Labour Business

By Bassey Udo The support of organised Labour to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential elections, Peter Obi, does not contradict its well-known opposition to the removal of subsidy on petroleum products in the country, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has clarified. The NLC President,…

By Bassey Udo The organised Labour, under the umbrella union, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its affiliates are to embark on a one-day solidarity action in support of its affiliates in the education sector. The President of NLC, Ayuba Wabba, who announced this said the solidarity action was to…

By Bassey Udo As Nigerians joined other Christians around the world to celebrate Easter, which signifies the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday condemned the inability of the government to end the rein of “social apartheid” in the country. The President of NLC,…

By Bassey Udo Organised Labour on Wednesday gave the Federal Government 21 days to take a definite step towards resolving the lingering face-off with members of the different academic and non-academic unions in the country’s tertiary institutions. The ultimatum was issued by the umbrella labour body at the end of…

By Bassey Udo The organised labour on Saturday recounted the myriads of challenges Nigerians contended with in 2021 and enjoined the Nigerian workers not to wallowbin despair, as hope is on the way in the New year. The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, in his Christmas message…

By Bassey Udo Amid plans by the Federal Government to finally remove fuel subsidy, which is expected to culminate in the hike in the retail price for petrol in 2022, organized labour has announced plans for a national protest on February 1 next year. The President of the NLC, Ayuba…

MEDIATRACNET The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on Wednesday took over the palatial mansion of the former two-time governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, in Ilorin, the State capital. The takeover of the property followed the order of Justice A.M. Liman of the Federal High Court, Lagos  in Suit No: FHC/L/AMC/01/2021 …

MEDIATRACNET The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday called on the Nigerian government to join the global outrage against the entrenchment of military dictatorship in Myanmar. In separate letters to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, and the leadership of the National Assembly as part of the celebration of…

MEDIATRACNET The Nigeria Labour Congress has criticized the recent announcement of a slash in domestic gas prices for electricity generation, describing the decision as not representative of the agreement between Labour and the government on the issue. Again, the NLC frowned at the lack of noticeable impact of the reduction…

By Bassey Udo The National Industrial Court of Nigeria on Friday granted an interim injunction vide an application by the Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) to restrain the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mohammed Nami, and the Board from going ahead with its decision to proscribe the…