The move to delist labour matters began under President Olusegun Obasanjo and has persisted under successive administrations.

By Victor Ahiuma-Young *Resuscitates picketing c’ttee, compiles affected employer’s names The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed the resuscitation of the Picketing Committee—an ad hoc body tasked with unionising workers and confronting perceived unfair labour practices, including casualisation and opposition to unionism. Sources told  Vanguard  that the names of employers considered to be notorious and persistent […]

“This hearing presents a unique opportunity to address persistent grievances in the civil service”

By Demola Akinyemi The recent visit of the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, to the tense premises of the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), Ilorin, Kwara State capital, has restored industrial peace between factions divided over the reappointment of the Director General, Issa Aremu. At the end of the […]

Notable NADECO figures—including the current Nigerian President, His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Prince Ademola Oyekan; Chief Ayo Opadokun; and others—collaborated with the unions

By Victor Ahiuama-Young Workers’ rights are in free fall across every continent, according to the 2025 ITUC Global Rights Index, with Europe and the Americas recording their worst scores since the Index began in 2014. Just seven countries now have the top rating of 1 for their respect for workers’ rights, compared with 51 — or […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that two years into President Bola Tinubu’s administration, Nigerian workers and the masses have experienced no gains—only pain and misery. In an appraisal of the administration’s first two years, NLC President, Joe Ajaero stated that there has been nothing to celebrate since the government came into […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young Stakeholders gathered in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), a few days ago to deliberate on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) in commemoration of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work. The event, organised by the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), was themed: Revolutionising Health and Safety: The Role of AI […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The International Labour Organization (ILO) has revised its global employment forecast for 2025, projecting the creation of 53 million jobs instead of the previously estimated 60 million.  This translates into a reduction in global employment growth from 1.7 per cent to 1.5 per cent this year.  The drop – which is the equivalent […]

By Henry Ojelu In a landmark judgment that underscores the increasing judicial scrutiny of workplace abuse and arbitrary termination in Nigeria’s labour sector, the National Industrial Court, NIC, Ibadan Division, has ordered a manufacturing firm, Shongai Technologies Limited, and its Operations Manager, Mr. Nasarvali Dudekeh, to pay a total of N6,142,816 to a former employee, Mr. Omene Andy […]

ILO, Convention No. 190 (C190), also known as the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019, is the first international treaty to recognise

By Victor Ahiuma-Young Organised Labour has demanded tax justice in Nigeria, lamenting that the current tax system is skewed to impoverish workers and ordinary citizens. In a joint statement, the Presidents of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC,  and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, Joe Ajaero and Festus Osifo, respectively, stated: “As workers, we stand […]

“Every year, we talk about the energy sector, yet those that claim to know better have refused to listen but insist on listening to what does not work”

By Victor Ahiuma-Young lWorkers threaten industrial action  Tensions are flaring in Nigeria’s power sector as the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, has petitioned to the Minister of Power, threatening industrial action over perceived unjustified delay in confirming key managerial staff at the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN. With Nigeria’s electricity supply under severe pressure, there […]

International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC, has announced that from today May Day 1, the global trade union movement will take to the streets