LABOUR

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has tackled the Federal Government for labelling its five-day warning strike as illegal. Speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, NARD National President, Emeka Orji, challenged the Federal Government to point out the part of the law that makes...

A report titled ‘Global Economic Outlook’ by KPMG, the professional services firm, has indicated that Nigeria’s unemployment rate will rise further to 40.6 per cent in 2023. It said the figure is based on its estimates. “Unemployment is expected to continue to be a major challenge in 2023 due to...

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr.Chris Ngige, on Monday, had a meeting with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to reach a compromise and possibly avert the proposed nationwide strike threats by the NLC. The apex labour union had proposed a nationwide strike,...

  As the commencement of planned gradual removal of petroleum subsidy remains about three months, the Federal Government said it has yet to harmonise templates with the States on palliatives to cushion its harsh effects on Nigerians. Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, stated this while...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has tackled the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige over the registration of two new academic unions in the Nigerian public university system. Ngige wrote to the NLC on Tuesday, urging the labour leaders to rescind its opposition to the registration of two...

The Senate on Wednesday considered and passed for second reading a bill seeking to regulate and formalise informal sector employment in Nigeria. The bill also seeks to empower the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to issue licences and monitor privately owned employment agencies whose responsibility will be to enroll employees,...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Thursday warned against reported moves by the Federal Government to withdraw the registration license of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), over non-submission of its audited financial returns for over five year. While dismissing the claims that ASUU had not submitted its audited...

BudgIT condemns Abia, Ondo, Taraba and other states over unpaid remuneration to civil servants, tasks them to prioritise employees’ rights by paying all accrued salaries, revealing that some states are owing up to 30 months. BudgIT, a foremost civic-tech organisation leading the advocacy for transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s public...

The Federal Government Wednesday said the planned street protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in solidarity with the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is illegal. Fielding questions from State House correspondents at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja,...

  The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), says it will embark on one-day nationwide protest to compel the Federal Government to find immediate resolutions to contending issues with education sector unions. The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, who stated this during the opening of the Congress’ Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting...