SOCIALIST LABOUR BACKS ASUU WARNING STRIKE, SAYS NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES ARE DYING
…Calls for solidarity from workers, students, and civil society Kaduna, Nigeria — October 16, 2025: Socialist Labour has declared its full support for the ongoing warning strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), describing it as a necessary action to rescue Nigeria’s public universities from total collapse. In a statement jointly signed by […]
Socialist Labour Backs NUPENG Strike, Accuses Dangote Group of Exploiting Workers
By Ehis Agbon LAGOS – Socialist Labour has thrown its weight behind the strike action embarked upon by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) against the Dangote Group of Companies, calling on Nigerians to support what it described as a fight against “wage slavery” and exploitation of workers. In a strongly […]
FCT Area Council Workers Strike Enters Second Month: Can Solidarity Turn the Tide?
Abuja, Nigeria – 17 May 2025 The indefinite strike by workers in the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has stretched into its eighth week, with no clear resolution in sight. What began on March 24 as a protest over the non-implementation of the national minimum wage has grown into a defining […]
TY Buratai Humanity Care Foundation Marks Workers’ Day with Call for Unity and Improved Welfare
The TY Buratai Humanity Care Foundation has joined millions across Nigeria and the globe in celebrating International Workers’ Day, using the occasion to commend the resilience and contributions of the nation’s labour force while calling for renewed commitment to national development and better working conditions. In a statement to the press, the Foundation’s Chairman, Ibrahim […]
FUEL SUBSIDY: 3 Day Work Week For Edo Workers
… As Obaseki approves N40,000 minimum wage. In the wake of fuel subsidy removal by the Federal Government, fuel prices have increased astronomically leading to rise in prices of goods and services and overall cost of living. The Edo State Government shares the pains of our people and wants to assure everyone that we are […]
WHY THE INCOMING ADMINISTRATION SHOULD INVEST IN THE GROWTH OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESSES
By Yusuf Goje The BudgIT State of States Report for 2021 projected that Kaduna State needs to create 277,773 jobs annually over the next four years. This is in order to drastically reduce the unemployment and underemployment combined rate of 67%.
GRASSROOTS STRUGGLES AGAINST PETROL PRICE HIKES
By Izielen Agbon The Federal government has decided to defer a petrol price hike until July 2023. It has also decided to shift the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act to July 2023. Thus, the confrontation between the Federal government, on one hand, and the Nigerian grassroots, on the other hand, was averted and pushed […]
Press Statement: The Mass Sack of Local Government Workers in Kaduna State Is Illegal
The Nigeria Labour Congress strongly condemns the mass sacking of about five thousand local government workers by the Kaduna State Government. The purported sack violates the provisions of all known labour laws and industrial relations practice as well as processes. The reasons adduced by the government are spurious and unfounded. Aside from this, the process […]