Renewed Workers’ Resistance in Universities
The stage appears set for renewed struggle in the ivory towers. The Academic Staff of Universities Union (ASUU) issued a 14-day ultimatum on March...
NLC Marks 2017 International Women’s Day With Gender Conference
This year’s International Women’s Day celebration was marked by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) with its fourth National Gender Conference. This was organized by...
Insurance Workers Protest Victimization of Union Leaders
Workers at the National Insurance Commission in Abuja recently protested against the victimization of Com. Abdulateef Ibrahim, the AUPCTRE chairperson and other branch executives....
Textile Workers In N32,000 Minimum Wage
Unions in the textile and garment industry won a new sectorial minimum wage of N32,000 per month in December. The National Union of Textile,...
Abuja Bus Drivers’ Strike Called Off
Workers at the Abuja Urban Mass Transit Company (AUMTCO) called off their strike commenced on Wednesday 20th July 2016 to press home their demand...
NLC Holds 14th Rain School
The NLC 14th annual rain school commenced on the 29th of August, 2016, at the Workers Solidarity Centre, NLC state secretariat, Uyo, Akwa Ibom...
NLC Solidarity Rally in Nasarawa
Hundreds of workers from Nasarawa state and NLC affiliates’ leaders from other states led by Com. Ayuba Wabba, the president of the Nigeria Labour...
Historic 7-Week Strike in Oyo
As July drew to an end, Oyo state workers suspended their 7-week strike in what was one of the sharpest theatres of class struggle...
Lagos Bans Street Trading
An attack against poor people
The Lagos state government recently declared war against poor working people who try to eke a living by trading on...
Bus Drivers Strike in Abuja
Workers in the Abuja Urban Mass Transport Company (AUMTCO) commenced an indefinite strike on July 20. This was after two days of mass protests during which...
Mass Strikes Paralyse Health Sector
Public health facilities were shutdown for almost two weeks in June. The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) commenced an indefinite strike action on...
Fresh Strike Breaks Out In Kogi
Kogi state workers are once again at the barricades. An indefinite strike action called by the trade union centres and the JNC commenced in the...
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