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5 Dec
Nigeria has begun the implementation of a decent work programme to boost job creation initiatives, guarantee rights at work, extend social protection and promote social dialogue.
13 Nov
International Labour Organisation (ILO) and other safety bodies have called for action towards promoting safe and healthy workplaces to reduce risk of accidents and curb millions of deaths yearly.
10 Nov
The sad news of the passing on of Professor Benjamin Obi Nwabueze, first academic Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), “Professor of Professors”, as he was fondly referred to in Nigeria, is still revibrating in academic, legal fraternity and international circles.
9 Nov
It will be exactly one week tomorrow, Wednesday, since the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero was abducted, harassed and brutalised by thugs allegedly sponsored by the Imo State government.
31 Oct
Care work, both paid and unpaid, is crucial to the future of decent work. Care is estimated to employ some eight million people, representing about five per cent of the overall workforce globally.
26 Oct
The Federal Government, International Labour Organisation (ILO), Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) are developing a national profile for occupational safety and health systems in the country.
18 Oct
Stakeholders in the international labour recruitment arena are developing an engagement framework for the facilitation of fair international labour recruitment. Director, ILO Country Office for Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Liaison Office for ECOWAS, Vanessa Phala, who lauded the Human Capital Providers Association of Nigeria (HuCaPAN) for providing the umbrella for the gathering, observed…
4 Oct
While Africa is yet to find its path in the geopolitical landscape of renewable energy, China dominates the sector as jobs in the industry reached 13.7 million in 2022. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in the latest edition of ‘Renewable Energy and Jobs: Annual Review 2023’, released on…
3 Oct
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has lamented gender-based barriers women entrepreneurs in Nigeria face.
2 Oct
Casualisation of the workforce is not new in Nigeria, but recent developments have made the bad situation worse. Sadly, the prevalent economic situation and limited job opportunities have forced many workers into precarious employment arrangements that are not acceptable under the law.
21 Sep 2023
Arguably, economists are often in disagreements on what policy measures should be adopted in reducing unemployment in the economy.
5 Sep 2023
With 15 million child workers across Nigeria, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), government at all levels have been charged to tackle endemic child labour through legislative reforms, creation of jobs and enforcement of laws protecting children's vulnerabilities.

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