The International Labour Organization (ILO) has released its 2026 annual report reviewing how countries, including Nigeria, are complying with international labour standards, raising fresh concerns over workers’ rights, trade union freedoms, and ongoing labour law…
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Mr. Joe Ajaero, has expressed concern over what he described as rising intimidation, arrests, and state-backed attacks on labour leaders across Africa, warning that the trend poses a grave threat…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has criticised what it described as a growing trend of courts swiftly issuing injunctions and ex parte orders to restrain workers from pursuing their legitimate demands. NLC President, Joe Ajaero,…
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has condemned recent remarks by Senator Adams Oshiomhole on national television, describing them as a distortion of labour laws and an attack on workers’ fundamental…
The ongoing dispute between Dangote Petroleum & Petrochemicals and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has drawn expert concerns over workers’ rights, adherence to due process, and the potential impact…
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has accused the management of Dangote Refinery of trampling on workers’ rights through arbitrary dismissals and anti-labour practices. In a statement on Monday, ASCSN National President,…
The Federal Government has assured organised labour that the newly approved National Industrial Relations Policy (NIRP) will protect workers’ rights, improve productivity, and strengthen the economy, despite opposition from labour unions. Minister of Labour and…
The former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr. Ayuba Wabba, has emphasised the urgent need for Nigerian labour unions to become financially independent in order to more effectively defend workers’ rights. Wabba made…
