NLC Protest

NLC protests: Tinubu spanks labour, urges a breather for his 9-month-old govt

The organized labour under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has received a warning from President Bola Tinubu to uphold peace...

Why we suspended our nationwide protest – NLC

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its two-day national protest as a result of what they called the economic hardships in the...

Lagos Speaker, lawmakers receive protesters, hail NLC for peaceful conduct

Protesting members of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and other related organizations were on Tuesday received by Lagos lawmakers, voicing their grievances over...

Just in: Sachet water, biscuits distributed to protesters in Lagos as police provide security

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) nationwide protest kicked off across the country amidst tight security on Tuesday. Persecondnews gathered that the workers under...

Nationwide protests: Police assure residents of safety

Ahead of the proposed nationwide protest by organized labour, the Nigeria Police Force has assured protesters of its commitment to ensuring their rights,...

Hardship: 65 CSOs Pull Out of Planned Organised Labour Mass Action

No fewer than 65 civil society organizations (CSOs) said they have withdrawn from the planned nationwide protests by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)...

Shelve protest, embrace dialogue, DSS warns organised labour

The Department of State Services (DSS) has issued a stern warning to sections of organised labour planning to stage protests on February 27,...

Rising cost of living may trigger social unrests in Nigeria, Kenya, others, AfDB warns

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has raised the alarm that rising prices of fuel and other commodities could lead to social unrest in...

Oshiomhole faults ongoing nationwide strike, says it has political undertone

“Let me be clear that I do not support the brutalization of any Nigerian. I emphasise, any Nigerian including a journalist, the unemployed...

Breaking: NLC President, Ajaero, arrested

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, has been arrested by the Police at the ongoing protest over unpaid...

Kogi State plunged into darkness as NLC strike forces power shutdown

Kogi State has been thrown into total blackout as workers in the state comply with the two-day warning strike by the Nigeria Labour...

Labour suspends mass action, planned strike over FG’s “inaction” on petrol subsidy agreement

The organized labour in the country has suspended its proposed strike about 24 hours after embarking on nationwide protests over the removal of...

Labour protest: Nigerians express divergent views; it’s unnecessary, No it’s long overdue

By Ajuma Edwina Ameh and Samuel Akpan As the organized labor on Wednesday made good their threat to embark on mass protests across...

Tinubu has made “some commitments”, says NLC boss after meeting with President at Aso Rock

“We are taking it back to the office with our colleagues to review it and release a document on our next line of...

Labour protest update: Police disrupt, disperse protesters in Kano, Oyo workers in day two protest

Police in Kano have disrupted the peaceful protest by some groups to express their grievances over the removal of petrol subsidy without measures...

Labour protest latest: In Abuja, restive workers pull down National Assembly gate, break in

The organised labour protest took a near-violent turn on Wednesday in Abuja, the nation’s seat of power, as angry protesters forced their into...