The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged the Federal Government to urgently implement the 65-year retirement age for clinical health workers, saying the move would help address Nigeria’s shortage of skilled healthcare professionals and reduce…
For thousands of young Nigerians who just completed vocational training, the job search may now start at home. On Thursday, the Kaduna State Institute of Vocational Training and Skills Development graduated 5,050 trainees at its…
More than 1,300 employees of Western Metal Products Company Limited, WEMPCO, say their livelihoods are under threat following the appointment of a court receiver over 14 companies in the group. The workers, through the Steel…
Doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, are threatening fresh unrest if the state government fails to pay outstanding allowances and salary arrears within seven days. The Association of Resident Doctors, LASUTH chapter,…
The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has called on the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to champion legal reforms that will extend workplace protection and social security coverage to informal and gig economy workers. The…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Plateau University chapter, has declared an indefinite strike over unresolved demands, including the implementation of the 2025 agreement with the Federal Government, pension scheme for members and payment…
LAPO Microfinance Bank workers are pushing back against what they describe as “compulsory weekend and public holiday work” with no extra pay or rest days to make up for it. In a petition submitted to…
The Kaduna State Government has approved the immediate payment of N300 million as Earned Academic Allowance to academic staff of Kaduna State University (KASU). The government also constituted a nine-member committee to negotiate with the…
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Federal Government have called for a practical and coordinated Nigerian Youth Employment Action Plan (NIYEAP) 2025–2030 to create more jobs, improve young Nigerians’ employability and address challenges affecting…
Workers seconded to Abuja Continental Hotel by various outsourcing firms have dissociated themselves from a planned picketing of the facility by the Trade Union Congress (TUC), saying the action does not represent their interests. The…
