The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has been urged by the Federal Government to postpone its planned two-day nationwide warning strike.The appeal was made by Simon Lalong, the minister of labor and employment, who also noted that the strike should be called off because Nigerians are experiencing severe economic hardship.On Monday, Lalong urged the NLC to give the Federal Government time to fulfill its demands while speaking at a press conference in Abuja.“As such acti...

The Nigeria Labour Congress leadership has decided to hold a two-day warning strike starting on September 5 and 6, 2023.The NLC president threatened that if the federal government did not act to alleviate the excruciating suffering that Nigerians are currently experiencing in Abuja on Friday, the union would organize its affiliates to go on an indefinite strike.Ajaero said the union arrived at the decision after a National Executive Council meeting in Abuja.Beyond t...

Mrs. Beatrice Jedy-Agba, the Solicitor-General of the Federation, says the ministry did not threaten the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the planned strike.This is contained in a letter addressed to the counsel for the NLC, Messrs. Falana & Falana’s Chambers, on Monday in Abuja by Jedy-Agba.In the letter, she said the ministry simply drew the attention of the NLC to a pending court order.The letter copied the National Security Adviser, Director-General, State Sec...