By Chris Nwaokobia How quickly do hypocrisy and Pharisees come full cycle? How does self-acclaimed Progressives and Democrats become so quickly the greatest threat to our democracy and fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms? Why are they so uncomfortable with dissent and protest? What is Treasonable about the exercise of the freedom of Protest? Why are…
There is an impending nationwide strike looming around the corner following the arrest of Comrade Joe Ajaero, President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), by the Department of State Security (DSS) on Monday in Abuja. According to Reuters, the arrest follows Ajaero’s criticism of the government’s recent 39% hike in petrol prices and his threat to…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded the immediate reversal of the increase in petrol pump price by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC). CONVERSEER reported earlier that the petrol pump price across the country at NNPC’s filling stations went up between N868 and N940 per litre on Tuesday. Reacting, the NLC, in a…
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, has been invited by the Nigeria Police Force for an “interview” on charges connected to “criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable felony, subversion and cybercrime.” The letter of invitation signed by ACP Adamu Mu’azu on behalf of the Commissioner of Police Intelligence dated 19th August…
The Organised Labour, consisting of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), have given reasons why they accepted ₦70,000 as the new minimum wage. This is coming in after much deliberations between the unions and the Federal Government. Reacting on Thursday on why they accepted the ₦70,000 as against the ₦250,000…
STOP KILLING THE PEOPLE AND THE ECONOMY The hike in tariff by DISCOs from N206.80 to N209.5 (with effect from July 1) for the so-called band ‘A’ customers represents the height of impunity and arrogance and will certainly put more companies out of business as well as create more difficulties for consumers. This increment has…
I had hoped to avoid revisiting the minimum wage issue but the government’s persistent antics and labour leaders’ disappointing gullibility have forced me to speak out again. As I previously argued in my articles, labour leaders made a grave mistake by suspending the industrial action without achieving any concrete gains. They succumbed to government manipulation,…
The Organised Labour on Monday said it won’t accept ₦100,000 Starvation Wage as the new minimum wage proposed by some individuals and economists. This was disclosed by Chris Onyeka, Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief show. Onyeka said the workers are insisting on the ₦250,000 they…
The Organised Labour has stepped down their proposals of the monthly national minimum wage to N250,000. The Government and the Organised Private Sector have also stepped up their proposals to N62,000 monthly. This comes after a Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage meeting held on Friday night, 7th June 2024. Recall that the Organised Labour had…
The Organised Labour has said it has not suspended its indefinite strike that started on Monday, 3rd June 2024. Recall that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Council embarked on the nationwide strike after the Federal Government failed to meet their demands which included but were not limited to “increase minimum wage to…
