•Fuel queue The latest hike in the price of petrol has pushed up transport fares by over 50 percent in major cities across Nigeria. The newest price hikes, implemented by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company’s (NNPCL) Retail Management, range from N855 to N897 per litre, depending on the location, from the previous N568 – N617, [&hell...
•Mrs Didi Walson-Jack The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, has urged civil servants to embrace the digitalisation policies embedded in the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan 2021-2025 (FCSSIP-25) and the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Du...
The federal government says there is a need for data to guide operations in the housing sector, noting that only 5.6 million out of 80 million workers are currently contributing to the National Housing Fund (NHF). Shehu Usman Osidi, the Managing Director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), stated this in Abuja at […]
•NLC President Joe Ajaero The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has directed its affiliates, members and indeed all workers in the country to immediately shutdown the economy if the Nigerian Police arrest the Congress President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, reports Vanguard. The Frontier had earlier exclusively reported how Police had last night invited th...
•Miners of the Escondida copper mine on strike, block a road outside of Escondida Workers at the world’s largest copper mine in Chile are striking after pay talks with Australian resources giant BHP fell apart, casting a shadow of uncertainty Wednesday over the market for the commodity. The Escondida mine in northern Chile yearly digs [&hellip...
A new report from the InterÂnational Labour Organization (ILO), “Heat at work: Implications for safety and health”, warns that more workers are being exposed to heat stress worldwide. The new data reveals that reÂgions previously unaccustomed to extreme heat will face increased risks, while workers in already hot climates will conf...
•An electricity worker At least 59 electricity workers died in the line of duty between the fourth quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said. A report by the commission confirmed that 23 of the workers lost their lives in 55 accidents in the first quarter of […]
As workers anxiously look forward to the commencement of the N70,000 new minimum wage any moment from now, unfortunately not every worker will be paid the new wage. Who are those that fall below the minimum wage threshold, and why? Investigation revealed that the Tripartite Committee on the New National Minimum Wage, before it ended […]
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) staged a one-day national protest today, Thursday, July 18, over the four months’ withheld salaries of their members. The national protest disrupted administrative work in universities and inter-university...
•Tinubu (center)and Organised Labour leaders President Tinubu has approved a N70,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers with a promise to review the national minimum wage law every three years. The Frontier reports that the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) are currently at the Presidential Villa...
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