The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) may have gone into tussle over plots of land in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The NLC has claimed ownership of the plots which the NSITF has declared its documents missing.
The NLC National President, Joe Ajaero, who stated this in a statement on Friday added that the aforesaid plots of land have always belonged to the NLC, and will continue to belong to the Nigeria Labour Congress.
‘Coupled with this, the Congress has been in possession of the aforesaid plots of land.”
In a public notice signed by The MD/CE of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Oluwaseun Faleye, had announced in a public notice in The Vanguard and The Sun of Thursday, July 10, 2025 that it has lost the Certificate of Occupancy, Power of Attorney and Deed of Assignment in respect of Plot Numbers MISC 54707 and MISC 54824 respectively.
Faleye said in the public notice that the said missing documents were issued in favour of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund Management Board.
He urged the public, the Department of Land Administration, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA); the Abuja Geographical Information System (AGIS); and other authorities vested with powers to issue Certified True Copies (CTC), or re-issue or perfect replacement processes or documents in favour of or connected with the aforementioned plots of land not to deal with anyone who may be in possession of the said original title documents for any transaction whatsoever.
But the NLC which described the publication as mischievous or utterly ridiculous or hopefully, an act of sheer ignorance because, added that “both the proprietary and possessory rights on, over and about those plots reside with the Nigeria Labour Congress.”
Ajaero said ‘It is trite knowledge that one cannot claim loss or issue loss notice over that which one has neither possessory nor proprietary right.”
The NLC therefore advised the NSITF to withdraw the notice, saying “we are neither pressing charges nor asking for damages for the embarrassment this public notice has caused us for now.
“NSITF is equally advised to consult the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trustfund Pensions for the true position of the aforesaid plots of land.”
The NLC therefore urged the general public, FCTA, AGIS and other authorities vested with powers on land titling to ignore this notice.
