July 30, 2026
Steel Union Warns 10,000 Jobs at Risk Following WEMPCO Shutdown

Steel Union Warns 10,000 Jobs at Risk Following WEMPCO Shutdown

Steel workers at WEMPCO Group in Magboro, Ogun State, say their jobs and decades of service are under threat after armed security personnel reportedly forced employees out of the factory premises. The Steel and Engineering…

ILO Urges Trade Unions to Anticipate Change as Workers’ Rights Come Under Pressure

ILO Urges Trade Unions to Anticipate Change as Workers’ Rights Come Under Pressure

Workers’ rights are coming under increasing pressure as technological disruption, climate-related shocks, and the expansion of informal work continue to reshape labour markets across the world, the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Bureau for Workers’ Activities…

ITUC-Africa Urges Governments to Ratify ILO Convention 190 to Combat Workplace Violence

ITUC-Africa Urges Governments to Ratify ILO Convention 190 to Combat Workplace Violence

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) has urged African governments to accelerate the ratification of International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention No. 190 to strengthen protection for workers against violence and…

Court Orders Plateau Government to Reinstate 31 Workers, Awards ₦5m Damages

Court Orders Plateau Government to Reinstate 31 Workers, Awards ₦5m Damages

The National Industrial Court sitting in Jos has ordered the Plateau State Government to reinstate 31 workers whose appointments had been suspended, declaring the refusal to implement the governor’s recall directive unlawful, wrongful, and illegal.…

OAUTHC Resident Doctors Embark on Indefinite Strike Over Welfare Concerns

OAUTHC Resident Doctors Embark on Indefinite Strike Over Welfare Concerns

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, has commenced an indefinite strike over unresolved welfare and working-condition issues affecting its members. The industrial action took effect…

Brain Drain Fears Mount as Oyo Doctors Press for Wage Arrears and Residency Funding

Brain Drain Fears Mount as Oyo Doctors Press for Wage Arrears and Residency Funding

Healthcare workers at LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, have appealed to Governor Seyi Makinde to urgently address unpaid minimum wage arrears and release the Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF), warning that the issues are undermining morale…

Katsina Extends Automatic Employment Scheme to First-Class Graduates Nationwide

Katsina Extends Automatic Employment Scheme to First-Class Graduates Nationwide

Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has announced the expansion of automatic employment opportunities to all indigenes of the state who graduate with first-class degrees from higher institutions across Nigeria. The governor made the announcement…

NAICOM Warns Job Seekers Against Fraudulent Recruitment Advertisement

NAICOM Warns Job Seekers Against Fraudulent Recruitment Advertisement

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has warned job seekers to disregard a purported recruitment advertisement circulating online, describing it as fraudulent and unauthorised. The commission said the fake recruitment notice, which has been shared across…

Industrial Court Faults Union Over Opara’s Forced Exit, Orders Compensation and Arrears Payment

Industrial Court Faults Union Over Opara’s Forced Exit, Orders Compensation and Arrears Payment

The National Industrial Court in Abuja has declared the compulsory retirement of Comrade Isidore Opara by the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees wrongful, ruling that the action failed…

Victory for University Workers as Court Grants Full Recognition to New Non-Teaching Staff Union

Victory for University Workers as Court Grants Full Recognition to New Non-Teaching Staff Union

The National Industrial Court in Abuja has directed the Federal Government to formally register the National Association of Non-Teaching Staff of Nigerian Universities (NANTS) as a trade union, bringing to an end a prolonged dispute…

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