Disturbed with the high level of insecurity in some parts of the country, failing tertiary education and ongoing health sector strikes, the Nigeria Labour Congress has declared a nationwide protest set on Thursday, 17 December 2025.
The announcement came after the NLC’s National Executive Council met at the union’s Sub-Secretariat in Yaba, Lagos, on Thursday, 4 December 2025, and added that the protest is also to demand urgent government action on rising concerns over political interference in the Labour Party.
The NLC said the planned mass protest is necessary to draw attention to government failures on security, economic hardship, industrial disputes, and political integrity.
The council expressed deep worry about the worsening security situation in the country.
The union warned that kidnappings targeting schoolchildren have reached a dangerous level requiring immediate government action.
The NLC called on the government to protect schools, especially those in remote or high-risk areas, and to investigate and hold accountable those responsible for security lapses.
The union also raised alarm over the crisis in tertiary education, noting that university infrastructure is decaying, teaching and research resources are outdated, and staff allowances are often unpaid.
It urged the government to provide fair pay for all university workers while considering the different needs of professional groups.
The council also reviewed the ongoing strike by the Joint Health Sector Unions, which started on 14 November 2025.
It expressed concern over some nurses leaving the strike and warned that the NLC and its affiliates could join the action fully if negotiations with the government fail.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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