THE issue of unpaid promotion and other arrears has been a problem in the  public service. Organised Labour has once threatened to shut the federal public service over the issue.  In this piece, the Secretary General of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, Alade Bashir Lawal, speaks on this, the unending leadership crisis in the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, among others.

THE issue of decent work has become part of global industrial relations practice.

SINCE the takeover of the generation and distribution of power supply in November 2013 by the private individuals otherwise known as generation companies, GENCOs and Distribution companies, DISCOs, some of them have been having running battles with Organised Labour over right to freedom of association, conditions of service, and other unfair Labour practices including perceived indiscriminate layoffs.

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.

NATIONAL Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN , has released activities lined up to mark its 40th anniversary.