King’s College Concession: FG, Labour agree 2-week review
The Minister gave an “ironclad assurance” that no staff of King’s College would be victimised through retrenchment, posting or demotion
FG, NECA partner to empower unemployed acquire critical skills for jobs
THE Federal Government and the the Nigeria Employers Consultative Assembly, NECA, on Tuesday launched an Initiative that was designed to help unemployed Nigerians acquire critical skills needed for today’s jobs.
How we rescued National Union of Shop and Distributive Employees from bankruptcy, collapse — New leadership
By Victor Ahiuma-Young It was a day of joy, happiness and celebration for members of the National Union of Shop and Distributive Employees, NUSDE, as delegates gathered recently in the ancient city of Ibadan, Oyo State, to elect a new leadership to lead the union for the next four years. The joy of members including the […]
Cadbury Nigeria clinches 9 HR awards
By Victor AhiumaYoung Cadbury Nigeria Plc (a subsidiary of Mondelçz International) has been named the overall winner of the HR Best Practices Awards 2024 at the prestigious Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria, CIPM, HR Oscar Awards, which held in Abuja. The awards celebrate excellence in human resource practice and the delivery of the people’s […]
Govt policies suffocating workers, PERESSA tells FG
By Victor AhiumaYoung The Precision, Electrical and Related Equipment Senior Staff Association, PERESSA, has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently reverse the government’s policies of Petrol subsidy removal and the floating of the nation’s currency among others, termed anti-poor policies. President of PERESSA, Rufus Olusesan, who spoke while delivering a solidarity message during the National […]
Labour to FG: Electricity privatisation failed, reverse it
“We demand, instead, the introduction of Public-Public-Partnerships which have proven to be effective in addressing challenges in the public sector globally”
Prioritising employee wellbeing key to business survival in economic downturn— Fapohunda
By Victor AhiumaYoung One of the standpoints of the 45th Annual General Meeting, AGM, of Chemical and Non-Metallic Products Employers’ Federation, CANMPEF, held in Lagos recently, was a keynote address the Managing Director of Mouka Limited, Femi Fapohunda, titled: Strategies for sustainability in Nigeria manufacturing sector. Among other key points of the presentation was the importance of human […]
ECS part of ILO’s social security programmes — Labour
By Victor AhiumaYoung Organised Labour in the nation’s financial industry has commended the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF for taking proactive steps to expand the Employees’ Compensation Scheme to the Agency Banking and Fintech industries. Under the National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees, NUBIFIE, Labour described ECS as one of the nine […]
Our jobs no longer safe, maritime workers rage
There is increasing anxiety in the nation’s maritime industry especially within the terminal operators in the Port formations across the country over non-renewal of their operating licences.
Employers’ federation laments decision to retrench workers
By Victor AhiumaYoung One of the highpoints of the 45th Annual General Meeting, AGM, of the Chemical and Non-Metallic Products Employers’ Federation, CANMPEF, in Lagos was its disclosure of the difficult decision to retrench workers in the financial year under review. Addressing members and guests at the AGM, CANMPEF President, Mr Devakumar Edwin, among others, […]
Industrial peace is our priority – Labour Minister
The new Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr Muhammadu Dingyadi has promised to do everything possible to ensure that industrial peace dominates the nation’s Labour sector
