More than 600 employees of Hugo Technology, a Lagos-based outsourcing company, were laid off in a single day in response to the increasing demands for automation by clients. One insider with knowledge of the development…
Nigeria’s Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima, has unveiled a 25-year development blueprint designed to drive long-term growth and create jobs for Nigerian youths. Shettima announced the initiative at the South-East Vision 2050 Regional Stakeholders’ Forum…
The prospect of a total shutdown of Nigeria’s health sector has intensified, as labour unions, including the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), have threatened to escalate their industrial action if the Federal Government fails to…
A major strike that threatened to shut down activities across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was averted after midnight conciliatory talks between the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, and organised labour leaders ended in a truce.…
The Federal Government, through the Office of the Vice President, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with six professional bodies to provide free nationwide training for 10 million Nigerians in financial literacy and inclusion.…
The National Industrial Court, sitting in Owerri, has ordered First Bank of Nigeria to pay ₦50 million in damages to a former employee, Mr. Collins Harrison Godspower, over his wrongful blacklisting by the Central Bank…
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has approved a 1,173 per cent increase in monthly pensions for 2,116 retirees under the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), ending a 21-year delay in pension review. The approval,…
The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Mr. Gilbert F. Houngbo, has called for human-centred and rights-based policies to address rapid technological change and growing fragmentation in the global labour market. Mr. Houngbo made…
The Federal Government has warned employers across the country to desist from exposing workers to unsafe workplaces, vowing to prosecute any organisation whose negligence results in injury or death. The warning was issued on Tuesday…
The Federal Government and private sector employers appear headed for a confrontation over plans to review the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) employees’ compensation levy, with employers warning that any increase above the current…
