Nigeria assumes Presidency of ILO Government Group By Aluta News November 8, 2019 Nigeria on Thursday, assumed the Presidency of the Government Group of the Governing Board (GB) of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) at its ongoing 337 session in Geneva, Switzerland. With this, Nigeria’s Minister of Labour and Employment,Continue Reading
Minimum Wage: Labour directs state councils to open negotiations with governors By Tosin Kolade The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) has directed its state councils to begin negotiations for consequential adjustment and implementation of the minimum Wage. NAN reports that after the Federal Government agreed on consequentialContinue Reading
Impeach govs who refuse to pay minimum wage, NLC tells state lawmakers By Gambo Jagindi November 3, 2019 The organised labour has appealed to state Houses of Assembly to identify with workers by compelling governors to pay the new minimum wage. General-Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr. EmmanuelContinue Reading
PENCOM plans PFA transfer window By Gambo Jagindi The National Pension Commission (PENCOM) said on Saturday that it would open the window for the transfer of Pension Fund Administrator (PFA) tentatively by june 2020. The Head of Corporate Communication, PENCOM, Mr. Peter Aghohowa, disclosed this in a chat with theContinue Reading
FG stops salaries of ASUU, others over IPPIS violation By Gambo Jagindi November 1, 2019 The Federal Government yesterday made good its threat to stop the salaries of all its workers, especially members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), who are not featured on the IntegratedContinue Reading
NLC wants gender, youth mainstreaming prioritized in the workplace Helen Shok Jok, Abuja November 1, 2019 Just a few days ago, the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, held its 2019 Leadership National retreat in the coal city of Enugu,South Nigeria. The five days meeting had intensive lectures on different topics includingContinue Reading
Union celebrates sack of Investments, Securities Tribunal,Akin By Gambo Jagindi The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE), Investment and Securities Tribunal (IST) branch, has held a thanks giving session to celebrate the sack of former Chairman of the Tribunal, Mr Isiaka Idoko-AkohContinue Reading
By Gambo Jagindi AUPCTRE charges FG, States on Security, Economy, infrastructure, others The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) has urged the Federal Government to step up its efforts in the areas of security, economic diversification, basic infrastructure among others. The union inContinue Reading
Senate wades into ASUU/Govt dispute over payroll system By Gambo Jagindi The leadership of the Senate on Monday waded into the raging dispute between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the implementation of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, alongsideContinue Reading
Lingering protests forces Hong Kong into recession Lingering protests forces Hong Kong into recession Hong Kong has fallen into recession, hit by five months of anti-government protests that erupted in flames at the weekend, and is unlikely to achieve any growth this year, the financial secretary said Black-clad andContinue Reading