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Nigeria Ranked Among Countries with Worst Records on Workers’ Rights

A 2024 Global Rights Index report published by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) on Saturday ranked Nigeria as one of the top countries with ‘chronic’ workers’ rights violations worldwide. The ITUC, representing over 191 million workers across 169 countries and territories, with 340 national affiliates including the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade […]

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Federal Govt Fortifies Civil Servants For PMS Take-off

The federal government through the head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, has charged top management staff to map out strategies that will ensure that the office of the head of Civil Service, being the originator of Performance Management System (PMS) in the service, is enlisted as one of the quick […]

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Dino Melaye Sympatises Kogi Workers, Says Their Pains Will Soon Be Over

Governorship candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 11, 2023 Kogi election, Senator Dino Melaye, has admonished civil servants in the state to be patient and pray for better days ahead. Melaye made this known when he played host to labour stakeholders, led by Comrade Akinlabi Adebayo, in Abuja on Friday. The […]

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Strike: Abia Govt Directs Immediate Payment Of Workers’ Salaries

Following the resumption of industrial action by the Nigeria Labour Congress in Abia State, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has ordered the immediate payment of workers salary in the state. Recall that the NLC had on Monday May 8 directed members to proceed on indefinite strike after deliberating on the plethora of problem workers […]

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May Day: Prayers Observed For Workers In Kaduna State

Ahead of May Day celebrations, prayers were observed at Sardauna Memorial College Juma’a Mosque Kaduna seeking God intervention for workers in the state on Friday April 29, 2022. During his Friday sermon, the Chief Imam, Malam Liman Sani also prayed for workers, peace, unity and development of Kaduna and Nigeria at large. Leading the delegation, […]

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We’ll Direct Workers To Stop Going To Work Over Fuel Scarcity – TUC

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has threatened it would soon direct workers in statutory corporations and government-owned companies to stop going to work if the challenge of fuel scarcity across the country persists for the next few days. The Congress also demanded that President Muhammadu Buhari swing into action by identifying and punishing those who […]