Living wage, 2027 elections: NLC rallies workers for tough battles ahead
"We must build a democratic, welfarist-inspired alternative that places the needs of the people above the profits of the few”
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.
We‘ve not received federal share our pensions since 2009, laments Ojiho
Pensioners in the country have continued to lament unpaid pensions in what they described as the Federal Government share of their Pension.
Minimum Wage: Senate is wrong
The decision of the Senate to delist the national minimum wage from the Exclusive List is the greatest disservice done to Nigerian workers.
Why workers go on strike in Edo State — Commissioner
It is not true because they are not direct employees of the government. They are employees of Edo Line. It is like Bendel Breweries . They have to work for the money and pay themselves. They have a different condition of service from the civil service.
National Minimum Wage: Implications
THE decision of the Senate to de-list the National Minimum Wage from the exclusive list may put Nigeria in the special mention of the International Labour Organization, ILO, once again. Beyond that it means that the Nigerian worker would become more vulnerable to exploitation by employers.
How workers’ housing project failed
Partners to the Nigeria Labour Congress in the housing scheme, Kriston Lally EPC Nigeria Limited in its own side of the story released to the press on September 27, signed by its Group Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Alhaji Mustapha Umar Madawaki went down memory lane:
