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Flexible jobs, fragile rights: Employers raise alarm over labour trends

Flexible jobs, fragile rights: Employers raise alarm over labour trends

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Chemical and Non-Metallic Products Employers’ Federation, CANMPEF, has raised concerns over the growing shift from traditional permanent employment to flexible work arrangements, warning that the trend could undermine job security, social protection and other workers’ rights if not properly regulated. The Executive Secretary of CANMPEF, Mr. Olorunfemi Oke, gave the warning […]
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PenCom seeks review of pension contributions

PenCom seeks review of pension contributions

NATIONAL Pension Commission, PenCom, has said that to further enhance the effectiveness of the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, the commission is proposing the amendment of the PRA 2004 to review the rate of pension contributions

Some ports operators are slave drivers, says Nted

Some ports operators are slave drivers, says Nted

PRESIDENT-GENERAL of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, Comrade Anthony Nted, who also is a Vice President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in this interview with Labour Vanguard, spoke about ports concessioning, terminal operators, and insecurity among others. Excerpts

Pension funds hits $16bn dollars, says PenCom

Pension funds hits $16bn dollars, says PenCom

THE Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS,has raked in a total of 16 billion US Dollars since kick-off in 2004, the Director-General of National Pension Commission, PenCom, Mr. Mohammed Ahmad, has announced.

Security men attack journalists

Security men attack journalists

THE growing intolerance by Security operatives attached to the Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, PRTT, Alhaji Abdulrahman Maina, journalists, taken a dangerous twist as they have resorted to physical attacks on pressmen.