Fiscal autonomy/Independence of Judiciary: JUSUN laments Govs refusal to implement court ruling
THE Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has lamented the failure of state governors to allow for the independent of…
New Year Message: NLC wants fuel scarcity, minimum wage, Non-payment of salaries, LG autonomy addressed
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), in its New Year message has raised critical issues ranging from fuel scarcity, minimum wage,…
ILO launches World Social Protection Report in Nigeria
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has launched its World Report on Social Protection 2017 - 2019, in Abuja, Nigeria; with…
Labour inspection and enforcement will promote sustainable growth —Minister
The Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Professor Stephen Ocheni has stated that the present administration accords high premium to…
LG autonomy: NULGE puts in place measures to secure state assemblies’ approval
AS the proposals in the ongoing constitution review have been forwarded to states assemblies for final approval, the Nigerian Union…
ITUC-Africa, OTUWA meet on ECOWAS free trade and migration
AFRICAN trade union organisations from 25 African countries and their civil society organisations have met in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital…
FG constitutes tripartite committee to review Occupational Safety and Health Policy
THE Federal Government has constituted a tripartite-plus consultative meeting for the review of the National Policy on Occupational Safety and…
NLC urges FG to fix fuel scarcity
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to do whatever it takes to fix the prevailing…
ILO proposes policies to end child labour by 2025
The ILO has called for increased efforts to consign child labour to the dustbin of history by the year 2025.…
FG, GIZ to set up Nigerian-German Center for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration
The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has entered into an agreement with German Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit GMBH…
NUP calls for immediate review of pension
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has called for immediate review of pension, as stipulated by the constitution, the extant…
Pensioners call for re-introduction of gratuity payment
Pensioners, across the states of the federation have called on the Federal Government to re-introduce the payment of gratuity for…
Samuel-Olonjuwon becomes ILO Assistant Director-General/Regional Director for Africa
Ms Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon from Nigeria has been appointed Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa of the International Labour Organisation…
2018 budget proposal: Health practitioners, workers demand more funding of health sector
Health professionals, practitioners and workers have expressed dismay over the poor allocation for the health sector in the proposed 2018…
NMA, AMLSN resolve to end inter-professional rivalry, strikes in health sector
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) and the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), have resolved to work relentlessly…
Labour advocates cancellation of privatisation in electricity sector •Says minimum wage has collapsed
The Vice-President, Industrial Global Union and General Secretary of Textile Workers Union, Comrade Issa Aremu, has called on the Federal…
ASUP may end strike this week
There is strong indication that the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) will end this week,…
Dead teachers, security guards wrote Kaduna competency tests, NLC alleges
THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the organisation of the competency test conducted for teachers in Kaduna State, describing…
NULGE drags el-Rufai to court over planned sack of 4,410 LG workers
THE Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has dragged the Kaduna State Government to the National Industrial Court over…
40 million people in modern slavery, 24 million in forced Labour —ILO
The International Labour Organization (ILO) declared that an estimated 40.3 million people were victims of modern slavery. Of these people,…
