]
Press Statement04/07/2024 STOP KILLING THE PEOPLE AND THE ECONOMY The hike in tariff by DISCOs from N206.80 to N209.5 (with effect from July 1) for the so-called band ‘A’ customers represents the height of impunity and arrogance and will certainly put more companies out of business as well as create more […]
PRESS RELEASE28TH JUNE, 2024 GOVERNORS CANNOT DICTATE WHAT TO PAY!The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is compelled to address the recent statements made by some Nigerian Governors regarding their desire to pay what they deem fit to Nigerian workers as the minimum wage. This notion is not only dictatorial but also undermines […]
Press Statement07/05/24 SAVE THE COUNTRY FROM A CERTAIN DEATH We are alarmed by the statement credited to the Nigeria Governors Forum that state governments cannot even afford to pay N60,000 asminimum wage as “a few states will end up borrowing to pay workers every month”. We do believe the Governors have […]
COMMUNIQUE AT THE END OF A NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL(NEC) MEETING OF THE NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS (NLC) HELD ON TUESDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 The NEC of Congress in session on Friday 16th 2024, ordered a 2-Day Nationwide Protest to join Nigerians in demonstrating outrage over the massive suffering and […]
Press Statement(25/02/2024) AS THE STATE PREPARES TO UNLEASH VIOLENCE ON US We would want to inform Nigerians that the State has perfected plans to attack our peaceful rallies across the country. One of the groups being primed to attack our peaceful rallies is by a nebulous name, Nigeria Civil Society Forum […]
Press Statement21/02/2024 History Will Not Forgive Us If… We are concerned by the unsolicited advice of the Department of State Security to shelve our planned protest against the unprecedented high cost of living in spite of the indescribable suffering in the land, spiralling inflation, deepening poverty and the Naira at an […]
TINUBU’S ECONOMIC REFORMS IN NIGERIA: ASSESSING GAINERS AND LOSERS: PAPER PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS (NLC); COMRADE JOE AJAERO AT THE 21ST DAILY TRUST DIALOGUE HELD ON THE 25TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2024 IN ABUJA. Introduction:Reforms of any kind comes with the acceptance that the existing order […]