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Organised labour, at the weekend, pleaded with Muhammadu Buhari, the President of Nigeria, not to sign the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), slated for signing on March 21,. 2018, in Kigali, Rwanda, warning that it would destroy the nation’s economy. The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, expressed surprise that at a time that nations, including ...

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, gas said that the Federal Government was committed to ensuring that the new National Minimum Wage meets the present economic realities. Mustapha said this at a dinner and award night organised to mark the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) 40th anniversary. The theme of the anniversary is: “Yesterday, Today and ...

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has stated that the labour law recognised lock-out and picketing as a tool that workers can use to advance their issues in the country.  It was reacting to the Federal Government’s warning to workers that lock-out of duly appointed officers and picketing as a response to industrial disputes in the country was illegal. Speaking in Abuja, ...

Optimism is on a renewed hope concerning wages for Nigerian workers. Labour leaders on Sunday expressed high hopes for a new living wage. President Muhammdu Buhari had on Thursday approved the appointment of a 30-member tripartite National Minimum Wage Committee for the negotiation of a new National Minimum Wage. The labour leaders, who are members of the Committee, spoke in ...