By Victor Ahiuma-Young The African labour movement has issued a stark warning that Nigeria and other countries across the continent risk a deepening poverty and inequality crisis unless governments urgently reverse decades of underinvestment in public services and improve the welfare of public sector workers. In a statement marking the 2026 United Nations Public Service […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young More than 10,000 workers of WEMPCO Group of Companies are facing an uncertain future following their alleged displacement from the company’s factory in Magboro, Ogun State, a development that sparked a protest by the Steel and Engineering Workers’ Union of Nigeria, SEWUN. Displaying several placards with various inscriptions, they chanted solidarity songs, […]

Platform economy has raised concerns regarding working conditions, labour rights, social protection, and the use of automated decision-making systems

Nigeria’s delegation reflects ILO tripartite structure. However, the list reveals a far more complex – and arguably bloated – arrangement

By Victor Ahiuma-Young GENEVA — In a landmark move set to reshape the future of work, the International Labour Organization, ILO, has adopted the world’s first international convention aimed at protecting millions of workers in the rapidly expanding digital platform economy.The new Decent Work in the Platform Economy Convention, 2026 was approved at the closing […]

Artan, 34, is one of Africa’s most accomplished referees and was chosen by FIFA after undergoing the governing body’s rigorous vetting and selection process.

As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes workplaces across the globe, governments are increasingly grappling with a difficult question

By Victor Ahiuma-Young, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND Nigeria’s ongoing efforts to strengthen social security and employee protection have received a major international endorsement, as the International Social Security Association, ISSA, commended the country’s commitment to advancing social protection and workers’ welfare. The endorsement came on the sidelines of the ongoing 114th International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, during […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young Nigeria has been ranked among the 10 worst countries in the world for workers’ rights, according to the 2026 Global Rights Index released by the International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC. Read Also: Right to strike: Labour, employers at war over ICJ affirmation  The report paints a grim picture of the state of labour […]

Industrial relations space has been thrown into debate as labour and employers disagree over the scope and limits of workers’ right to strike,

The proposed N100,000 minimum wage reportedly put forward by governors has sparked widespread criticism from organised labour

The fallout from the state council elections, in which the national leadership of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, has been accused of attempting to impose preferred candidates on some state councils, has taken a new twist.

Nigerian and other African labour unions have rejected the AfDB, and World Bank-backed “Mission 300” electricity initiative

By Victor Ahiuma-Young Stakeholders in the labour sector yesterday raised the alarm that global conflicts and emerging international crises have become major threats to jobs, wages, labour stability and economic growth. At a one-day collaborative dialogue on “Rising Global Conflicts, Severe Economic Shocks: Impact on Decent Work Agenda; Labour and Civil Society Response,” stakeholders, including […]

“The Sokoto Zone is deeply disturbed that several federal and state universities are yet to fully implement major components of the 2025 FGN ASUU Agreement,” Sabo stated.