LIVE UPDATES: NLC Slams FG With Serious Threat, Issues Fresh Ultimatum
Nigeria is currently grounded as many states in the country are witnessing massive protest from members of the Nigeria Labour Congress.
The union is protesting in solidarity with the strike action of the Academic Staff Union of Universities.
The protest which is currently holding is also an opportunity for the NLC to bring attention to other issues affecting the nation.
The score of protesters who stormed the street carried placards with several inscription such as ‘Stop importation of petrol, refine the refineries’, ‘Nigeria at 60 years of independence, more hunger in the land’, etc.
Varsity students Join NLC Protest in Northern state
University students in Kaduna State have joined the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in a solidarity protest with the University Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
ASUU on February 14 embarked on industrial action to press home their demands for better welfare of members, revamping of the nation’s education sector, and implementation of the 2009 agreement among several others.
However, the labour unions decided to embark on a solidarity protest nationwide on Tuesday to compel the Federal Government to address the issues raised by the striking lecturers.
Kaduna NLC boss blasts Buhari, says protest only language government understands
The Kaduna State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress on Tuesday joined the nationwide national protest in solidarity with the Academic Staff Union of Universities over the lingering strike in public higher institutions.
The state chairman of the NLC, Ayuba Suleiman, said protest remained the only language the Nigerian government understood.
Aviation workers join NLC protest in Lagos
Some members of the National Union of Air Transport Employees and other aviation unions have joined the ongoing protest of the Nigerian Labour Congress on Tuesday at Ikeja, in Lagos State.
ASUU strike: NLC slams FG with fresh threat
The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, has said that the workers’ union will embark on a three-day nationwide strike if the Federal Government fails to accede to the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities after the ongoing two-day warning protest organised by the NLC.
Wabba, also noted that the workers’ union embarked on a two-day protest against the ongoing ASUU strike not just as a show of solidarity, but because the strike directly affected the NLC.
ASUU, NLC clash over protest in Anambra
The nationwide protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in solidarity with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) took another dimension Tuesday in Anambra State when both unions clashed.
ASUU members labelled NLC leadership as incompetent following the short protest that didn’t last more than 20 minutes.
Senior Lawyer Femi Falana joins NLC protest in Lagos
Human rights lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has joined the Nigeria Labour Congress protest in Lagos.
Falana and members of the Nigeria Labour Congress protesting in solidarity with striking lecturers have arrived at the Lagos State Government Secretariat.
The protesters arrived at the gate singing “solidarity forever, we shall always fight for our rights.”
The protesters who carried placards with different inscriptions were led by Mrs. Funmi Sessi, Lagos state chairman of NLC, and Human Rights Activist, Barrister Femi Falana.
Meanwhile, the NLC is embarking on a two-day protest nationwide in solidarity with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
NLC gives FG 2 weeks ultimatum
The Lagos state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to resolve the ongoing strike embarked by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
At the protest in Ikeja, Lagos NLC chairperson, Mrs Agnes Sessy, urged government to act or risk another #ENDSARS protest.
NLC protest in Lagos
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress are protesting in Ikeja, the Lagos State capital, in solidarity with the strike action of the Academic Staff Union of Universities.
Some of the placards on display read:
“Reduce the cost of governance now, save the masses from poverty and hunger.”
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