Browsing: Nigeria Labour Congress

Manufacturers and organised Labour have kicked against the Federal Government’s 240 per cent hike in the tariff payable by electricity users enjoying a 20-hour power supply. They insisted on the electricity subsidy, warning that its removal would send manufacturers out of business and worsen inflation. The subsidy on electricity has been withdrawn completely from the […]

The 37-member tripartite committee on minimum wage set up by the Federal Government will reconvene mid-April to continue further negotiations and consultations on the new minimum wage expected to be announced by President Bola Tinubu on May 1, 2024. The National Treasurer of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Hakeem Ambali, who is also a member of […]

A former President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, said on Thursday that the Labour Party was established by the NLC as a platform for union members to exercise and defend their rights. Wabba spoke amidst the power struggle between the NLC and the Labour Party. On Wednesday, NLC members, acting on the […]