Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, have promised to submit list of employers contravening the Pension Reform Act, PRA, 2004, to the National Pension Commission, PenCom and Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity.

AS NIGERIANS continue to express shock and disbelief in the ongoing probe and unearthing of the wanton corruption and unbelievable wickedness in the defunct Deferred Pension Scheme, DPS, also known Pay As You Go, PAYG, workers in the nation’s textile industry, have said the matter should not be treated as an economic crime, but a treasonable crime.

THE issue of the upsurge in expatriates and expatriate quota abuse in Nigeria has remained topical in the nation’s employment system. Organised labour, civil society groups and other concerned Nigerians have continued to see the increase and abuse as not only an economic crime, but also compounding the employment crisis in the country.

WORLD Federation of Trade Unions,WFTU, umbrella body for 82 million workers in 120 countries including Nigeria, has declared its support for Nigerian workers against unfair labour practices and policies.

ORGANISED Labour in Adamawa State, has condemned the move by the state House of Assembly to pass a bill seeking to prohibit strikes by essential service workers into law.