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
Heavy taxes, low wages, rising debt, threats to nation’s stability — NLC
Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has warned that the combination of heavy taxation, low wages and rising national debt posed a serious threat to Nigeria’s economic and democratic stability.
2026: Employers warn against by-passing labour institutions
By Victor Ahiuma-Young Today marks the first day of the new year, 2026, and as Nigeria steps into another economic cycle, the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, has outlined its priorities for the year, with a strong focus on industrial relations and labour harmony. Less than 48 hours to the New Year, the umbrella body for […]
Staff’s commitment to integrity boosts NSITF national ranking
By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, has recorded significant improvements in the recently released 2025 Ethics and Integrity Compliance Scorecard, EICS, by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, as well as in the ACTU Effectiveness Index, AEI, for the same year. A statement by the chairman of NSITF’s […]
How Nigeria is grooming millions of youths for global digital jobs — Oduwole
Dr Jumoke Oduwole spoke from Geneva, Switzerland, at the WTO Trade in Services for Development Conference, is Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment
PENGASSAN names former journalist, Amah, acting Gen Sec
By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has appointed a former journalist and Public Relations, PR, practitioner, Jerry Amah Jr. as its Acting General Secretary, effective December 5, 2025. The appointment followed the retirement of the former General Secretary, Lumumba Okugbawa. Before his elevation, Amah served as Deputy General […]
NLC rallies workers, allies for protest over insecurity
“In Abuja, the convergence point for the rally will be Labour House, Central Business District, with participants expected to assemble from 7:30 a.m”
ECS: Employers’ manipulation of payroll records, one of gravest threats to workers’ safety — NSITF
*Staff drags employer, Fund to court over non-compliance By Victor Ahiuma-Young One of the high points of the 12th National Triennial Delegates’ Conference, NTDC, of the Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions, ASSBIFI, held recently in Lagos, was the public confirmation that Nigerian workers are more vulnerable today than ever, not because […]
NASU fumes over illegal check-off deductions, union fragmentation
By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, has raised strong objections over what it describes as a growing wave of illegal check-off deductions and attempts to fragment its membership across various institutions in the country. The union said these actions, allegedly perpetrated by some managements and former members, directly violate […]
Under siege: ASSBIFI flags mass exodus, hostile employers in banking, insurance industry
As pressure mounts and employers toughen their stance, ASSBIFI warns that the sector is edging toward a dangerous breaking point
Stakeholders demand return of ports’ gatekeepers
By Victor Ahiuma-Young Behind the cranes and bustling container yards of Nigeria’s seaports, a growing vulnerability has emerged—cargo slipping through unchecked, revenue quietly leaking, and security gaps widening. More than a decade after tally clerks and on-board gangway security men were removed by the Nigerian Ports Authority in 2015, maritime stakeholders are sounding the alarm, warning that […]
