Public sector workers say they will down tools from Friday, October 2, if the Federal Government fails to meet their demands on petrol price and workers’ welfare. The workers, under the Joint National Public Service…
Federal workers have asked President Bola Tinubu to bring down the price of petrol to N500 per litre and raise the minimum wage to N300,000. The demand was made by the Federal Workers Forum, FWF,…
The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has raised concerns over the continued prevalence of child labour in Nigeria, saying between 15 million and 17 million children aged five to 17 were engaged in child…
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has decried poor remuneration and welfare of teachers, teacher shortages and persistent attacks on schools across the country, calling for increased government investment in education, improved teachers’ welfare and…
The Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) has conferred its prestigious Shield Award on President Bola Tinubu for what the union described as his commitment to the welfare and interests of Nigerian workers. The award was…
Academic and non-academic unions in three state-owned universities in Ondo State have suspended their four-week-old strike, directing members to resume duties on Tuesday. The Joint Action Committee of Ondo State-Owned Tertiary Institutions (JAC-ODSTI) announced the…
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has given the Federal Government a two-week ultimatum to resolve outstanding welfare and professional issues affecting resident doctors, warning that failure to act could lead to industrial action…
Civil servants in Delta State will return to work on Monday, September 28, after organised labour called off its action over the death of a senior government official. The workers had shut down the state…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has thrown his weight behind organised labour in the push for a new living wage, saying the current ₦70,000 minimum wage has been wiped out by inflation under President Bola…
The National Industrial Court, Yenagoa Judicial Division, has ordered China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Nigeria Limited to pay ₦20 million to its worker, Mr Inyang Collins, as compensation and general damages for an injury he…
