Press Statement(11/03/ 23) WE COMMEND THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT IN THE NURTW MATTER We at the Nigeria Labour Congress would like to commend the courage of the National Industrial Court for affirming the executive of Comrade Baruwa as the lawful leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers. The judgment […]
The recent statements attributed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the commissioning of the Red-Line Railway Project have sparked deep concern within the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). We find these remarks, particularly those concerning the role of Labour in governance, to be profoundly at variance with the struggles faced by ordinary […]
COMMUNIQUE AT THE END OF A NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL(NEC) MEETING OF THE NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS (NLC) HELD ON TUESDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 The NEC of Congress in session on Friday 16th 2024, ordered a 2-Day Nationwide Protest to join Nigerians in demonstrating outrage over the massive suffering and […]
Press Statement(25/02/2024) AS THE STATE PREPARES TO UNLEASH VIOLENCE ON US We would want to inform Nigerians that the State has perfected plans to attack our peaceful rallies across the country. One of the groups being primed to attack our peaceful rallies is by a nebulous name, Nigeria Civil Society Forum […]
Press Statement21/02/2024 History Will Not Forgive Us If… We are concerned by the unsolicited advice of the Department of State Security to shelve our planned protest against the unprecedented high cost of living in spite of the indescribable suffering in the land, spiralling inflation, deepening poverty and the Naira at an […]
TINUBU’S ECONOMIC REFORMS IN NIGERIA: ASSESSING GAINERS AND LOSERS: PAPER PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS (NLC); COMRADE JOE AJAERO AT THE 21ST DAILY TRUST DIALOGUE HELD ON THE 25TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2024 IN ABUJA. Introduction:Reforms of any kind comes with the acceptance that the existing order […]
AN ADDRESS BY COMRADE JOE AJAERO, THE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS (NLC) AT THE INTERNATIONAL LENIN CENTENARY CONFERENCE ON MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2024 AT TOP RANK HOTEL GALAXY, UTAKO-ABUJA.Protocols! I feel greatly honoured being invited to share my thoughts on the centenary celebration of Leninism with its profound implications on […]
NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS2023 END OF YEAR MESSAGE31ST OF DECEMBER, 2023 As we bid farewell to the challenges and triumphs of the past year, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) extends warm wishes to you and your loved ones. The year 2023 has undoubtedly been a test of our collective strength and resilience. […]