Nigeria Labour Congress

Mr Ayuba Wabba, the NLC President, made the appeal in a resolution reached at the end of the National Administrative Council (NAC) of the congress in Abuja.

“Nigerian workers and citizens are not slaves. “We urged President Muhammadu Buhari as a mark of goodwill to direct the payment of all withheld salaries of university workers. The Nigeria labour Congress(NLC) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the payment of all withheld salaries of university workers in the country.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Joint Negotiating Council in Oyo State have issued a five - day ultimatum to embark on.

Comrade Balogun Babatunde, (TUC Secretary) Comrade Aribatise Adebayo (NLC Secretary) and Comrade Ibrahim Olayiwola, (JNC Secretary), the unions reminded Governor Seyi Makinde of the, “pronouncement he made publicly on Monday, January 9, 2023 at the Oyo State interdenominational prayer session for the prompt release of two months deductions out of the five months check off dues / cooperative deductions owed the workers,” and yet “no release has been effected till date. “Stemming from the above, the council resolved that if by the close of work on Tuesday 31, January 2023, if the five months owed check off dues ,cooperative deductions are not paid, labour force in the state may not be able to guarantee industrial peace in Oyo State”, the unions said. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Joint Negotiating Council in Oyo State have issued a five – day ultimatum to embark on strike over non-payment of five months check-off dues and cooperative deductions by the state government.