April 18
Nigeria: Four in 10 Nigerian Children Trapped in Child Labour - NBS
"Stakeholders cannot ignore the urgency to act decisively to safeguard the rights and restore the childhood of the children trapped in child labour," ILO Country Director Vanessa… Read more »
March 27
Nigeria: Terrorists Kill Zamfara Community Guard Commander, Kidnap 14 Road Construction Workers
The Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, in a Facebook post condoled with the families of the deceased persons and residents of Tsafe Local Government Area. Read more »
March 23
Nigeria: Emulate Otti, Stop Pensions to Ex-Governors, Obasanjo Tells Nigerian Governors
The bill repealed the law supporting the payment of pensions to former governors and their deputies in Abia State. Read more »
March 25
Nigeria: Withheld Salaries - SSANU Threatens Indefinite Action, As Unions End Warning Strike
The SSANU President, Mr Ibrahim said: I hate to say and with a very heavy heart, if it means shutting down the system again, once our organs sanctions it, we will do it. This time… Read more »
March 19
Nigeria: Nigeria's Natep Signs MOU With Lab Four to Create 50,000 Jobs
Industry Minister, Doris Uzoka-Anite, says the pact between NATEP is planned to ultimately yield one million jobs. Read more »
March 17
Nigeria: Resign As NLC President to Contest LP Chairmanship, Party Tells Ajaero
"At this point, the leadership of the party wants to ask the NLC, what exactly do they want? If Joe Ajero is interested in the leadership of the party, he is therefore advised to… Read more »
March 13
Nigeria: Tinubu Appoints Pioneer FCT Head of Civil Service Commission, 10 Perm SECs
The appointments mark the full implementation of the FCT Civil Service Commission Law, 2018. Read more »
March 12
Nigeria: Lawmaker Canvasses N100,000 Minimum Wage for Nigerian Workers
Kingsley Chinda said the current inflationary pressure is creating a cost of living crisis in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Ramadan - Jigawa Govt Reduces Working Hours for Civil Servants
During the period, civil servants in the state would report to office at 9am and close by 3pm between Monday and Thursday instead of the usual 5pm. Read more »
March 07
Nigeria: Why We Embarked On Three-Day Warning Strike - UCH Resident Doctors
The doctors demanded that the security architecture of the UCH be improved to guarantee the safety of its members against any form of threat to their lives. Read more »
March 05
Nigeria: Oyo Health Workers Begin Seven-Day Warning Strike
According to Mr Ajani, the strike will involve laboratory scientists, physiotherapists, dental technologists, dental therapists, medical social workers, radiographers,… Read more »
March 02
Nigeria: Withheld Salaries - Stop Treating Us Like ASUU, We Never Went On Strike - - Conua Tells Tinubu
CONUA however aligned with ASUU in the call for reinstatement of the universities' dissolved governing councils, saying Mr Tinubu's action violates the Universities Autonomy Act,… Read more »
February 27
Nigeria: In Ibadan, NLC, ASUU Lead Protesters to Demand End to Hardship
The chairperson of the Oyo State chapter of the NLC called on the government to fix the refineries so the nation could locally refine crude oil. Read more »
February 25
Nigeria: NLC Warns Tinubu Administration - Attack Our Protesters, Risk Total Shutdown
The NLC alleges that state agents are plotting to disrupt its nationwide strike. Read more »
February 11
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - APC Chieftain Warns FG to Avoid 'Arbitrary' Increment
Mr Okechukwu urged the NLC and TUC to reconsider their planned strike action and instead key into the federal government's one million housing scheme. Read more »
February 10
Nigeria: Pay Us Our January Salaries, Nigerian Federal Workers Lament
Owoeye Ilesanmi, who is a staff of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), said that in addition to the delay in payment of January salary, the Federal Government has reneged on the… Read more »
February 08
Nigeria: Breaking - Worsening Economy: NLC, TUC Talk Tough, Issue Fresh Ultimatum
In its statement, the NLC said it was concerned about the "non-implementation of the 16-point agreement reached with the Federal Government on October 2, 2023." Read more »
January 22
Nigeria: Doctors to Begin Indefinite Strike in Enugu
The plan by the doctors followed the alleged failure of the Enugu State Government to meet their demands. Read more »
January 09
Nigeria: Workers in Akwa Ibom University Declare Indefinite Strike
The Akwa Ibom State Government is yet to comment on the development. Read more »
Nigeria: Labour Party Tackles Doyin Okupe, Says 'No Room for Political Opportunists'
"Okupe is aware that the LP is ideologically rooted in the left of the centre and he admitted that he has been a rightist and a Liberal Democrat all his entire life, one wonders… Read more »
January 08
Nigeria: Nigerians in UK Narrate Ordeal Assessing Healthcare, As Doctor's Strike Continues in England
The doctor's strike, according to reports, has led to the cancellation of as many as 200,000 appointments. Read more »
January 04
Nigeria: Ebonyi Workers Call for Review of Civil Servants' Salaries
Nigerians are going through a tough time because of economic hardship. Read more »
January 01
Nigeria: Abia Governor Apologises Over Inability to Pay Pension Arrears As Promised
The governor gave a new deadline for the payment of the arrears. Read more »
December 21, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Unemployment Rate Hit 4.2% in Q2 2023 - NBS
The bureau said this in its Nigeria Labour Force Survey (NLFS) report for Q2 2023 released on Thursday. Read more »
December 20, 2023
Nigeria: Over 1,000 Nigerians Stranded in UK - IOM
Many of the Nigerians are unable to return home because they lack the means to come back, while others are ashamed, he added. Read more »