Nigeria’s refineries were shut down because they were bleeding, not broken — PENGASSAN
*Adds policy u-turns threaten oil industry By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has given the real reasons Nigeria’s government-owned refineries were shut down, saying the facilities were losing money rather than simply being incapable of functioning. The President of PENGASSAN, Festus Osifo, in a chat with journalists […]
Employers decry impact of Port congestion, say businesses bleeding
ORGANISED Private Sector, OPS, has expressed concern at the adverse effect of the national menace of port congestion and perpetual blockade of roads leading to the Apapa Ports on businesses in Nigeria.
NUTGTWN holds 40th anniversary in October
NATIONAL Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN , has released activities lined up to mark its 40th anniversary.
FES seeks labour, other stakeholders’ partnership in Nigeria’s quest for industrialisation
FRIEDRICH Ebert Stiftung,FES, has called for sustainéd and deepened collaborations of public sector, private sector, labour, civil society organisations, CSOs, and other interest groups in policy campaigns and advocacy towards Nigeria’s industrialisation drive.
FG to step up fight against child labour
THE Federal Government has assured of its determination and commitment to step up action in achieving alliance 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals, SDG, that seeks immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and secure prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour by the year 2025.
NECA assures of decent jobs, forms body for enhanced global competitiveness in business
THE issue of decent work has become part of global industrial relations practice.
FES seeks labour, other stakeholders partnership in Nigeria’s quest for industrialisation
FRIEDRICH Ebert Stiftung,FES, has called for sustainéd and deepened collaborations of public sector, private sector, labour, civil society organisations, CSOs, and other interest groups in policy campaigns and advocacy towards Nigeria’s industrialisation drive
Our members will support only pro-workers parties’ candidates in 2019, ULC declares
DISAPPOINTED by the seemingly anti-labour policies of government at all levels, especially after electioneering promises, ahead of 2019 general elections and as political manoeuvring, alignments and realignments thicken, United Labour Congress of Nigeria, ULC, and its leaders are not leaving anything to chance.
PENGASSAN elects Ogiemwonyi Addax branch chairman
MEMBERS of the Petro-leum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, in Addax Petroleum, have elected Chris Ogiemwonyi Jnr. as chairman for the second term of three years.
ULC tackles Ngige over alleged N62b fraud in NSITF
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
Ban on codeine threatens 23,000 jobs — Union
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.
