Organised Labour has proposed a new minimum wage of ₦66,500 per month, against the current minimum wage of ₦18,000. This was the position of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress, during a public hearing on the National Minimum Wage for workers at Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, yesterday. Chairman of the Political Committee […]
Read More The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has raised the alarm that the frequent serial killings in some states may scare foreign investors from the country if not urgently tackled. The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, reacting to the killings around the country, notably in Benue, Nasarawa, Adamawa, Rivers and Taraba states, lamented that these mass murders have […]
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A new national minimum wage will be announced before the end of the year, if the word of the Minister Labour & Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, is anything to go by. The 30-member tripartite committee chaired by former Head of Service of the Federation Ms. Amal Pepple is billed to conclude its assignment by the […]
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Pensioners in Benue state of Nigeria have asked the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Comrade Ayuba Wabba to intervene in their predicament and ensure the payment of their entitlement running into several months and an upward review of their pensions. In a letter to the NLC President, signed by the Chairman and Secretary […]
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Workers in Kogi have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to rescue them from their current hardship resulting from non-payment of their salaries, by sending them food, drugs and other materials. The workers made the appeal on Wednesday in Lokoja in a statement jointly issued by the state chapters of the NLC, TUC and the Joint […]
Read More Ahead of its planned nationwide strike expected to commence tomorrow, United Labour Congress of Nigeria, ULC, yesterday, in Lagos, urged Nigerians to stockpile foodstuff and other basic necessities that could last them during the duration of the strike as critical sectors of the economy would be affected by the action. Briefing after a joint meeting […]
Read More The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has urged the Federal Government to use the occasion of the Democracy Day celebration to announce the composition of a tripartite negotiation committee on the National Minimum Wage. It also asked the government to thoroughly investigate recent rumoured coup plot to save the nation’s democracy. NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, […]
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The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved the constitution of a National Minimum Wage Committee to kick start the process of deliberations for a new wage for Nigerian workers. Briefing journalists at the end of the meeting presided over by Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday, the Minister of Labour and […]
Read More The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and some concerned members of the House of Representatives have expressed optimism that with the revelation so far made on recovered money, the country could fund its annual budget without recourse to external borrowing. Some members of the House, specifically, argued that if necessary policy measures were put in place […]
Read More The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has lamented that despite the noise aboutanti-graft war, corruption continues to thrive in the country. It said the executive and the legislative arms of government weighed on the scale have performed below expectation. Its President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, who spoke with The Nation lamented that while the citizens continue to […]
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The Federal Government on Friday refuted the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) accusation of foot-dragging to constitute tripartite committee which is expected to deliberate on the proposed N56, 000 minimum wage for workers in the country. Sen Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment said this in a statement signed by Mr Samuel Olowookere, Deputy Director […]
Read More Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said on Wednesday that it was running out of patience with the government over the issue of new minimum wage for Nigerian workers, saying cannot wait indefinitely for the government to respond at its own time. Speaking at the 4th NLC National Gender Conference in Abuja, President of the Congress, Comrade […]
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