March 26
Africa: CEO Fix All Africa Sheds Light On Redefining Access to Skilled Workers
Entrepreneur, Samson Akinola, is spearheading a groundbreaking initiative through Fix All Africa, an innovative tech startup based in Lagos, Nigeria. The company is set to unveil… Read more »
March 11
Nigeria: Neca, Cppe Commend FG's Suspension of $15,000 Expatriate Employment Levy
*Say move shows Tinubu runs listening government Read more »
February 29
Nigeria: Embarking On Strike 9 Months Into My Govt Unacceptable - Tinubu to Labour
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday used the opportunity of the inauguration of the Lagos Red Line Rail Project in Ikeja to lambast organised labour unions for series of strike… Read more »
February 27
Nigeria: NLC Begins Protest, As Workers Defy Threat of Clampdown
Amidst fears of possible move by the authorities to prevent the national protest by organised labour, workers under the auspices of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Tuesday morning… Read more »
October 30, 2023
Nigeria: 15-Point Agreement - NLC Wants Minister of Labour Excluded From Today's Meeting With Govt
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to boycott today's meeting with the federal government, meant to review the 15-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) it had signed… Read more »
October 09, 2023
Nigeria: Tinubu Unveils Ambitious Plan to Create 500,000 Jobs As Ajaokuta Rolling Mill Nears Completion
President Bola Tinubu has declared that with the hitherto abandoned Ajaokuta Steel Complex now nearing completion, the project would have the capacity to employ 500,000 Nigerians… Read more »
Nigeria: Abuse of Nigerian Workers By Foreigners
Labour laws must be respected at all times Read more »
September 29, 2023
Nigeria: NEC Urges Labour to Shelve Planned Strike, NUPENG Threatens to Halt Fuel Supply
As the clock ticks towards October 3, the date Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have scheduled to commence a nationwide indefinite strike, the federal… Read more »
September 25, 2023
Nigeria: NLC Insists On Indefinite Strike, Says Govt Had Enough Time to Resolve Dispute
Barring any last minute breakthrough in discussions between the federal government and labour over relief measures following government's removal of fuel subsidy, Nigeria Labour… Read more »
August 25, 2023
Nigeria: Concerns As NBS Revised Methodology Puts Nigeria's Unemployment Rate At 4.1%
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revised methodology released yesterday, which put the country's present unemployment rate at 4.1 per cent in the first quarter of the year… Read more »
August 14, 2023
Nigeria: NLC Threatens to Embark On Strike Without Notice If Govt Increases Fuel Price Again
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned that its members will commence a nationwide strike without any formal notice if the Federal Government approves another increase in the… Read more »
August 01, 2023
Nigeria: A Plea to Resident Doctors
The strike is bringing untold hardship to many Nigerians Read more »
May 22, 2023
Nigeria: Lagos, Kebbi Records Highest, Lowest Entrants As 11,350 Write Teachers' Qualifying Exams
Over 11,350 candidates at the weekend participated in the first batch of Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) Professional Qualifying Examination, (PQE)across the… Read more »
May 21, 2023
Nigeria: Govt Signs Memorandum of Understanding With Doctors to End Warning Strike
The federal government has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to… Read more »
May 15, 2023
Nigeria: Malami, 36 States' AGs, NBA to Agree On New Remuneration for Lawyers
Worried by the harsh economic environment in the country, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Monday, inaugurated the… Read more »
May 03, 2023
Nigeria: NLC Moves to Stop Flights to Owerri Over Dispute With Imo
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday ordered workers in Imo State to embark on an industrial action beginning from today. Read more »
April 30, 2023
Nigeria: Fresh Crisis Looms As Resident Doctors Issue Govt Two-Week Ultimatum Over Demands
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has threatened to embark on strike if the federal government fails to meet its demands within two weeks. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Bows to Pressure, Reapproves Use of Eagle Square for May Day Rally
The federal government has reapproved the use of Eagle Square in Abuja by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) for the annual May Day rally in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)… Read more »
April 21, 2023
Nigeria: Govt Pushes for Implementation of SAATM to Benefit From 155,000 New Jobs, $1.3bn Annual GDP
The federal government has said it is determined to give full support to the implementation of Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) in order to maximise the benefit therein. Read more »
April 13, 2023
Nigeria: Labour Party - Obi's Traducers Trailed Him to UK, Bent On Implicating Him
Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council has accused political opponents of plotting to frame the party's presidential candidate, Peter Obi, by impersonating him. Read more »
April 06, 2023
Nigeria: Peter Obi Under Pressure to Leave Nigeria, Says Labour Party
Labour Party, yesterday, raised the alarm over the continued pressure from concerned Nigerians and family members of its presidential candidate in the February 25 presidential… Read more »
April 05, 2023
Nigeria: Unions Threatens to Resume Strike in Imo State
Organised labour under the auspices of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC ) warned that its members may be forced to resume the suspended strike in Imo… Read more »
March 13, 2023
Nigeria: NLC Gives Govt 7-Day Ultimatum to End Currency Drought or Face National Strike
Organised labour under the auspices of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has given the federal government one week ultimatum to resolve the issues causing the prolonged scarcity of… Read more »
March 03, 2023
Nigeria: NLC Condemns Planned Concession of Airports, Supports National Carrier
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joseph Ajaero has said the body is fully in support of the national carrier project, while condemning federal government's… Read more »
February 23, 2023
Nigeria: NLC Directs Workers Nationwide to Vote for Obi, Labour Party Candidates On Saturday
-Rivers AA guber candidate, campaign organisation endorse Obi Read more »