Tag: NLC
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NLC urges FG to conduct downward review of suspended media licenses
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the federal government to urgently review downwards the operating licences of media organisations in the country in response to the prevailing harsh economic situation. This is contained in a statement issued by the NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
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Pictorial: NLC protest rocks Ibadan over ASUU strike
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress are currently protesting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, in solidarity with the strike action of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The protest which is currently holding is also an opportunity for the NLC to bring the attention of relevant agencies to other issues affecting the nation. The…
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ASUU Strike: NLC Solidarity Rally Holds Today, Police Warn Hoodlums
The police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps will deploy personnel in critical infrastructure and facilities in response to the nationwide protest organized by the Nigeria Labour Congress in solidarity with the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities taking place on Tuesday (today). As security agencies moved to deploy their men and officers,…
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NLC rejects planned petrol price increase
The Nigeria Labour Congress has called on the Federal Government to consider options to help the country embrace developmental governance and accountable leadership while rejecting the planned petroleum price increase. NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, made the call in a statement he issued to newsmen in Abuja, entitled: ‘Nigerian workers refused to take the bait’.…
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NLC Tasks FG To Implement Electricity Traffic Reduction Agreement by Year-end
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded from the Federal Government the implementation of electricity tariff reduction by N15 per kilowatt-hour by December. In a caution notice the labour union served the FG, it stressed that the union would not accept serial violation of agreements from the government, going forward. On Thursday, the NLC President,…