Following the conclusion of the two-day warning strike that the Congress called, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a directive for workers to return to work on Thursday. This announcement was made in a statement released by Mr. Joe Ajaero, the President of NLC, titled “The two-day Nationwide Warning Strike: Nigerian Workers Have Spoken.” Read More…
The unemployment rate in Nigeria has fallen to 4.1% during the first quarter of 2023 from 5.3% in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to Mr. Adeniran Adeyemi, the Statistician General of the Federation and CEO of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This announcement was made during the inauguration of the New Nigeria Labour Read More…
Agege Local Government Area (LGA) situated in Lagos State has taken a compassionate step towards easing the financial burdens faced by its workforce, announcing a significant reduction in its operating days to just three. This decision was unveiled on Tuesday by Chief Ganiyu Egunjobi, the Council Chairman, as part of a broader strategy to alleviate Read More…
Nigerian unions have urged the government to lead negotiations on the removal of fuel subsidies to cushion its effects on workers and other Nigerians. The unions, led by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said that the government had not done enough to mitigate the impact of the subsidy removal, which has led to a sharp Read More…
In a notable turn of events, the Nigerian government has officially retracted the contempt of court accusations it had brought against organised labour in the wake of their nationwide protest. A letter dispatched to Falana and Falana’s Chambers, the lead legal representatives for the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), confirmed this reversal. Dated 7th August, the Read More…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has been urged by the federal government to drop its objections to the establishment of two new academic unions in Nigeria’s public university system. The call was made by Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, in a statement released on Tuesday in Abuja and signed by Mr. Olajide Read More…
The Lagos government has received praise from the Nigeria Labour Congress for the anticipated pay raises for state employees. The praise was given by the NLC Chairman, Mrs. Funmi Sessi, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. The announcement, she noted, “came at the appropriate time.” Gov. Babajide Read More…
A bill sponsored by Senator Mohammed Sani (APC-Niger) which seeks to regulate the employment of domestic workers and other informal sector employees has on Wednesday scaled second reading at the Senate. Sani while presenting the bill, said that it also sought to authorise the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to monitor privately owned agencies that Read More…
President Muhammadu Buhari says only federal workers that have been captured by the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) platform will continue to receive salaries. Buhari said this when he presented the 2021 budget of N13.08trillion to the joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja on Thursday. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Read More…
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has said that a reversal of the current reforms on subsidy of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) would exacerbate the challenges of the already faltering Nigerian economy. Dr Muda Yusuf, Director-General LCCI made the assertion in a statement to newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. Yusuf said the current Read More…
