The Nigeria Labour Congress was established to represent the industrial unions.
[1] In 2005, the law was changed, permitting the formation of multiple national trade union federations, and for senior staff unions to join any federation of their choosing.
SECSCAN was dissolved, with most of its affiliates forming a new Trade Union Congress of Nigeria.
[1] Soon after, it was a founding affiliate of the International Trade Union Confederation.
[2] Together with the Nigeria Labour Congress, the federation supported Peter Obi and the Labour Party in the 2023 Nigerian general election, the first time both organisations explicitly support a political party.