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Kuwait bars Nigerians, 26 other nations from domestic jobs
Frank Okon Kuwait has introduced sweeping changes to its domestic worker recruitment policy, effectively excluding Nigeria and more than two dozen other countries from supplying labour to the Gulf state’s household services sector. Under a new circular issued by Kuwait’s…
N100, 000 proposed national minimum wage unrealistic — OPS
Amid demand by labour groups on the federal government to raise the national minimum wage from its present N70, 000 to N100, 000, private sector stakeholders have dismissed the demands as unrealistic, even as they insist it should not cut…
Labour unions reject World Bank, AfDB’s ‘Mission 300’ electricity initiative over debt concerns
Labour unions in Africa, including Nigeria, have jointly rejected the African Development Bank (AfDB) and World Bank-assisted ‘Mission 300’ electricity access programme, as they argued that the initiative further places ‘unsustainable debt burdens on already struggling governments.’ The labour unions while…
Labour, CSOs push for urgent oil sector overhaul as energy cost bites deep
Ziggy Ojiegbe Civil society organisations and labour unions have urged the Federal Government to urgently restructure Nigeria’s downstream oil sector, warning that rising energy costs are worsening hardship and undermining economic productivity. The call was made at the end of…
Workers’ Day 2026: Labour unrest deepens amid economic strain, political tensions
Frank Okon Labour groups across Nigeria have expressed growing frustration with the state of the economy as the country marks Workers’ Day 2026. Traditionally a day to celebrate the contributions of workers in both public and private sectors, this year’s…
Japa: UK, NAPTIP warn Nigerians against Asia scam trafficking
Spotlight Nigerian survivors of scam trafficking Sopuruchi Onwuka The British High Commission (BHC) in Nigeria, which played key role in rescue and safe return of Nigerians who were lured and forced to work at scam hubs in Asia, has activated…
PENGASSAN demands immediate withdrawal of Tinubu’s Executive Order
Laments weakness of institutions to challenge hurtful Presidential orders Says Executive Order nullifies provisions of PIA Sopuruchi Onwuka Nigeria’s top petroleum industry workers union, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), has called on President Bola…
Death anniversary: NUPRC honors UM Okoro with commitment to staff welfare
Sopuruci Onwuka The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has reaffirmed its commitment to staff welfare and human capital development in honor of the late Comrade Uche Marcus Okoro, as the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria…
Dangote’s crisis with PENGASSAN deepens as NUPRC urges rapid resolution
Sopuruchi Onwuka The lingering confrontation between Dangote Refinery and senior oil industry union, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) may lead to industrial action, even though the company has indicated that it is prepared to run…
Voices rise against NNPC’s plan to divest JV stakes
Sopuruchi Onwuka Muted plans by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to further divest government’s stakes in non operated joint oil exploration and production joint ventures is attracting counter narratives by labour unions and other stakeholders in the country’s…
