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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it will shut down the economy for one month if the National Assembly decentralises the minimum wage. The president of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, stated this during the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) annual general meeting in Lagos on Tuesday, July 16. Ajaero stated …

Former president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Takai Shamang, has been abducted in his hometown, Biniki, in the Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State.   Shamang, 78, was also a former president general of the National Union of Electricity and Gas Workers, now National Union of Electricity Employees, …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has reacted to the proposal by the Southern Governors Forum that states should determine the minimum wage in their domains.    The Southern Governos had met in Abeokuta, Ogun state during the week where deliberations on the new minimum wage was had.    In a …

Members of the NLC and their counterparts in the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had thrown the nation into darkness after shutting down the national grid last Monday due to the minimum wage strike. Addressing the conduct of labour unions on Thursday, Akume had frowned upon the action of shutting the …

Actor Alex Ekubbo asked unmarried people to discuss issues of national interest with their spouses so they could assess their level of intelligence.   In a post on Instagram, Alex asked unmarried people to ask their lovers what they think about the NLC and TUC strike and the union’s demand …

Nigerians have taken to social media to call for the restoration of the National grid.    Recall that the grid was shut down by striking NLC members on Monday, June 3, throwing the whole nation into darkness.   Nigerians have now taken to social media to demand power restoration since …

Chukwuma gave the assurance in a statement issued in Port Harcourt and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. He stated that the examination would proceed in the state, notwithstanding the notice of an indefinite strike by the organised labour to press home its demand for …

Fight on! We’re behind you despite their blackmails! Oshiomole, Pa Ajasin of blessed memory and other labor leaders fought for workers under military rule, and weren’t killed! You won’t be killed under democratic rule! All we seek is nothing but a living wage for the goose 🦆 that lays the …

Reno Omokri says the President, Joe Ajaero, and his gang are supporters of Peter Obi and are by this nationwide strike fighting a proxy war for Peter Obi. In a post he shared on X, Reno wrote ‘’₦494,000 is more than sixteen times the current minimum wage of ₦30,000. If …

A member of the Nigerian Labour Congress has called for lawmakers in the country to be placed on the current N30k minimum wage so they can feel what Nigerians are facing.    Speaking to TheCable, the female worker disclosed that the current salary they receive is barely enough to take …