The Federal Character Commission (FCC) has called for the immediate suspension of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) recruitment training exercise over alleged violations of federal character principles and concerns that more than 500 candidates may…
The Bank of Industry (BoI) created and supported an estimated 1.68 million jobs in 2025 after disbursing a record ₦644.9 billion to businesses, its highest disbursement in history. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer…
Nigeria has reached more than 2.7 million people through its digital literacy initiative, achieving 5.54 per cent of its target of reaching 50 million Nigerians by 2027, according to a digital literacy dashboard summary. The…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the global health workforce shortage could reach 11.1 million by 2030, as ageing doctors approach retirement and demand for healthcare services rises. In its National Health Workforce…
The Federal Government has proposed increasing the maximum mortgage loan from ₦50 million to ₦85 million to improve access to homeownership, as part of efforts to help more Nigerian workers benefit from housing finance through…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and industry leaders have called for responsible artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, stronger safety standards and increased investment in workforce training to ensure the technology benefits businesses, workers and economies worldwide.…
The Senate has passed a bill seeking to establish the Nigerian Employees’ Compensation Trust Fund Agency, which will provide a new legal framework for compensating workers who suffer injuries, diseases, disabilities or death in the…
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is pushing for a major shift in how global economic policies are designed, insisting that job quality and workers’ earnings must move to the centre of advice given by the…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that about 800 million young people entering the labour market in developing economies over the next 15 years could be left without jobs if governments fail to…
According to PaidHR, a Nigerian human resources and payroll technology company, 46 per cent of workers covered by its 2026 compensation report earn less than ₦200,000 monthly, highlighting the differences in pay across Nigeria’s formal…
