NLC News

Benue seeks loan to pay workers’ salary aside Paris Club refund

Benue seeks loan to pay workers’ salary aside Paris Club refund Gov. Samuel ortom The Benue State government wants to obtain loan from undisclosed financial institutions to augment N6.5 billion it got from Paris Club Refund to pay workers’ salaries. The Acting Governor, Benson Abounu, yesterday while fielding questions from …

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Nasarawa Govt Commends Labour Unions As Workers End Strike

The Nasarawa State government has commended the organised labour in the state for its resilience in protecting the rights of workers and agreeing to hold talks for the resolution of their industrial action The Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of the state, Yusuf Shehu, gave the commendation on behalf …

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Minimum Wage: Our patience is running Out – Ayuba Wabba, NLC President

  COMRADE AYUBA P. WABBA                                                                            NLC President Comrade Ayuba Wabba is the President …

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Biafra agitators are enemies of Nigeria – Gov. Bello

The governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has described those behind the agitation for the break up and restructuring of the country as real enemies of the country. The governor stated this yesterday in Lokoja during a meeting with leaders of the organised labour in the state. He called on Nigerians to disregard calls for …

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MAY DAY 2017: Labour Relations in Economic Recesion

May Day, Labour Day, International Workers’ Day are some of the appellations for May 1st. It is a public holiday in Nigeria. It began in Europe as a traditional spring celebration to welcome Summer while the first Monday of every May is usually a bank holiday for labourers and workers. …

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Lagos employees lament high cost of living, want N56,000 minimum wage

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Lagos State council has asked the state government to increase workers’ minimum wage to N56,000 to meet the high cost of living in the state. The Chairman of the congress, Francis Ogunremi, said this yesterday at the May Day celebration tagged “Labour Relations …

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