Nigeria is facing a severe shortage of specialised healthcare professionals, a crisis that threatens service delivery, inclusion, and national productivity, the Minister of Education, Mr. Tunji Alausa, has warned. The deficit of trained professionals in…
Hundreds of healthcare workers gathered at Unity Fountain in Abuja to protest a proposed health sector reform bill, warning that it could erode professional autonomy and create structural imbalance across the sector. The bill, currently…
The World Bank Group has projected that improved management of water resources in agriculture could generate nearly 245 million long-term jobs—many in sub-Saharan Africa—while helping to feed a global population expected to reach 10 billion…
IndustriALL Global Union has pledged support for Nigerian workers amid mounting concerns over alleged labour abuses by foreign-owned companies in the manufacturing and quarry sectors. The global labour body made the commitment during a high-level…
A strike by app-based transport operators in Lagos has entered its third consecutive day, disrupting ride-hailing services, as Uber Technologies signals its willingness to engage drivers in dialogue to resolve the dispute. The industrial action,…
The National Industrial Court, sitting in Lagos, has nullified the dismissal of Mr. Borisade Joel Oluwafemi by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), ruling that the action breached his constitutional…
Tertiary institution workers in Abia State have announced plans to commence a three-day warning strike from Wednesday, 18 March, in Umuahia, over the state government’s delay in implementing the 2024 Consolidated Salary Structure. The Joint…
As the world prepares to commemorate International Social Work Day 2026 and Social Work Month, social workers in Lagos have called for collective action to address growing divisions within society. The Nigeria Association of Social…
The Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON), Lagos State chapter, has announced a three-day strike by ride-hailing drivers beginning on Sunday, as operators protest what they describe as poor working conditions and unsustainable…
Health workers in Imo State have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike over what they describe as the continued neglect of their welfare under the administration of Gov. Hope Uzodinma. The threat was issued…
