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FG–APDC Alliance Targets Skills, Jobs, and Innovation for Nigeria’s Youth

FG–APDC Alliance Targets Skills, Jobs, and Innovation for Nigeria’s Youth

The Federal Government has entered into a partnership with the Africa Projects Development Centre (APDC) to revitalise Youth Development Centres across Nigeria, with a view to equipping young people with market-relevant skills and improving their

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NARD Warns of Worsening Welfare Crisis at BSUTH Over 18 Months’ Salary Arrears

NARD Warns of Worsening Welfare Crisis at BSUTH Over 18 Months’ Salary Arrears

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has alerted the general public, the Benue State Government, and health sector stakeholders to a deepening welfare crisis at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH), Makurdi, warning

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‘Millions of Livelihoods at Risk’: Workers, Manufacturers Rally Against Sachet Alcohol Ban

‘Millions of Livelihoods at Risk’: Workers, Manufacturers Rally Against Sachet Alcohol Ban

A nationwide protest is brewing as employees of companies that produce sachet alcohol, alongside civil society organisations, have vowed to take to the streets if the ban on sachet alcoholic beverages and polyethylene terephthalate (PET)

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FG Begins Verification to Pay Severance Benefits to Disengaged NEPC Staff

FG Begins Verification to Pay Severance Benefits to Disengaged NEPC Staff

The Federal Government has commenced a process to pay long-outstanding severance benefits owed to staff of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) who were disengaged during the 2005 public service reforms, in a move aimed

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JOHESU Blames Federal Government for Health Sector Crisis, Defends Ongoing Strike

JOHESU Blames Federal Government for Health Sector Crisis, Defends Ongoing Strike

The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) has urged Nigerians to hold the Federal Government responsible for the hardship being faced by patients and others in need of medical care following the ongoing strike by health

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FG Rejects Delay Claims, Presses for End to JOHESU Strike

FG Rejects Delay Claims, Presses for End to JOHESU Strike

The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to reviewing the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) as part of efforts to resolve the ongoing strike by the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), insisting that it has

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NGO, Women Journalists Urge National Assembly to Fast-Track Domestic Workers’ Protection Bill

NGO, Women Journalists Urge National Assembly to Fast-Track Domestic Workers’ Protection Bill

A non-governmental organisation, CEE HOPE, in collaboration with the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Zone D, has urged the National Assembly to fast-track the passage of the Domestic Workers Documentation and Protection Bill, 2024.

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Socialist Labour Urges Escalation of JOHESU Strike as Industrial Action Enters Third Month

Socialist Labour Urges Escalation of JOHESU Strike as Industrial Action Enters Third Month

The Socialist Labour has called for an escalation of the ongoing strike by the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) as the industrial action enters its third month, urging expanded picketing, mass rallies, and broader solidarity

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TUC, NLC Give Health Ministry 14 Days to Implement CONHESS or Face Nationwide Strike

TUC, NLC Give Health Ministry 14 Days to Implement CONHESS or Face Nationwide Strike

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Ministry of Health to implement the long-delayed report on the adjustment of the Consolidated

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