Tag: Nigeria Labour Congress
Organised labour protest against minimum wage decentralisation
The organised labour on Wednesday staged nationwide peaceful protests against the bill by the national assembly to expunge the national minimum wage from the...
NLC plans to ground states yet to pay minimum wage
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced its plan to ground states that are yet to implement the new minimum wage and those owing...
Labour plans showdown with governors over borrowing N17trn from pension fund
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has vowed mobilise its members nationwide to resist any attempt by state governors to borrow from pension fund.
It would...
FG reduces petrol price by N5
The federal government announced the reduction of the pump price of premium motor spirit, popularly called fuel by N5.
The minister of labour and employment,...
Nigeria: From petrol to auto-gas
Reuben Abati
The Nigerian government deregulated the downstream petroleum sector with effect from March 19, 2020. The key argument was that the fuel subsidy regime...
Impulse-driven petrol price fixing unacceptable – Labour tells FG
Organised labour on Monday condemned the federal government’s decision to fix the price of premium motor spirit popularly called petrol saying price fixing is...
Petrol not so important to ordinary citizens – Sylva
As Nigerians protest against the recent hike in the pump price of petrol from between N158 and N162 per litre to N168 and N170,...
NLC writes President Buhari, protests against planed airport concession
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has formally written to President Muhammadu Buhari stating its disapproval of the proposed concession of four of the country’s...
Labour, FG agree to subsidise electricity tariff for three month
The federal government and labour unions have agreed to use proceeds from Value Added Tax (VAT) to temporarily subsidise electricity tariff for consumers for...
How organised labour deceived Nigerians
Reuben Abati
I was very skeptical when the current leadership of Organized Labour in Nigeria objected to the decision of the Federal Government to withdraw...
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