February 21
Nigeria: Pump Price Remains Unchanged As Narto Calls Off Strike
FG to commence payment of N12bn bridging claims Read more »
February 20
Nigeria: Hardship - APC Workers Mull Protest
Staff on the payroll of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) across different departments at its national secretariat in Abuja have threatened to embark on a protest if their… Read more »
Nigeria: Unemployment Rate Increases to 5 Percent in Q3 2023
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has stated that Nigeria's unemployment rate has increased to 5.0 per cent in the third quarter of 2023 from the 4.2 per cent recorded in its… Read more »
February 12
Nigeria: Nut to Tinubu - Implement Teachers' Professional Salary Structure Now
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has expressed concern over the delay in accommodating the teachers' professional salary structure in the country's budget and calls for prompt… Read more »
February 13
Nigeria: FG Resolves January Salary Delay, Commends Workers for Patience
The federal government has said all affected federal workers in about 90 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have received their January salaries. Read more »
February 12
Nigeria: Federal Workers in 90 MDAs Yet to Get January Salaries
Federal civil servants in about 90 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are yet to receive their January salaries, Daily Trust can report. Read more »
January 16
Nigeria: PCN Tasks Foreign-Trained Graduates On Quality Pharmaceutical Services
The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has enjoined foreign pharmacy graduates to serve as examples for the achievement of excellence in the provision of quality pharmaceutical… Read more »
December 26, 2023
Nigeria: Mixed Reactions As Govt Workers Observe Christmas Without December Salaries
The delay in payment of federal civil servants' December salaries has attracted mixed reactions on social media. Read more »
Nigeria: Federal Workers Observe Christmas Without December Salaries
Federal civil servants across the country are grumbling over the delay in payment of their December 2023 salaries. Read more »
December 07, 2023
Nigeria: Forex Crisis - 5,000 to Lose Jobs As P&G Exits Nigeria
At least 5,000 jobs would be affected as a global leader in consumer goods, Procter & Gamble, announces plans to dissolve its on-ground operations in Nigeria and carry out… Read more »
November 19, 2023
Nigeria: Experts Worry Over 'Adoption' of Child Labour By Ogun Cocoa Farmers
Major stakeholders have decried the incessant abuse and child labour in cocoa industries, especially farmers in Ogun State and other parts of the South West. Read more »
November 17, 2023
Nigeria: Aviation Workers Seek Forensic Audit of Failed Nigeria Air
There is no end in sight to the controversy over the botched Nigeria Air as the major aviation union, the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) yesterday called for a… Read more »
October 30, 2023
Nigeria: Pay Rise - Govt Yet to Pay N79.3 Billion Peculiar Allowance 7 Months After
Seven months after the federal government approved the peculiar allowance for staff on the Consolidated Public Service Structure (CONPSS), its payment is being delayed due to a… Read more »
October 15, 2023
Nigeria: N-Power Beneficiaries Lament As Govt Suspends Scheme Despite Owing 9-Month Stipends
The recent indefinite suspension of the N-Power programme by the federal government has dealt a severe blow to millions of young Nigerians who were relying on the initiative to… Read more »
October 13, 2023
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Bayelsa Teachers Issue 14-Day Strike Notice
Teachers in Bayelsa State have issued a 14-day ultimatum to the state government and local government councils in the state to address the plight of primary and secondary school… Read more »
October 08, 2023
Nigeria: FG Targets 40 Million Jobs in 2 Years From Methanol Technology
The federal government said its methanol fuel technology programme would create over 40 million new employment opportunities for Nigerians in two years. Read more »
October 03, 2023
Nigeria: Japa - Govt Advised to Use Expertise, Resources of Diaspora to Improve Health
Governments across all levels in the country have been advised to focus on ways to benefit from the Japa syndrome rather than lamenting over the situation. Read more »
September 14, 2023
Nigeria: 2023 Poll - You Are Blind to the Truth, Labour Party Slams Soyinka
Labour Party has knocked Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, over his comment that Peter Obi lost the 2023 presidential election. Read more »
August 30, 2023
Nigeria: Another Look At Unemployment Figures From NBS
The latest unemployment figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics will not do much good to the government as a tool for national planning. So the government must take a… Read more »
August 29, 2023
Nigeria: We Are Suffering, Abuja Workers Tell Govt
Some civil servants working in Abuja have appealed to the Federal Government to take immediate actions to ameliorate their sufferings, saying that life has not been easy since the… Read more »
August 08, 2023
Nigeria: Breastfeeding Week - Govt Tasked On Breastfeeding-Friendly Environments in Workplace
Government has been enjoined to provide a breastfeeding-friendly environment in the workplace for mothers. Read more »
August 01, 2023
Nigeria: No Going Back On Tomorrow's Protest - NLC President
The organiser labour comprising Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its Trade Union Congress (TUC) counterpart, has ruled out suspension of nationwide mass action against fuel price… Read more »
July 31, 2023
Nigeria: Five Times Labour Suspended Planned Nationwide Strike Over Critical Matters
The Nigeria Labour Congress on Wednesday asked the Federal Government to reverse what it described as "anti-poor" and anti-workers policies within seven days or risk a nationwide… Read more »
July 25, 2023
Nigeria: 43% of Nigerian Kids in Child Labour, Says Govt
The federal government says 43 percent of Nigerian children between the ages of five and 11 actively participate in economic activities. Read more »
July 06, 2023
Nigeria: Pregnant Woman Dies As Doctors Down Tools in Nasarawa
A middle-aged woman yesterday reportedly lost her life in Nasarawa State as no doctor was on hand to attend to her, following a five-day warning strike embarked on by the resident… Read more »