The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is an umbrella organization for trade unions in Nigeria.

The Nigerian Labour Congress was founded in December 1978, as a merger of four different organizations: the Nigeria Trade Union Congress (NTUC), Labour Unity Front (LUF), United Labour Congress(ULC) and Nigeria Worker’s Council (NWC).

In 1978, the Nigeria Labour Congress was established, with the 42 industrial unions affiliated. It was to be the only legal trade union federation. Its leadership included many of the leading figures from its four predecessors, with Wahab Goodluck, becoming its founding president.

Together with the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, the NLC supported Peter Obi and the Labour Party in the 2023 Nigerian general election, a party the NLC started in 2002. This is the first time the union has expressed explicit support for a political party.

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