Flexible jobs, fragile rights: Employers raise alarm over labour trends
By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Chemical and Non-Metallic Products Employers’ Federation, CANMPEF, has raised concerns over the growing shift from traditional permanent employment to flexible work arrangements, warning that the trend could undermine job security, social protection and other workers’ rights if not properly regulated. The Executive Secretary of CANMPEF, Mr. Olorunfemi Oke, gave the warning […]
The MoU that ended 5-year labour crisis
By Victor Ahiuma-Young The five years old labour crisis that hit the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, which culminated into the breakaway and formation of United Labour Congress of Nigeria, ULC, was finally resolved on Thursday in Abuja, via a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, signed by both camps. Recall that in the wake of the disputed […]
United labour movement imminent, as leaders of NLC, ULC meet
By Victor Ahiuma-Young THERE are strong indications that the crisis and division in Nigerian labour movement in the wake of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, delegates’ conference of March 2015, may come to an end today (Thursday) and a united NLC announced. Recall that following the disputed 2015 delegates’ conference, which produced Ayuba Wabba of Medical […]
Ngige bars NECA’s President from NSITF board meetings
By Victor Young Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has barred the Acting President of Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA, Taiwo Adebiyi, from future board meetings of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, saying he has not been screened and cleared by appropriate security agencies. In a letter to the Director-General of […]
Oil workers draw battle line with FG over import-driven deregulation
Organised Labour in the nation’s oil industry, on the platform of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, and its Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, counterpart, has accused of Minister of State for Petroleum of being economical with the truth over the problems confronting the public refineries to promote import-driven deregulation.
NSITF suspension saga: Board backs probe panel, stops press statements
By Victor Young The Board of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, has thrown its weight behind the investigative actions approved by President Muhamadu Buhari over allegations of infractions against the suspended top management staff of the fund. Recall that 12 management staff NSITF were, last Thursday, suspended by President Buhari through the Minister of […]
