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Fuel hike, other anti-poor policies: Weapons of war against Nigerian workers and masses – NLC

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2023

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has said the recent hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly known as petrol, and other perceived anti-poor policies were weapons of war against Nigerian workers and masses. According to NLC, impoverishing workers and pushing millions more

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NLC, TUC threaten strike over kidnapped chairman in Cross River

Daily Dispatch March 22, 2021

Organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress and their affiliate unions have threatened to go on strike in the next 24 hours if the kidnapped state chairman of NLC, Ben Ukpepi was not released unharmed. They took the decision through a communique issued after an emergency meeting in Calabar on Monday […]

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Fuel, electricity price hike: Meeting between FG, NLC, TUC deadlock….to continue on Monday

Daily Dispatch September 25, 2020

The meeting between the Federal Government and the Organised Labour over the recent hike in fuel price and electricity tariff has been postponed till Monday, Sept. 28, for further deliberation, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Labour leaders and the Federal Government had met in Abuja on Thursday to deliberate on the development after […]

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Breaking: NLC, ULC reconcile, merge

Daily Dispatch July 16, 2020

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has reconciled with the United Labour Congress(ULC) led by Joe Ajaero to form a united labour movement. The ULC broke away in 2015 during the delegates conference to elect new leadership for the NLC. President of NLC, Ayuba Wabba, broke the news to reporters at the end of a joint […]

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Hike in electricity tariff: Labour strike looms

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2020

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it will mobilise workers to resist any attempts on hike in essential public utility charges. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC President, gave the warning in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Wabba said that Nigerians were still going through some of the worst socio-economic vicissitudes caused by the novel coronavirus […]