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Labour Minister, NSITF Call for Stronger Social Security for Nigerian Workers

Labour Minister, NSITF Call for Stronger Social Security for Nigerian Workers

The Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Muhammad Dingyadi, and the Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Oluwaseun Faleye, have called for the adequate provision of a social security system for…

Labour Minister Seeks Amendment to Compensation Act Over Low Enrolment

Labour Minister Seeks Amendment to Compensation Act Over Low Enrolment

The Minister of Labour and Employment , Muhammad Dingyadi, has called on the national assembly to amend the Employee Compensation Act (ECA) 2010 to drive wider enrolment into the Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS). Dingyadi made…

Why Nigerian Workplaces Must Do More to Support Breastfeeding: UNICEF Sounds Alarm

Why Nigerian Workplaces Must Do More to Support Breastfeeding: UNICEF Sounds Alarm

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged Nigerian employers – particularly in the private sector – to adopt inclusive workplace policies that support breastfeeding mothers, as part of efforts to mark World Breastfeeding Week…

Is Nigeria’s HR System Ready for Japa Fallout? New Report Sounds the Alarm

Is Nigeria’s HR System Ready for Japa Fallout? New Report Sounds the Alarm

The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM) has warned that Nigeria’s ongoing emigration wave—popularly known as the Japa trend—is significantly disrupting human resource (HR) practices and talent retention strategies across the country. In…

Is the FG Silencing Workers? NLC Slams New Industrial Relations Policy

Is the FG Silencing Workers? NLC Slams New Industrial Relations Policy

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has strongly criticised the Federal Government’s newly adopted National Industrial Relations Policy, warning that it criminalises strike actions and seeks to suppress trade union rights. In a statement issued on…

ICPC Calls for Stronger Inter-Agency Action Against Systemic Corruption, Job Racketeering

ICPC Calls for Stronger Inter-Agency Action Against Systemic Corruption, Job Racketeering

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has called for stronger collaboration among government agencies to combat systemic corruption in Nigeria, with a particular focus on tackling job racketeering in the public…

NLC Rejects FG’s Industrial Policy Clause on Strikes, Calls It Unconstitutional

NLC Rejects FG’s Industrial Policy Clause on Strikes, Calls It Unconstitutional

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the Federal Government’s use of the National Industrial Relations Policy to restrict strike actions, warning that such measures are unconstitutional and threaten workers’ rights. The criticism follows a…

Zulum Embraces FG’s Digital Reforms to Modernise Borno Civil Service

Zulum Embraces FG’s Digital Reforms to Modernise Borno Civil Service

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has pledged to adopt the Federal Government’s digital innovations to enhance the state’s civil service. Zulum made this known during a courtesy visit by the Head of the Civil…

FG Finalises ₦758bn Pension Bond to Benefit Over 250,000 Federal Retirees

FG Finalises ₦758bn Pension Bond to Benefit Over 250,000 Federal Retirees

The Federal Government has finalised the breakdown of a ₦757.98 billion pension bond aimed at clearing longstanding pension arrears under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). This move, concluded on 22 July 2025, is expected to…

Labour Expert Warns Against Moving Minimum Wage to Concurrent List

Labour Expert Warns Against Moving Minimum Wage to Concurrent List

A labour expert, Mr. Jamiu Akolade, has analysed the implications of moving minimum wage legislation in Nigeria from the exclusive to the concurrent legislative list, warning of possible risks despite potential benefits. Speaking in Lagos,…

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