“Our propensity to jump the gun, do things arbitrarily should stop both from government, labour and employers”

“As I speak right now, delisted officers are undergoing physical verification at the Public Service Institute of Nigeria in Abuja”

“We have received reliable information from the NLC that the Federal Government is planning to exert control over trade union organisations”

They queried the continued absence of On -Board Ship Gangway men and Tally Clerks in port operations in the country following their illegal disengagement few years ago

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has challenged government and other stakeholders to step up efforts at making the world of work safer and promoting the ideals and objectives of the Occupational Safety and Health framework

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has blamed the failed and deplorable condition of Benin/Warri highway for the October 1 petrol tanker fatal accident that claimed five lives among other valuable assets.

The meeting between the Federal Government and Organised Labour, yesterday ended in deadlock as leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and their Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterparts, rejected the government’s offers.

“Should the Minister fail to address these issues within two weeks, he should preoccupy himself with recruiting National Security Adviser, NSA, officials to run the Sector.”

“ONE of the ad hoc measures adopted  by government to cushion the effects of petrol subsidy removal is the reduction of work days from five days a week to three”

This is an abridged version of the  welcome address by President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, at the African Alliance of Trade Unions Executives