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The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has issued a stern warning, threatening to shut down the power sector if its General Secretary and President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, is arrested on what they describe as “trumped-up charges” of terrorism financing, cybercrime, subversion, criminal conspiracy, and treasonable felony. This follows the […]
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, has declined an invitation from the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) to attend an interview concerning allegations of terrorism financing and other serious charges. The police had summoned Ajaero on Monday, August 19, for questioning regarding alleged links to terrorism financing, cybercrime, and other accusations. […]
Human rights activist and legal counsel to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Chief Femi Falana, has explained why the NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, will not be able to honour the Nigeria Police’s invitation on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. Falana noted that Ajaero had prior engagements scheduled for August 20, before receiving the Police’s invitation […]
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a strong warning of a nationwide strike if its President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, is detained by the Nigeria Police. This announcement came on Tuesday morning following an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at the NLC headquarters. The meeting was convened to address the police’s recent invitation […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for an emergency meeting of its National Executive Council (NEC) in response to the police’s summons of its President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, over allegations of terrorism. The emergency meeting, announced in a circular dated August 19, 2024, was issued by NLC General Secretary, Comrade Emma Ugboaja. The circular, […]
Eleojo Opaluwa, an official of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) and Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kogi State, has allegedly been abducted by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). According to reports, Mr. Opaluwa was apprehended by members of the NPF’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT) in Mararaba, Nasarawa […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has reported an alleged invasion of its national secretariat in Abuja by armed security operatives, both in uniform and plainclothes. NLC President Joe Ajaero disclosed the incident in a message sent to the group’s WhatsApp platform for labour correspondents on Wednesday in Abuja. According to Mr. Ajaero, the security operatives […]
The Federal Government convened with officials from Labour unions on Wednesday to address the ongoing national strike, according to a statement from the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong. Lalong, speaking through his Special Adviser on Media, Makut Macham, expressed optimism that the meeting’s outcomes could lead to the resolution of the strike. “The […]
Bayero University, Kano State (BUK), has temporarily suspended its 2022/2023 first-semester undergraduate examinations and all academic activities until further notice, in response to the ongoing nationwide strike led by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and its affiliate bodies. This decision, as stated by the acting Registrar, Mrs Amina Abdullahi, also aligns with the university unions’ […]
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, on Wednesday,, said some suspects had been arrested in connection with the attack on the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero. The NSA who expressed concern over the ongoing industrial action by the Trade Union Congress and Nigeria Labour Congress said investigation had since commenced on the matter. He disclosed […]