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NMA nominates Ngige for health sector meritorious service award
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has nominated the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, for its meritorious service award in the health sector.
The nomination was contained in a letter to the Minister signed by…
FG advocates stakeholders’ involvement in promotion of safety, health at work place
The Federal Government has said that the participation and cooperation of all relevant stakeholders in Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) is crucial in protecting work environments and promoting the safety and health of workers in the…
Voting against LG autonomy will destroy your political career, NULGE tells State Assembly members
Like the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) which have publicly announced that millions of their members across Nigeria will vote against politicians who treat issues concerning workers welfare unfairly, the…
TUC inaugurates, appoints Olorunfemi as 2023 election political commission chairman
Towards the actualisation of its political participation in the 2023 general election, the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) last weekend inaugurated its National Political Commission under the chairmanship of Dr Ayo Olorunfemi.…
‘Invest in greener, more inclusive human-centred recovery’ ILO tells World Bank, IMF
Director-General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Guy Ryder, has called for urgent action to create decent work in the green, care and digital economies to contribute to a just transition to carbon-neutral economies and to…
New retirement age: NUT appreciates Echono, says teachers now fully motivated
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) says the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Harmonised Retirement Age of Teachers’ Bill into law has motivated teachers to deliver more effective service in the classroom.
The union,…
NASU stages walkout on FG, as negotiation to stop strike ends in deadlock
A negotiation meeting between the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Federal Government to address the issues behind the ongoing industrial action embarked by the labour union, has ended in…
NDE, MINILS board inauguration: Fikpo expresses hope for youth, women empowerment, legitimate jobs
THE Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Mallam Abubakar Fikpo, has expressed hope that the newly inaugurated board of the directorate will discharge their mandate and ensure that the teeming youths and women in…
Ongoing NASU, SSANU strike imbroglio: Issues and contentions
PRESENTLY, the university education in Nigeria is apparently in a state of nightmare and quagmire due to the protracted industrial actions embarked on by four major workers unions in the country’s tertiary education sector.
For the…
TUC tasks FG on rampant impunity
THE Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), in its Easter message, has stressed the height of impunity and selfishness in the country, lamenting government’s inability to manage the country’s population and provide economic and social…