As global delegates gather for the 62nd session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Subsidiary Bodies (SB 62) in Bonn, Germany, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded that the Just Transition Work Programme (JTWP) being negotiated must truly reflect the voices, rights, and needs of workers and their co...
•FCT minister, Nyesom Wike The joint union of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) and National Association of Health Workers Union (NAHWU) has called on its members across the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to start preparing for a three-day mass peaceful protest, be...
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing unusual Requests for Evidence (RFEs) in employment-based visa cases, including H-1B and I-140 petitions, asking for applicants’ home addresses and biometric data. Immigration attorneys call this a troubling shift, raising concerns about transparency, due process, and dat...
The Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON), Lagos State Chapter, is planning a 24-hour protest on May Day over alleged anti-labour practices by app-based companies including Uber, Bolt. In a statement signed by AUATON Public Relations Officer Steven Iwindoye today, the union said members would be staying off the apps, ...
•Sole Administrator for Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-ete Ibas (retd.) The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has dismissed as false and misleading reports circulating on social media that he had approved the recruitment of 10,000 personnel into the state civil service. The clarification came through a st...
•Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of staff unions in Ondo State-owned tertiary institutions has given a 14-day ultimatum to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to implement the national minimum wage for workers in the state’s higher institutions. It said failure for Governor Aiyedatiwa to act within 14 days could ...
Three officials of Lagos State House of Assembly (LSHA) have tendered formal apologies to the Department of State Services (DSS) after being arrested for assaulting DSS operatives during the recent leadership crisis at the legislative house. The assembly had requested DSS presence through a letter dated February 14, 2025, signed by Acting Cler...
•Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar At least 450 foreign service officers in 109 Nigerian missions abroad have yet to receive their salaries for the past five to six months. The officials, serving under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are in financial distress and cannot pay rent and children’s school fees or meet other family [&hellip...
•Governor Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has scrapped the work-from-home initiative introduced by his administration, directing all public servants to resume full on-site work from April 1, 2025. Sanwo-Olu had in February 2024 announced the policy which allowed civil servants in the state from levels one to 14 to wor...
Nigerian students under the aegis of The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), today distanced itself from the planned protest by the Nigerian Labour Congress against the recent hike in voice calls and data plan prices. According to NANS, the protest may not address the pressing issues affecting Nigerian students, such as poor fund...
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