May 21
Nigeria: Stay Away From Day-to-Day Management, Tinubu Charges Neiti Board
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday inaugurated the 6th National Stakeholders Working Group, NSWG, of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, with a… Read more »
May 22
Nigeria: Retired Police Officers Storm Nass, Protest Over Unpaid Pensions
RETIRED police officers, under the aegis of contributory pension scheme, yesterday stormed the National Assembly to protest several months of unpaid pensions by the federal… Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Labour, FG Meeting Ends in Deadlock
The tripartite minimum wage negotiation meeting involving Organised Labour, the federal and state governments, and the Organized Private Sector, OPS, yesterday ended in deadlock,… Read more »
May 21
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - N54,000 Not Substantial Enough for Family to Survive - NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC said the N54, 000 proposed minimum wage by the Federal Government is not substantial enough to keep a family moving. Read more »
May 18
Nigeria: Jewelry Training Centres to Create Jobs, Galvanize Industry - Alake
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake has disclosed the Federal Government's move to establish jewelry training centres across the country to create jobs and… Read more »
May 20
Nigeria: Labour to Picket Turkish Airlines Tomorrow Over Dismissal of Members
Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, will, tomorrow, commence picketing of Turkish Airlines over the dismissal of seven members of the National Union of Air… Read more »
Nigeria: Workers Shutdown Ministry of Power, TCN
Electricity workers union have locked out the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, and other top officials of the Ministry and the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, over… Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - NLC, TUC Mobilise CSOs, Others for Strike
Leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and their Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterparts have put the civil society allies on notice over their planned industrial… Read more »
Nigeria: Abia Has Keyed Into Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda, Says Labour Party's Otti
Governor Alex Otti has declared that Abia State had already keyed into President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's 'Renewed Hope Agenda". Read more »
May 16
Nigeria: N19.6trn Pension Fund - Labour Opposes Govt's Plans to Undermine Retirement Savings
The Organised Labour has frowned at the Federal Government's plan to utilise the N19.66 trillion pension funds for infrastructure development. Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Labour Moves for Wider Coverage of Workers
Organised Labour is making efforts to ensure more workers are covered by the upcoming National Minimum Wage, NMW, in its determination to reduce increasing cases of poverty across… Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Labour Quits Talks As FG Offers N48,000 - Ops N54,000
Organised Labour yesterday walked out of the minimum wage negotiation after rejecting the government and the Organized Private Sector, OPS, new minimum wage proposals of N48,000… Read more »
May 15
Nigeria: Labour Pulls Out of Minimum Wage Negotiations
As FG, OPS offer N48,000, N54,000 respectively Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Govt's N48,000 Proposal Makes No Sense - TUC
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has rejected the N48,000 proposed by the Federal Government as the new minimum wage, saying it does not make any sense. Read more »
May 14
Nigeria: Tariff Hike - Labour Protests, Disconnects Nerc, Tcn, Discos' Offices
Organized Labour yesterday shut down the headquarters of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, and Abuja Electricity… Read more »
May 15
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Borno Workers Paid As Low As N6,000 to N8,000
The Labour Veterans and Trade Unionists Assembly has expressed outrage over the wages paid to workers in Borno State, revealing that many are receiving as little as N6,000 to… Read more »
Nigeria: NiMet Staff to Begin Strike On Monday Over Unpaid Arrears
Aviation Unions under the auspices of National union of Air Transport Employee Association of Nigeria (NUATE) Association Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP), Amalgamated Union… Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Govt Calls Committee Meeting, Labour Insists On May 31 Deadline
Following Organised Labour's insistence on downing tools and declaring a nationwide strike if discussions on the new National Minimum Wage are not concluded by May 31, 2024, the… Read more »
May 10
Nigeria: Employment Not Govt's Priority Now, Says Abia Gov
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia says it is not on the front burner of his administration to employ new people in the state's civil service. Read more »
May 07
Nigeria: No Moral Justification for Stopping N35,000 Wage Award - Labour
The Organised Labour says there is no moral justification for the Federal Government to stop the payment of monthly N35,000 wage award to workers. Read more »
May 01
Nigeria: May Day - FG Approves Pay Rise for Workers As Labour Leaders Lament Hardship
The Federal Government yesterday approved an increase of between 25% and 35% in salary for civil servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures. Read more »
Nigeria: Why Increase in Minimum Wage Won't Worsen Inflation - Tuc
The Trade Union Congress, TUC said increasing the minimum wage for civil servants will not worsen inflation. Read more »
April 29
Nigeria: Labour, Bank Tango Over Unpaid Benefits to 1,000 Sacked Workers
Organised Labour and the Heritage Bank Plc are in a fresh battle over perceived wrongful sack of workers without benefits. Read more »
Nigeria: Nasarawa Approves N1bn for Gratuity Payment
Nasarawa State government has approved N1billion for payment of gratuities to over 1,000 retirees in the state. Read more »
April 28
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Amid Hardship, Workers' Hopes for Pay Rise By May Day Dashed
·Abia, Taraba, Zamfara still paying pre-2019 wage Read more »