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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has passionately condemned the recent 50% tariff hike imposed by telecommunications companies. They view this increase as exploitative and are calling for an immediate reversal. With an urgent tone,…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to engage in constructive dialogue regarding the Tax Reform Bill, especially its workforce implications. During the unveiling of CNG buses in Ibadan, NLC President Joe…

The Nigeria Labour Congress condemns and rejects the recent sack of 100 Pilots by Air Peace, 69 Pilots by Bristow Helicopters and NUATE union executives working with Turkish Air. It is very traumatic for workers who are still reeling from…

We read with dismay the new policy by the Federal Government through the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) stipulating a 6% stamp duty fee for every tenancy and lease agreement in Nigeria. This new financial burden on poor Nigerians…

The Nigeria Labour Congress has reject and condemn the increase in the price of petrol (Premium Motor Spirit). In a press statement by Comrade Ayuba Wabba, the president of NLC, he said: "it was with great shock and consternation that…

The attention of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has been drawn to the recent humiliation, torture, and killing of African migrant workers by militant groups in Libya. Of recent, this savage treatment of migrant workers has become…

NLC and its allies in civil society use the occasion of this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict to show solidarity with the victims of sexual violence in Nigeria, the African continent and all over…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the N27,000 new National Minimum Wage adopted by the National Council of State on Tuesday. Dr Peter Ozo-Eson, the NLC General Secretary, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

The Nigeria Labour Congress has clarified that the proposed January 8 action of the Union is stipulated for nationwide PROTEST over national minimum wage, not STRIKE. NLC General Secretary, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson disclosed this in a press…

The Chairman of the Lagos State Branch of the Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede, announced on Monday that the union would join the planned NLC strike if government and labour failed to resolve their…