Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has warned the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) against the proposed mass protest, saying it is in contempt of court. The AGF, in a statement dated February 23 and addressed to the counsel for…
Kwara State, Nigeria — Despite recent accolades labeling Governor AbdulRazaq as a ‘labour-friendly governor,’ Organized Labour in Kwara State has issued a 14-day strike notice, citing concerns over poor workers’ welfare and unmet demands. The state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joint Negotiating Council (JNC), and Trade Union Congress (TUC) jointly delivered the…
In solidarity support over the attack on Joe Ajaero, the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Imo State, the members of the organised labour, on Friday declared November 8, a nationwide strike. The Informant247 had on Wednesday, reported that Ajaero was in Owerri, the state capital, arrested and brutalised while he was in the…
In a bid to avert the looming nationwide indefinite strike organised by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), the Federal Government has invited the labour unions for an emergency meeting at the State House in Abuja. It would be recalled that the proposed government-Labour meeting at the State House on Friday, September 29, was cancelled due…
Joe Ajaero, the President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu informed the labour leaders that he lives in a two bedroom apartment, as part of measures to reduce the cost of governance. Ajaero made this known during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. It could be recalled that the…
In a letter to Messrs Falana & Falana’ Chambers, Counsel, to NLC, Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Mrs B.E. Jeddy-Agba, said “The attention of the Federal Ministry of Justice has been drawn to the Communiqué issued by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on August 3, 2023, wherein NLC announced the…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently having a meeting with the leadership of the organised labour which comprises the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. This is coming amid nationwide protest by the labour unions across the country over the hardship occasioned…
Following the nationwide mass protest by the organised labour comprising Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) conterpart, the operatives of the Department of State Services have occupied the Lagos State Assembly complex where the labour unions are currently protesting. It was gathered that the operatives were sighted on the premises of the…
Angry protesters in their hundreds on Wednesday, pulled down the first gate of the National Assembly Complex in Abuja and forced their way into the premises. The Informant247 gathered that the protesters led by the leaders of the organised labour, Joe Ajaero of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Festus Osifo of the Trade Union Congress…
Barely 24-hours to the nationwide strike, the Organised Labour, which comprises Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), has said it is reconsidering its decision to embark on the action slated for Wednesday, August 2, 2023, due to the removal of fuel subsidy and the fuel price hike across the country. The strike…
The Organised Labour has vowed to proceed with its nationwide strike scheduled for Wednesday, over the removal of petroleum subsidy. The unions, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC), made this known after a meeting with government representatives at the presidential villa on Monday, while it expressed doubt regarding the ability…
