workers’ rights
Oil shock: PENGASSAN backs NUPENG, threatens Dangote Refinery shutdown
The industrial dispute brewing between organized labour and the management of the $20 billion Dangote Refinery has escalated, as the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has openly declared solidarity with the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) in its push for unionisation of employees. The development has […]
TUC vows strong resistance against labour removal plan
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has strongly opposed ongoing moves in the National Assembly to amend the 1999 Constitution and transfer labour matters—including the determination of the national minimum wage—from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent List, where individual states would set their own wage structures. At the first Quadrennial Delegates’ Conference […]
ILO pushes hard for fair pay and safer workplaces
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has renewed its call for governments, employers, and workers’ unions worldwide to take decisive steps in addressing poor working conditions, especially within global supply chains where millions of vulnerable workers remain trapped in low-quality jobs. In its latest policy brief titled “From Root Causes to Real Change: Using a Systems […]
NLC to Tackle Minimum Wage Defaulters
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced plans to launch a targeted enforcement campaign against private sector employers who fail to comply with the newly approved N70,000 national minimum wage law, particularly within the unorganised and informal sectors. The NLC disclosed this initiative in a statement by its Assistant Secretary-General, Onyeka Christopher, who lamented that […]
Workers Drive the Nation, Not Tools – Atiku to FG
As Nigeria marked Workers’ Day on Thursday, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar delivered a powerful message to the Federal Government, urging it to recognize Nigerian workers not merely as economic tools, but as essential partners in national development. In his Workers’ Day statement, Atiku described the Nigerian workforce as “the indomitable engine driving our nation […]
May Day: NLC Decries Hardship, Demands Urgent Relief for Workers
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark International Workers’ Day, the atmosphere across the nation is far from celebratory. Instead of joyous parades and hopeful speeches, the occasion has become a stark reminder of the growing hardship faced by millions of Nigerian workers grappling with the worst cost-of-living crisis in decades. The […]