Nigeria, Dec. 8 -- The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced December 17, 2025 to hold nationwide protest over insecurity in the country.

The decision was contained in a communique issued on Monday at the end of the NLC National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Lagos, and jointly signed by the NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, and the Acting General Secretary, Mr Benson Upah.

The NEC, in its deliberation on pressing national and industrial issues, including the recent abduction of 24 schoolgirls in Kebbi, condemned the kidnapping and killing of school staffer during the incident and criticised the withdrawal of security personnel from the affected school prior to the attack.

It described the surge in attacks on schools as alar...