DSS releases NLC president Joe Ajaero after a clash with Labour unions.

Comrade Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has been released by the Department of State Services (DSS) after a brief detention that provoked outcry among labour unions. Ajaero, who was held on Monday, September 9, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja while en route to the United Kingdom for a […]

National grid restored after strike suspension

National grid restored after strike suspension

The National Union of Electricity Employees said the national grid has been restored after the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress suspended their strike. NUEE National President, Adebiyi Adeyeye, confirmed this in an online interview on Tuesday. “The strike has been suspended, which means the grid has come back to normal. It is […]

Labour unions agree to attend Tuesday talks with FG over new minimum wage

Labour unions agree to attend Tuesday talks with FG over new minimum wage

The Organised Labour has reiterated its May 31, 2024 ultimatum to the Federal Government to meet all of its demands, which includes implementation of a new national minimum wage and reversal of the hike in electricity tariff. The position was contained in a communique issued at the end of a joint emergency National Executive Council […]