The clamour for a new national minimum wage by organised labour is facing fresh conditions from employers, who say any review must be tied to economic realities and business sustainability. The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association…
The National Industrial Court in Lagos has ordered Bayer Nigeria Limited to pay a former employee ₦3.3 million for wrongfully terminating her employment without giving her the required one month’s notice or paying her salary…
Workers handling Section 3B of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project have embarked on strike over salary cuts, unpaid entitlements, intimidation and poor working conditions, demanding the removal of expatriate managers and the reinstatement of Mr…
The Women Commission of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has called for equal opportunities and greater representation of women in workplace decision-making and national development, urging institutions to create an environment that…
Health experts have urged African countries to take greater responsibility for developing their health workforce, increase domestic funding and integrate community health workers into national health systems to address persistent shortages of health professionals across…
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has told the Federal Government that Nigerian workers need a proper salary increase, not another temporary wage award. The Congress rejected the government’s proposed ₦70,000 monthly wage award,…
The Federal Government has agreed to pay public service workers a monthly transport allowance of ₦70,000 for six months, beginning in November 2026, to cushion the effects of economic challenges.The agreement also calls on state…
The Delta State Government has said health workers seeking to retire at 65 under its newly approved policy must apply six months before reaching the statutory retirement age of 60 and pass medical fitness assessments.…
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has vowed to remove any political appointee found guilty of selling empowerment materials intended to support grassroots workers and small-scale operators. The governor gave the warning on Monday at…
The Federal Government and the Organisation of Trade Unions of West Africa (OTUWA) have called for wider social protection coverage for workers in the informal economy, as only 16 per cent of West Africans receive…
