The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the federal government to provide urgent tax relief, wage support and other social protections to cushion the effects of the recent spike in fuel prices across the country, TRUETELLS Nigeria reports. In a statement issued by its president, Joe Ajaero, the labour union urged the government to…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the federal government to reverse the recent increase in fuel prices after the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) set new prices. In a statement signed by its president, Joe Ajaero, the NLC said that the federal government under President Bola Tinubu is mishandling fuel pricing. The labour…
Spokesman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Benson Upah, has warned that Nigerians could eventually buy petrol for N5,000 per litre. Upah stated this while reacting to the recent hike in fuel pump price in an interview with Weekend Trust. He also insisted that the increase is contrary to the agreement NLC reached with the…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday demanded an immediate reversal of the hike in fuel price announced by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), saying the hike has worsened the misery of Nigerians. Truetells Nigeria reports that amid the lingering fuel scarcity in the country, the NNPCL increased the pump price of petrol…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared that it will postpone its planned strike action over the new national minimum wage pending when a final decision is taken by the Federal Government. NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, disclosed at the ongoing International Labour Conference holding in Geneva, Switzerland. Ajaero emphasised, “We cannot…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced plans for a nationwide picket of the offices of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and various electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) across the country. Truetells Nigeria reports that this action is set for Monday, May 13, 2024, as part of a broader protest against the recent hike in electricity…
Rising from a meeting of its stakeholders, the Nigeria Labour Congress on Monday voided the national convention that returned the National Chairman of Labour Party, Julius Abure, and his National Working Committee. To fill the vacuum, the stakeholders said the congress would set up a transition committee to oversee the affairs of the party pending…
The Federal Government, on Friday, insisted on the 240 per cent hike in tariff payable by power consumers in the band ‘A’ category despite calls for its reversal. It also revealed that the subsidised power pricing regime would be for the short term, with a transition plan to achieve a full cost-reflective tariff within a…
The leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on Friday passed a vote of no confidence on the Labour Party Chairman, Julius Abure, over allegations of corruption made against him. In a press release signed by Chris Uyot, NLC Political Commission Chairperson, on Friday, the union declared its support toward the investigative actions initiated by…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has revealed the only thing that would stop the planned nationwide strike over the hardship in the country. According to the leadership of the labour union,the planned protest will not hold if the federal government honours the agreement it had with labour. This was contained in a letter written…
