The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has summoned Police Strategic Commanders across the country to Abuja to deliberate on how to ensure political, non-political actors and other elements from taking advantage of the planned strike and protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). Recall that President Bola Tinubu had in his inaugural speech declared that “fuel…
The meeting between the President Bola Tinubu-led federal government and the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) over fuel subsidy removal has ended without a consensus. The meeting began around 4pm on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Representatives of the Federal Government included Dele Alake, the spokesperson for Tinubu; and the Group Chief Executive Officer of…
The National Executive Committee of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has named Joe Ajaero as its new president. Ajaero, who was deputy president of the congress, emerged through a consensus. He was the sole candidate for the office of the union president and had also served as General Secretary of the National Union of…
NLC and TUC made the pledge in separate addresses on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, in Abuja. The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, speaking during the 10th Memorial Lecture in honour late Pascal Bafyau, said NLC is solidly behind Obi and will mobilise to ensure the victory of the Labour Party in 2023 general elections. He noted that labour must…
Labour Congress has threatened strike as FG moves to hike Electricity Tariff. Truetells Nigeria reports that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it will deploy the industrial mechanisms granted in labour laws for the defence of workers’ rights to resist increase in electricity tariff. NLC President Ayuba Wabba said this Wednesday in…
Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has suspended the five-day warning strike in Kaduna State. The National President of NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, stated this at an emergency meeting in Kaduna on Wednesday evening. According to him, the move was to honour the invitation of the Federal Government on Thursday. Truetells Nigeria reports that the five-day warning…
