THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, is saddled with three mandates. The first is the classical or labour mandate – fighting for the interests of the working class. The second is the social mandate – protecting the interests of the masses in an environment where the ruling elite have increasingly become more selfish, corrupt and incompetent than ever.

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has given the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun  to direct policemen to immediately vacate the occupation of the National Secretariat of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, in Abuja, within 48 hours.

The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has thrown its weight behind the nationwide protest embarked on by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) saying it has mobilised at least 2 million persons in the region to join the demonstration.

President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, has urged workers and Nigerians to discountenance some online reports that tomorrow’s mass protest has been called off.

President Bola Tinubu says the federal government is currently working with the Labour unions on a new national minimum wage for Nigerian workers.