April 25
Nigeria: Sale of Discos...Experts, Labour Want Debt-Ridden Firms Unbundled
Ahead of the federal government's plan to sell the electricity distribution companies (DisCos) under the management of banks and the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON),… Read more »
April 23
Nigeria: FG Plans N100bn Police Housing Fund
The inspector-general of police, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun said the federal government plans to establish a N100 billion Police Housing Fund for officers and men of the Nigeria… Read more »
April 21
Nigeria: Gov Eno Offers Job, Scholarship to Wife, Daughter of Businessman Killed By Kidnappers
Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has offered job opportunity to the wife of a businessman, Sylvanus Ukpong who was killed by kidnappers and given a scholarship to the… Read more »
April 14
Nigeria: Kebbi Sanitises Payroll System in Lgas, Lgeas
Kebbi State government through the office of the Auditor General for Local Government Areas (LGEAs) and Local Government Education Authorities (LGEAs) said it has sanitised the… Read more »
Nigeria: Union Decries Substandard Products, Seeks Dissolution of Son Mgt
The Iron Rod and Steel Distributors Employers Union of Nigeria (IRSDEUN) has called for the dissolution of the management of Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) for alleged… Read more »
March 28
Nigeria: Federal Govt to Conclude Fire Service Recruitment June 15
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has announced that it will conclude the ongoing recruitment process into the Federal Fire Service… Read more »
February 29
Nigeria: Nigeria Aims for $350bn Global Outsourcing Market, Launches Initiative in Gombe March 4
The Nigerian government has queued into the thriving global outsourcing market which has grossed almost $350billion for seven top countries that engaged in it, with a view to… Read more »
Nigeria: Wike Approves Promotion of 8,785 Fcta Civil Servants
Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved the promotion of 8,785 civil servants of the FCT Administration. Read more »
March 01
Nigeria: Tinubu Hits Back At Labour Over Strikes
President Bola Tinubu yesterday threw jabs at the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over its series of industrial actions, saying calling four strikes against his administration that… Read more »
February 26
Nigeria: Hardship - Shun Labour Protest, Afenifere Tells Yoruba
National leader of Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, has appealed to all Yoruba not to join any protest or rally called over the economic… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Partners Firms to Create Jobs
Lagos State government has partnered with Persianas Group, Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NISA), Oak View Group and Live Nation to build Africa's first 12,000 capacity… Read more »
February 20
Nigeria: Pencom Recovers N129bn Unremitted Pension, Fines Defaulters N12.5bn
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has said its efforts in addressing uncredited contributions have yielded significant results, with its director-general Aisha Dahir-Umar… Read more »
Nigeria: Harsh Economy - Sacked Workers Withdraw N217.4 Billion From Pension Assets
With companies downsizing as a result of the harsh business operating environment, especially, in the last one year, 482,857 disengaged workers, mainly from the private sector, are… Read more »
February 19
Nigeria: Withheld Salaries - Varsity Workers Protest FG's Selective Payment Plan
National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has condemned the federal government plan to pay only members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) the withheld… Read more »
February 15
Nigeria: ASUU Threatens Another Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed disappointment at President Bola Tinubu's failure to fulfil promises to release their withheld salaries and… Read more »
February 14
Nigeria: Plateau Workers Decry Removal of Tertiary Schools' Heads
Joint Union of Plateau State-owned Tertiary Institutions (JUPTI), has expressed concern about the politicisation of removal and appointment of chief executives of tertiary… Read more »
Nigeria: IMF Advice... Don't Remove Electricity Subsidy, Labour Tells Tinubu
The organised labour, manufacturers and economic, financial and legal experts have warned the federal government not to remove electricity subsidy as canvassed by the International… Read more »
Nigeria: Labour Faults Composition of New Minimum Wage Committee
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, has expressed disapproval of the composition of the new minimum wage committee. Read more »
February 12
Nigeria: Certificate Verification - Nurses Demand Withdrawal of New Circular
National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) Lagos State Council has called for the immediate reversal and withdrawal of the new circular on certificate verification… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Recruitment - No Date Fixed for Examination - PSC
Police Service Commission (PSC) said it has not announced any date for examination for applicants in the ongoing recruitment of constable cadre of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). Read more »
February 11
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - What Is in It for Workers As Negotiations Begin?
It is no longer news that the take home of the average Nigerian worker can no longer take him or her home. Read more »
January 31
Nigeria: Labour Tasks Govt On Creation of Viable Environment for Good Governance
As organised labour meets with federal government over upward review of New National Minimum Wage, the leadership of the two Labour centres, Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Nigeria… Read more »
Nigeria: Committee Asked to Give Nigerian Workers Living Wage
President Bola Tinubu has stated that the new national minimum wage should be grounded in principles of social justice and equity. Read more »
January 26
Nigeria: Govt, Labour, Others Disagree On Economic Policies
The organised labour, the federal government and other concerned stakeholders have sharply disagreed on the consequences of the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu's… Read more »
January 08
Nigeria: Doyin Okupe Resigns From Labour Party
Former Director-General (DG) of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Organization, Doyin Okupe, has officially tendered his resignation from the party, citing ideological… Read more »