NECA DG, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, dismissed claims that the recently approved industrial relations policy was designed to stop strikes

By Amarachi Daisy, ABUJA The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, has moved to calm tensions with the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, by formally retracting a recent publication concerning the ownership of the NLC National Headquarters and tendering an unreserved apology to the Congress and its leadership. In a letter dated August 16,   2025 addressed […]

Nigeria’s economy may have crawled out of the Intensive Care Unit, but citizens are still gasping under the weight of inflation, falling demand, and multiple taxes, the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, has warned.

… as oil workers break tradition for ex-PENGASSAN, TUC President @70 By Victor Ahiuma-Young & Jimitota Onoyume Labour leaders, professional colleagues, members of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, friends, and well-wishers from across Nigeria stormed Warri, Delta State, in their numbers […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young President Bola Tinubu has endorsed the reforms at the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, describing it as the “New NSITF” in recognition of the strides made under the leadership of Managing Director Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye to reposition the Fund for better service to Nigerian workers. Represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima at […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Dangote Group says it is not only building Africa’s largest industrial projects but also shaping the future of Nigeria’s workforce — creating over 150,000 jobs, training hundreds of engineers, and empowering communities nationwide. Vice-President, Oil and Gas, Dangote Industries Limited, Mr. Devakumar Edwin, made this known during a presentation after a tour […]

A storm of controversy is brewing over the newly adopted  National Industrial Relations Policy, NIRP, 2025

By Ivo Takor While briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held on Thursday, July 31, 2025, and presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced that the Federal Government had approved the National Industrial Relations Policy (NIRP) 2025. According to the […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young & Egufe Yafugborhi The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) 21st annual Rain School, held from Monday, July 21 to Friday, July 25, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, will long be remembered as a reference point. Read Also: One year after: Stakeholders assess student loan scheme Besides labour leaders, government officials, activists, academics, and industrial […]

“There is no basis whatsoever, both in law and practice, for the deduction of any part of the funds contributed to the Employees’ Compensation Scheme”