Labour Party Secures 14 Out Of 24 Seats In Enugu State House of Assembly

Labour Party Secures 14 Out Of 24 Seats In Enugu State House of Assembly

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday released the list of the 24 members-elect of the Enugu State House of Assembly. The Labour Party (LP) has 14 seats on the list, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has the...
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Buhari Congratulates Ajaero, New NLC President  

Buhari Congratulates Ajaero, New NLC President  

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Joe Ajaero on his emergence as the new president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).  The president, in a congratulatory message by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu on Wednesday also hailed the National Exec...
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Ex-SGF, Babachir Lawal’s Group Endorses Peter Obi For 2023  

Ex-SGF, Babachir Lawal’s Group Endorses Peter Obi For 2023  

A group coordinated by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Babachir Lawal, has  endorsed presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, as its preferred candidate for 2023 poll.   In a statement released in...
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Blackout In Lagos As Electricity Workers Begin Strike  

Blackout In Lagos As Electricity Workers Begin Strike  

There was blackout across Lagos State on Wednesday following the nationwide strike by electricity workers under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE).   Ikeja Electric Plc and Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) confirme...
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NLC Protest: LASG Urges Motorists To Remain Calm, Receives Letter From Protesters

NLC Protest: LASG Urges Motorists To Remain Calm, Receives Letter From Protesters

The Lagos State Government has urged motorists to remain calm despite the protest rally of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Ikeja and its environs.  The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde made this known in a statement issued in...
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2023: 15 Parties Jostle For Lagos Governorship Seat

2023: 15 Parties Jostle For Lagos Governorship Seat

Fifteen out of 18 political parties in Nigeria are jostling for the governorship seat of Lagos State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN reports that this is contained in details of candidates and political parties contesting the number...
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Workers Day: TUC Urges FG ,ASUU To Resolve Difference

Workers Day: TUC Urges FG ,ASUU To Resolve Difference

Trade Union Congress (TUC), Kaduna State Council has called on the Federal Government, as a matter of urgency, to resume negotiations with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over its prolonged strike.  Comrade Abdullahi  Danfulani, state...
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NLC Urges C/River Govt To Implement Promotion, Minimum Wage

NLC Urges C/River Govt To Implement Promotion, Minimum Wage

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Cross River State on Sunday called on Gov. Ben Ayade to implement workers’ promotion from 2016 till date.   Chairman of NLC in the state, Mr Ben Ukpepi, made the call in Calabar during...
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May Day: NLC Seeks Security, Good Governance, Peace 

May Day: NLC Seeks Security, Good Governance, Peace 

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for peace, stability, security and good governance as workers mark this year’s International Workers Day on May 1.  The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, told Journalists on Saturday in Abuja, that peace, stabil...
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Nigeria Tasks ILO On Poverty, Social Disruptions In Africa

Nigeria Tasks ILO On Poverty, Social Disruptions In Africa

Nigeria has called for radical changes in the development programmes of the International Labour Organisation ((ILO) to enable it tackle the rising poverty and social disruptions in Africa.  Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, said t...
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Nigeria@61: NLC Implores Nigerians On March To Greatness

Nigeria@61: NLC Implores Nigerians On March To Greatness

The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) has called on Nigerians to resume their match to greatness as the country marks its 61 years of Independence.  In a statement on Thursday, NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, said:”On this commemoration of another independenc...
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Labour Rejects Plans By FG To Slash Salaries

Labour Rejects Plans By FG To Slash Salaries

The Organised Labour (NLC) has condemned and rejected the plan by the Federal Government to slash the salaries of workers in the country.The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Waba, who said this in a statement on Wednesday...
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Labour Suspends Nationwide Strike

Labour Suspends Nationwide Strike

Following agreement reached with the Federal Government, the Nigeria Labour Congress ( NLC)  and Trade Union Congress, TUC have suspended  planned nationwide strike earlier scheduled to commence on Monday.   Part of the agreement ...
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NLC Condemns 6% Stamp Duty On Tenancy, Lease Agreements

NLC Condemns 6% Stamp Duty On Tenancy, Lease Agreements

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Friday condemned six per cent stamp duty fee introduced by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for every tenancy and lease agreement in Nigeria.   NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, in a statement on...
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