August 24, 2023
Nigeria: Labour Threatens to Pull Out of National Housing Fund Contribution
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to pull out workers from the National Housing Fund (NHF) contributory scheme because of the non-remittance of deductions made by… Read more »
August 15, 2023
Nigeria: Niger Coup - NLC Advises Against Military Force
in the wake of the recent coup d'état in Niger Republic, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has strongly cautioned against the use of military force to restore democracy in… Read more »
August 14, 2023
Nigeria: Job Racketeering - Reps, JAMB Clash Over 300 'Lopsided' Employment Slots
The House of Representatives Committee on Job Racketeering and Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) on Monday vehemently disagreed on the lopsided employment of 300… Read more »
August 04, 2023
Nigeria: Withdraw Court Summons or Face Strike, NLC Tells Federal Govt
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has asked the federal government to withdraw the court summons served against it or risk nationwide strike beginning from August 14. Read more »
August 03, 2023
Nigeria: Strike - Tinubu Support Group Begs Nigerians to Be Patient With President
BAT Vanguard, one of the major campaign support groups of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appealed to Nigerians to exercise patience with the president in his bid to wriggle the… Read more »
August 02, 2023
Nigeria: Port Harcourt Refinery to Resume Work By December, Tinubu Assures Labour Leaders
President Bola Tinubu has given his commitment to the leaders of Organised Labour that the Port Harcourt Refinery will start production by December 2023 after the completion of the… Read more »
August 01, 2023
Nigeria: Hardship - Tinubu Begs for Understanding, Labour Insists On Strike
President Bola Tinubu has pleaded with Nigerians to exercise patience with the economic challenges the country is facing, even as he unveiled policy measures to tackle them. Read more »
July 31, 2023
Nigeria: Nitda Unveils Digital Literacy Framework to Create 1 Million Jobs
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has officially launched the National Digital Literacy Framework (NDLF) for achieving a digitally literate citizenry. Read more »
July 27, 2023
Nigeria: Resident Doctors' Strike Cripples Hospitals
Hospital services in public hospitals in Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were disrupted yesterday following the indefinite strike embarked upon by medical doctors… Read more »
July 25, 2023
Nigeria: Resident Doctors Declare Indefinite Strike
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), on Tuesday night, declared an indefinite strike action over what it described as failure of government to meet the demands of… Read more »
July 17, 2023
Nigeria: Federal Govt May Raise Minimum Wage to N200,000, to Take Decision Soon
There are strong indications that the federal government is favourably disposed to raising the minimum wage to as high as N200k per month as demanded by the organised labour in the… Read more »
July 04, 2023
Nigeria: PenCom Fines Defaulting Firms U.S.$15 Million
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has sanctioned defaulting companies N12.09billion monetary fines, LEADERSHIP learnt. Read more »
July 03, 2023
Nigeria: 2023 Elections - Presidency, Labour Party, CSOs Differ On EU Report
The critical report of the European Union Observer Mission (EUOM) in the 2023 general elections has caused divergent reactions from the presidency, the Labour Party and civil… Read more »
June 26, 2023
Nigeria: Labour Fears Job Losses As Discos Raise Electricity Tariffs
Many manufacturing firms, especially Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), may be forced to shut down or relocate from Nigeria due to the prevailing harsh business environment as… Read more »
June 23, 2023
Nigeria: NLC Rejects Planned Electricity Tariff Hike
The organised labour yesterday kicked against the plan by the federal government to increase electricity tariff describing it as callous and insensitive to the well-being of… Read more »
June 22, 2023
Nigeria: Planned Electricity Tariff Hike Insensitive to Plight of Nigerians - NLC
The organised Labour, on Thursday, kicked against the proposed plan by the federal government to increase electricity tariff while describing it as callous and insensitive to the… Read more »
June 19, 2023
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Federal Govt, Labour Fix 2 Months to Implement Resolutions
The federal government and the organised labour have agreed to sort out issues on the implementation of the resolutions reached on fuel subsidy removal within the next eight weeks. Read more »
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Federal Govt, Labour to Sort Out Implementation of Palliatives in 2 Months
The federal government and the organised Labour have agreed to sort out issues of implementation of the resolutions reached on fuel subsidy removal interventions within the next… Read more »
June 08, 2023
Nigeria: Federal Govt to Incur U.S.$4 Billion Liabilities As Senate Passes Police Pension Bill
The Senate has passed the Bill for the Establishment of a Police Pension Board, a move that will balloon the federal government's pension liabilities by N2 trillion, according to… Read more »
June 06, 2023
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Labour Calls Off Strike After Meeting With Federal Govt
The organised labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), has suspended its proposed strike scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday over the… Read more »
June 05, 2023
Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy - Federal Govt, Labour Meet, Form Tripartite Committee
The federal government has said talks with organised Labour regarding the fuel subsidy removal will be concluded tomorrow. Read more »
May 18, 2023
Nigeria: Resident Doctors' Warning Strike Cripples Public Hospitals
Activities in public hospitals in various parts of the country were paralysed yesterday as resident doctors began a five-day warning strike. Read more »
May 15, 2023
Nigeria: Resident Doctors Declare 5-Day Nationwide Strike
Following the failure of government to meet its demands, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared a five-day warning strike from 8am on Wednesday, May 17 to… Read more »
May 08, 2023
Nigeria: Speakership - Labour Caucus Leader, Hon. Ogene, Says Party Hasn't Endorsed Any Aspirant
The 35-member Labour Party caucus in the 10th Assembly of the House of Representatives has elected Hon. Afam Victor Ogene as its Leader. Read more »
May 01, 2023
Nigeria: May Day - Lawan, Gbajabiamila, Atiku Salute Nigerian Workers
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Senate President Ahmad Lawan and the Speaker… Read more »