The National Union of Food Beverage and Tobacco Employees (NUFBTE) President, Comrade Lateef Oyelekan, has advised Lacasera Company management not to allow expatriates take over positions meant for Nigerians. He gave the advice when Lacasera Company new Managing Director, Mr. Chinedum Okereke, visited NUFBTE executives in Lagos. Comrade Oyelekan, who is also the vice president […] …
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‘Separate Petroleum ministry from Presidency’
•Challenges incoming lawmakers on PIB The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to separate the Ministry of Petroleum Resources from the Presidency to make it efficient. It urged the incoming federal lawmakers to ensure that they pass the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) as soon as […] …
Nigeria, India to resuscitate over 500 skill centres
The Federal Government is seeking the collaboration of the Indian Government to boost Nigeria’s skill acquisition centres to enhance job creation across the country. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, who spoke when he received the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Abhay Thakur, said the partnership would go a long way in […] …
NLC commiserates with Mozambique, Zimbabwe workers over cyclone
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed grief and commiserated with the workers and people of Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Madagascar affected by the horrendous landfall of Cyclone Idai. The congress said it was tragic that the climatic and environmental disaster has left in its wake death in hundreds, thousands of displaced persons and large-scale […]
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Inflation has eroded N30,000 minimum wage purchasing power —TUC
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has hinted that inflation has seriously affected the purchasing power of the N30,000 national minimum wage, recently passed by the Senate. While commending the recent approval of the N30,000 minimum wage, the congress said it is also instructive to note that inflation has seriously affected its purchasing power. […]
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ILO governing body elects Peru Alfaro Espinosa chairperson
The 335th Session of the Governing Board (GB) of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has elected Silvia Elena Alfaro Espinosa, as its new Chairperson, until June 2019. Alfaro Espinosa, the new Permanent Representative of Peru to the United Nations Office in Geneva, replaces Claudio Julio de la Puente Ribeyro, who has taken up a new […]
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Fed Govt, private sector to partner on labour-friendly policies
The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has called for synergy between the government and the private sector in promoting labour-friendly policies. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, William Nwankwo Alo, made the call in Abuja when the Director-General, Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Timothy Olawale, visited him. He described NECA as a critical […] …
FOBTOB institutes empowerment scheme for members’ children
The Food, Beverage and Tobacco Senior Staff Association (FOBTOB) has introduced N1million empowerment scheme for children of its members who graduate with first class. The union’s President, Quadri Olaleye, who revealed this at a luncheon in Lagos in honour of the media for their support for the union’s activities, explained that award of N1million to […] …
Casualisation, expressway to modern day slavery
Section 7 (1) of the Labour Act, Cap 198, Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1990, among others, provides that, “Not later than three months after the beginning of a worker’s period of employment with an employer, the employer shall give to the worker a written statement specifying the terms and conditions of employment, which include the nature of the employment and if the contract is for a fixed term, the date when the contract expires.
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Minimum Wage: Labour urges FG to commence implementation before May 1
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) wants the Federal Government to commence the implementation of the new National Minimum Wage for workers in the country before the May Day Celebration.
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