Insecurity, poor funding, policy somersaults destroying Nigeria’s education, Labour warns
The labour leader devoted considerable attention to the May 15, 2026 attack on schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.
Nigeria, Africa face poverty explosion as Labour warns services collapse
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 […]
Over 10,000 workers face uncertain future as protest rocks WEMPCO
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, […]
ILO Platform Economy Convention 2026: Rights, responsibilities for stakeholders
Platform economy has raised concerns regarding working conditions, labour rights, social protection, and the use of automated decision-making systems
ILC 114: Inside Nigeria’s jumbo delegation to Geneva
Nigeria’s delegation reflects ILO tripartite structure. However, the list reveals a far more complex – and arguably bloated – arrangement
ILO adopts first-ever global convention protecting platform workers
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 […]
