NLC, TUC To Convene Emergency NEC Meeting Over Minimum Wage, Bonus
The organised labour in the country will soon come up with a strong position on the suspension of the payment of the wage award to civil servants and has warned the federal and state governments to prepare to increase the minimum wage from the current N30,000 monthly. It also warned state governors that they would have no choice but to pay the minimum wage once it is signed into law next year. Already, conversations are being held around the new minimum wage, which is expected to be signed into law soon. The Federal Government on its part has
NLC, TUC Suspend Nationwide Strike
The organised labour in Nigeria has suspended the nationwide strike that commenced on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, to protest the brutalization of NLC President Comrade Joe Ajaero in Owerri, the Imo State Capital. The decision to suspend the action was reached at an emergency visual joint National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of NLC and TUC. During the NEC session, there was an agreement to suspend the industrial action following a plea by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu. Earlier, organised labour met with the NSA, who urged the workers to end the industrial action to allow for an
NLC, TUC Declare Nationwide Strike
The organised labour unions; Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), on Tuesday, declared a total nationwide strike. The strike will commence next Tuesday, November 14, 2023. The leadership of the two unions resolved after an extraordinary National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. The organized labour unions following the announcement have commenced mobilisation of members and allies across the country. The decision was reached by NLC and TUC after the brutalisation of NLC National President, Joe Ajaero, last week in Imo State. There had been widespread outrage by the Organised Labour accusing the
BREAKING: At Last, NLC, TUC Take Final Decision on Tuesday’s Strike
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REACHED BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA AND THE NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS (NLC) AND TRADE UNION CONGRESS OF NIGERIA (TUC) AS A RESULT OF DISPUTE ARISING FROM WITHDRAWAL OF SUBSIDY ON THE PRICE OF PREMIUM MOTOR SPIRIT (PMS) ON MONDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF OCTOBER, 2023 Arising from the withdrawal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) by the Federal Government and the resultant increase in the price of the commodity, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) issued a strike notice which had elapsed and they were poised
NLC, TUC Urge Workers to Resume at Oyo governor’s Office July 31
Oyo State workers have been directed to resume at the state secretariat on Monday, July 31, 2023, by 7.00 a.m. to press home their demands from the state government. The state’s Chairman of Trade Union Congress (TUC), Olatunbosun Olabiyi, who disclosed this to The Guardian, yesterday, said the directive was given during a joint general meeting of representatives of workers and pensioners in Oyo State chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and TUC held, yesterday, at the NLC House, Yidi, Ibadan, in preparation for the seven-day ultimatum issued by the NLC national headquarters. “We are resuming at the
Subsidy Removal: Senate, NLC, fault proposed N5,000 monthly payment for Nigerians
Nigerians will spend about N6.732tn on the purchase of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, within a period of 12 months once the Federal Government stops subsidising the commodity from February next year, investigations have revealed. This came to the fore on Wednesday as the Nigeria Labour Congress described government’s plan as a “penny wise-pound foolish” gamble. The Senate and economic experts also faulted the Federal Government’s plan to pay N5,000 each to 40 million Nigerians to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal. The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, had on
FG To Renegotiate Full Implementation Of N30,000 Minimum Wage
The Federal Government is set to reconstitute a new committee to begin fresh negotiations for the full implementation of the new national minimum wage of N30,000. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. “The President has put in place a new committee or council called ‘Presidential Committee On Salaries and Allowances,” he said. Senator Ngige made the revelation when the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) paid him a courtesy visit at his office in the nation’s capital. He, however, warned that the delay in agreement for
NLC Suspends Srike As FG Agrees To Pay N30,000 Minimum Wage
The organised labour unions have called off the planned nationwide industrial action initially scheduled to hold today nation wide. Daily Trust reported that the proposed strike was suspended because the Federal Government has agreed and signed the #30, 000 demanded by the workers as new minimum wage. Two union officials and a senior government official confirmed the #30, 000 agreement to Daily Trust. The National Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, announced the suspension last night in Abuja at the end of the last meeting of the tripartite committee set up to come up with the new
Nigerians May Experience Another Hardship This Week As NUPENG Backs NLC Planned Strike
There may be shortage of fuel this week as the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers has pledged its loyalty to the Nigeria Labour Congress and any step that the NLC decides to take. The Federal Government on Friday obtained an order from the National Industrial Court restraining the organised labour from embarking on strike. The NLC, the Trade Union Congress and the United Labour Congress had, however, insisted on embarking on the strike, claiming that they had not been served with court processes. Attempts to speak with the presidents of the NLC and the TUC, Mr Ayuba
Nationwide Strike Looms As Labour Gives 14-Day Ultimatum Over Minimum Wage
Labour leaders in Nigeria, on Wednesday, cautioned the Federal Government to stop foot dragging on the New Minimum Wage and allow the tripartite committee conclude its job to avoid industrial crisis. The labour leaders, who are members of the Minimum Wage Committee, at a joint news conference addressed in Lagos, gave the federal government 14 days to ensure that the committee conclude its work or be ready to face industrial action. Mr. Ayuba Wabba, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, said that the committee was not pleased with the comments alleged to have been made by the Minister of Labour and
