For some times now, unions in the Petroleum industry have been complaining and agitating against perceived impunity and cases of rights, abuses or denials and other forms of unfair Labour practices by employers in the sector without government rising up to the occasion to address the issue.

The Federal government has solicited the collaboration of the government of India to boost Nigeria’s Skill Acquisition Centres, aimed at enhancing job creation.

Section 7 (1) of the Labour Act, Cap 198, Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1990, among others, provides that, “Not later than three months after the beginning of a worker’s period of employment with an employer, the employer shall give to the worker a written statement specifying the terms and conditions of employment, which include the nature of the employment and if the contract is for a fixed term, the date when the contract expires.

Story by Victor Ahiuma-Young DESPITE receiving billions in bailout funds, Ogun State Government continues to owe its workers arrears of salaries. Mostly affected are workers of the Tai Solarin College of Education who have been owed arrears of salaries and pension for close to a decade.” We must rescue Ogun workers from Amosun — NLC […]

As President Muhammadu Buhari continues to bask in the euphoria of his reelection for a second term of four years, Labour leaders have been speaking on their expectations from the president especially on the economy, good governance and welfare of the populace.

IT was all joy for management and Organised Labour in the Power Sector  few days ago as they signed the dotted lines of conditions of service document signaling a beginning of a new relationship to better the welfare of workers and move the DISCO to the level of enhanced performance and service delivery to customers.

SINCE 2015 when the government of President Muhammadu Buhari dissolved the Board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, constituted by the previous government of President Goodluck Jonathan, the government through the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has refused to reconstitute the board.

THE Federal Government through the Ministry of Labour and Employment, has declined recognition of both the Agriculture and Allied Employees Union of Nigeria, AAEUN, and the Agriculture and Allied Workers Union, AAWUN, factions as unions in the Agriculture sector.

THE 12th Quadrennial National Delegates Conference of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC that took place in Abuja, with the theme “Towards a Decade of Activism for the Promotion of Labour Unity, National Re-birth and Development”, will for some time to come continue to dominate the discourse in the Labour circle for several reasons.

NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, has drawn a battle line with the Federal Ministry of Health over acts of discrimination and injustice against members of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) allegedly perpetuated by the Minister of health, Professor Isaac Adewole.

THE 12th Quadrennial National Delegates Conference of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday returned its President, Ayuba Wabba, unopposed to lead NLC for the next four years.

Prince Williams Akporeha is the President of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, who is no stranger to challenges and struggles. In this piece, he spoke on issues  ranging from his involvement in labour movement and vision as the President of NUPENG. Excerpts.

THE legislative backing over the battle for the actualisation of N30,000 new minimum wage by Organised Labour, has been given a major boost after members of the House of Representatives, at their Tuesday sitting set the new National Minimum Wage as N30,000.

TUESDAY’S approval of N27,000 minimum wage for state and private sector workers by the National Council of State, NSC, has added to the imbroglio over the protracted new national minimum wage.  The council also in the approval which has been rejected by Organised Labour, fixed N30, 000 minimum wage for federal workers.

NIGERIA Union of Petro-leum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has appointed Afolabi  Olufemi as its Acting General Secretary following the retirement of Adamu Song on January 1, 2019,  after reaching the Union’s mandatory retirement age.