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April 25, 2025 No Responses

NiMet Workers Call Off Strike

Workers of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) have called off their strike after the Federal Government’s intervention. The workers had protested over poor working conditions, grounding flights across the country on Thursday. But after a meeting with the Minister of...

November 11, 2024 No Responses

Minimum Wage: NLC Declares Strike

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its members in states that are yet to commence the implementation of the new minimum wage to commence an indefinite strike, beginning from December 1, 2024. The directive is part of the resolutions...

November 3, 2024 No Responses

FG Releases Funds For Payment Of NASU, Federal Retirees

The Federal Government has released funds for payment of withheld salaries of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Federal Universities (NASU). The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) made this known in a statement in Abuja. According to...

October 8, 2024 No Responses

NAFDAC Workers Begin Indefinite Strike

The Senior Staff Association Of Statutory Corporations And Government-Owned Companies (SSASCGOC), an affiliate of the Trade Union Congress of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has begun an indefinite strike over the fail...

June 3, 2024 No Responses

Labour Insists On Nationwide Strike

After a four-hour meeting with the leadership of the National Assembly on Sunday evening in Abuja, the leadership of the Organised Labour says there is no going back on the nationwide industrial action slated to start on Monday, June 3,...

June 2, 2024 No Responses

FG T0 Labour: Return To Negotiating Table

The Federal Government has appealed to organised labour to shelve its planned strike and return to the negotiating table. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had on Friday declared an indefinite strike beginning from Monday...

May 1, 2024 No Responses

Petrol Marketers Threaten Strike Over ₦200b Debt

Members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) have threatened to cripple the supply of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, over non-payment of ₦200bn bridging claims. The threat comes following cur...

February 27, 2024 No Responses

Labour Insists On Nationwide Protest

The meeting between the Federal Government and Organised Labour on Monday at the State House in Abuja ended in a stalemate. Speaking after the meeting on Monday night, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, said:“The rally goes...

February 19, 2024 No Responses

Tanker Drivers Begin Strike

The Petroleum Tanker Drivers arm of the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has directed all its members to withdraw their petroleum trucks from product-loading activities starting Monday, February 19, 2024. The development follows the associ...

February 9, 2024 No Responses

NLC, TUC Issue 14-Day Ultimatum

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government over the non-implementation of the 16-point agreement both parties reached after the removal of the petrol subsidy. In a statement...

October 3, 2023 No Responses

NLC, TUC Suspend Strike

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), on Monday suspended the planned indefinite nationwide strike, which was scheduled to commence on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. This followed the meeting between the leaders of organized labour a...

September 2, 2023 No Responses

NLC Communique On Nationwide Strike

COMMUNIQUE AT THE END OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (NEC) MEETING OF THE NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS (NLC) HELD ON THURSDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2023 In an all-inclusive session, the National Executive Council (NEC) deeply analyzed the prevailing national....

July 31, 2023 No Responses

After Darkness Comes The Glorious Dawn: Being Text Of President Tinubu’s Address To Nigerians

My fellow citizens, I want to talk to you about our economy. It is important that you understand the reasons for the policy measures I have taken to combat the serious economic challenges this nation has long faced. 2. I...

July 31, 2023 No Responses

Resident Doctors Insist On Indefinite Strike

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) says the ongoing nationwide strike action embarked upon by its members on Wednesday may continue indefinitely. t added that the strike would continue until reasonable progress was made by the government to ad...