NLC fixes nationwide protest over petrol, electricity price increase for Sept. 28
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has finalized plan to stage a nationwide rally on September 28 to protest the increase in the prices of petrol...
Fuel Price Increase: Labour begins mass mobilisation for nationwide strike
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is preparing to stage a nationwide strike should federal government continue with the planned increase in fuel prices.
On Sunday,...
FG to place 20,000 Nigerian graduates in full-paid jobs
The Federal Government is expected to kick off its Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme on Tuesday.
The programme aims to place 20,000 skilled young Nigerian graduates...
FG announces plan to create 2.5m jobs
The Nigerian Federal Government plans to create 2.5 million jobs through the Labour Employment Enhancement Programme (LEEP).
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment,...
Reps consider bill to allow states determine minimum wage
The House of Representatives is considering a bill to amend the 1999 Constitution to allow each state to determine its minimum wage.
The bill sponsored...
Nigeria workers deserve 3 months tax holidays, TUC appeals
The President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr Quadri Olaleye, has called on the three tiers of government to grant three months tax...
SSANU, NASU reach agreement with FG, suspend strike
The leadership of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the non-teaching staff unions of universities has suspended its three-week-old strike after signing a Memorandum...
President to launch FG/UN 12-month job fellowship for 20,000 graduates annually -Osinbajo
*It will rebuild confidence in our youths, make the difference, says Osinbajo
*Backers of the scheme include EU, Dangote, Visa, BUA, Lafarge, Microsoft and co
In...
Egypt raises minimum wages of civil servants
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has decided to raise the minimum wages of government employees, according to Egyptian Presidential spokesperson Bassam Rady.Rady said in a...
CBN’s directive on power sector ‘ll increase hardship- NUEE
The Nigeria Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) says the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s directive authorising banks to ring-fence collection accounts of electricity distribution...
