Nigeria can’t defeat insecurity while poverty rages, PENGASSAN warns
Osifo said it was organised to ensure that the sacrifices and contributions of those who had served the association over the decades were not forgotten
Dickson, Sylva bicker over plight of Bayelsa pensioners
Indusstrial Training Fund, ITF, is working to bring down the high rate of unemployment in the country through Technical and Vocational Education (TVE).
Falling crude prices: Labour to FG: Nigeria doesn’t need austerity now, but…
The 26th annual education conference of the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, in Ilorin, Kwara State, provided avenue for labour leaders, employers, academics, industrial relations practitioners and other stakeholders, to examine the rebased Gross Domestic Product, GDP, emerging figures from the rebasing, and what these figures mean for industry, labour and Nigeria’s democracy in the midst of falling crude oil prices.
Dickson, Sylva bicker over plight of Bayelsa pensioners
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State and his predecessor in office, Timipre Sylva, have traded words over who is responsible for the plight of the state pensioners.
Aftermath of NLC’S Housing Scam: Depositors demand refund
By Funmi Komolafe & Victor Ahiuma-young Barely three days after our last publication on the issue of the failed housing project and the scam that attended it, thousands of federal civil servants besieged the Abuja head office of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, demanding refunds of their deposits. This edition of Labour Vanguard examines this […]
Pains, struggles of Bayelsa pensioners
Despite spending their productive years for the common good, the nation’s senior citizens have continued to wallow in penury.
Aftermath of NLC’s Housing Scam: Depositors demand refund
Barely three days after our last publication on the issue of the failed housing project and the scam that attended it, thousands of federal civil servants besieged the Abuja head office of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, demanding refunds of their deposits.
111,210 pensioners get N268bn payouts from CPS
The National Pension Commission, PenCom, has disclosed that no fewer than 111,210 employees who retired on the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, since 2007, have received payouts of over N268 billion.
Eko Disco workers decry deduction of four months pension arrears
Workers of Eko Distribution Company, EKED, have condemned management deduction of four pension arrears from their salaries at once leaving them little or nothing to take care of their families obligations among others.
Over 6.2m contributors now part of CPS, says PenCom
No fewer than 6.2 million workers or contributors have been registered into the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, since inception, the National Pension Commission, PenCom, has announced.
Workers battle employers over worsening anti-labour practices
Speaking at the event, Chairman of African Region of IndustriALL Union, Comrade Issa Aremu, said jobs in Nigeria were no longer secure as employers opt for short-term, flexible employment as part of strategies to save cost and boost profit.
