THERE are indications that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige is in for more troubles following reports that the Ministry’s Administrative Panel, has uncovered fraud in the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) between 2011 and 2015 and those indicted include those nominated by the Nigeria Labour Congress and Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA

Workers in the chemical and non-metallic products sector of the economy on the  platform of  National Union of Chemical, Footwear, Rubber, Leather and Non-Metallic Products Employees, NUCFRLANMPE, have faulted the Federal Government’s blanket ban  on the use of codeine in producing some  pharmaceutical products in the country.

NIGERIA Employers Consultative Association, NECA, has elected the Managing Director of DN Tyre & Rubber Plc, Dr Mohammed Yinusa, its new president.He was elected president of  the umbrella body of employers in the country during the body’s 61st Annual General Meeting, AGM, in Lagos.A statement released by Mr Olusegun Oshinowo,  Director General of NECA,revealed that Dr. Yinusa, the Managing Director of DN Tyre & Rubber Plc was elected the new president.

CERTAINLY, this is not the best of times for members of Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, as they are facing several challenges threatening their jobs across the nation’s seaports.

IT was a gathering of comrades, judges, lawyers, students, friends, acquaintances among other stakeholders at a day of tributes in honour of the late Chief Gani Adetola-Kaseem, SAN, known for among others, his Labour Jurisprudence.

President of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, Prince Williams Akporeha, has pleaded with the Federal Government to address the increasing cases of unfair labour practices in Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry, saying employers in the sector are now slave drivers.

Lagos Zonal chairman of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, supervising activities of the union in the South West and Ilorin, Kwara State, Comrade Tayo Aboyeji, spoke on measures being taken to curb Tanker accidents, the Oshodi Apapa Expressway gridlocks, among others.

Members of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, have elected  Victor Ibeawuchi  as  the Branch Chairman of the Total Exploration and Production  of PENGASSAN,  for a-three year tenure.

Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, yesterday, faulted Federal Government for the cancellation of promotion interview by the Federal Civil Service Commission, FCSC, for staff of directorate cadre in Abuja

AS part of its efforts in the fight against unemployment in the country, the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment is partnering with the African Development Bank, AFDB, on youth empowerment and skills acquisition.

AS the protracted wait by workers for a new national minimum wage is becoming a frustrating experience, in the midst of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige’s recent declaration that  a new minimum wage is not feasible in September, President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, says organised labour has a firm commitment of members of the National Assembly on the issue.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has assured that the government is working to ensure that all ratified International Labour Organisation, ILO’s, Conventions are implemented with prompt report rendition.

SINCE the advent of the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, following the Pension Reform Act, as amended of 2014, the industry has witnessed positive initiatives aimed at deepening the sector for greater value additions to contributors.

Jigawa State and Local Governments Pension Scheme has been described as the best Pension Scheme in the country. 

ONE of the takeaways for Nigerians at the just- concluded 107th session of the International Labour Conference, ILC, of the International Labour Organisation, ILO, in Geneva, Switzerland, was the revelation that the group petitioned the ILO ahead of the ILC over its non-registration by the Nigerian Government.