TRADE UNIONS DEMANDS: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MEETS WITH ORGANIZED LABOUR. (PHOTO).
Trade Unions Demands: Federal Government Meets With Organized Labour The Federal government says it is meeting with the organized labour to address recent demands made by the workers union. The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria TUC had presented key demands including a reduction in petrol prices to 2024 levels, renegotiation of the national minimum wage, and the implementation of agreed tax reliefs and allowances. In a press release by the acting General Secretary Comrade Benson Upah, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, during the Tuesday 22nd of October 2026 engagement at the instance of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi could not address all the labour requests. Consequently, the Minister requested an adjournment to Tuesday, October 27, 2026, to enable all parties make adequate consultations before returning to the dialogue table. The NLC had reiterated its commitment to ongoing dialogue but stressed th...