NLC and the transformation necessary for staying relevant, By Chom Bagu Nigeria needs a Developmental Labour Movement that will advocate for a progressive development agenda. Nigeria needs a Developmental Labour Movement that will advocate for a progressive development agenda. With a developmental state and a developmental Labour movement, Nigeria can smoothly cross into the 21 st Century, while engaging in negotiations that are based on well researched positions and using modern tools. It has been a while since the Nigerian labour movement, particularly the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), bared its fangs (some say broken teeth). Many have given up on the Congress as a bunch of self-serving labour aristocrats making hay while the sun shines. This view is not unconnected to the fact that during the several rounds of oil price increases, the NLC was loud in its silence.