It will be foolish to contest the right of labour leaders to take whatever steps they deem necessary to promote and protect their members. That right, almost sacred, inheres in the concept of trade unionism.

A pro-Biafra group, Biafra Provisional Government, has condemned the ongoing power blackout in Imo State resulting from the clash between organized labour and the operatives of the state police command. The total blackout was imposed on the state capital and beyond by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and their counterpart the Trade Union Congress (TUC)…

Imo State was the centre of political chaos yesterday, two days after calm was restored in neighbouring Rivers State.

After exerting some concrete agreements to some of its demands, Organised Labour last night, sheathed its sword upturning its earlier advertised indefinite strike action to commence today.   

As far as the former director general of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Dr Salihu Lukman is concerned, Nigeria cannot muster the resources required to meet the demands by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). Lukman in a piece titled "Opening Door to Renew the Hope of Workers" argued that if revenue indices are anything to…

Organised Labour, with one voice, yesterday vowed to shut down economic activities nationwide next Tuesday.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has advised women to stand tall and find their voices without fear of contradiction to be adequately represented in governance structures.

Labour unions held a two-day warning strike on September 5 and 6, meant to press home their demands upon the federal government, arising from the National Executive Council meeting of the Nigerian Labour Congress held in Abuja on August 31, 2023.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has advocated for a proper implementation of tax justice to enable higher income earners in the country pay higher taxes than low income earners.

A coalition of 100 civil rights groups(CSOs) has accused the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) of conniving with the opposition to inflict pain on Nigerians. The groups, under the aegis of Project Nigeria, consisting of CSOs abroad and locally, said the impact of the industrial action is worse than the fuel subsidy removal. The NLC on…

Ahead of tomorrow’s two-day nationwide warning strike marshaled by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), its third since the removal of fuel subsidy in June, public schools, hospitals, seaports, and airports, among other public institutions have expressed readiness to mobilise workers to down tools across the critical sectors.

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Nigeria Police Force to immediately vacate the secretariat of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) within 48 hours.