Joe Ajaero Biography, Family, Education, Career and Net Worth

In this piece, platinumpost.ng chronicles the biography, family, education, career and net worth of Joe Ajaero.

Joe Ajaero is a Nigerian journalist and unionist, who is the current national president of the Nigerian Labour Congress.

He succeeded Ayuba Wabba who served two terms from 2015 to 2023.

He was Senior Reporter/Correspondent, before rising to the position of Assistant News Editor at Vanguard Newspapers.

FAMILY

Ajaero was born 17 December 1964 in Imo State Nigeria, Ajaero prior to joining the labour union, was a Research Officer at the One Mechanised Infantry Division Nigerian Army Kaduna between 1990 and 1991.

He is married with kids.

EDUCATION

Ajaero obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from the Prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1990.

He bagged a Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism from Times Journalism Institute in 1994, a Masters Degree in Industrial and Labour Relations from the University of Lagos in 1998.

Ajaero also obtained a Certificate in Advance Tariff Structuring and Subsidy Design Option from the IP3 Cape Town, South Africa, in 2003.

CAREER

Ajaero is a member of the Nigeria Institute of Public Administration NIPA, Nigeria Industrial Relations Association (NIRA), Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ, and the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations NIPR.

He represented Africa in the global union federation public services international representing workers in 150 countries worldwide.

He served in the presidential committee on power sector reforms, set-up by the later ex-president Umaru Yar Adua.

He is a well-known Unionist who has held a variety of posts, including Secretary/Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ Vanguard Chapter, Member of the NUJ’s Central Working Committee and National Executive Council from 1997 to 1999, and National Ex-Officio from 1997 to 1999.

He was the General Secretary of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) since 2005.

He was Research Officer One Mechanized Infantry Division Nigerian Army Kaduna between 1990 and 1991 (NYSC); Reporter/Correspondent and Assistant News Editor at Vanguard Newspapers 1992 – 2001; and Head of Training/Information, National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) 2001 – 2005

Joe Ajaero is the current national president of the Nigerian labor congress (NLC), he is the general secretary of the Nigerian union of electricity employees.

NET WORTH

Ajaero’s net worth is between $1 and $5 million.