Breaking: NLC General Secretary Emmanuel Ugboaja dies at 60
His trajectory—from private legal practice to an affiliate union, civil-society advocacy, senior NLC management and ultimately the position of General Secretary—made him one of the more experienced figures in contemporary Nigerian organised labour.
In his first major test after becoming General Secretary in 2019, he was involved in negotiations over the implementation of the N30,000 national minimum wage.
While the President is the principal political face of the Congress, the General Secretary is deeply involved in coordinating affiliates, managing industrial relations, negotiating with government and employers, formulating policy, mobilising workers and implementing NLC decisions.
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