May Day: Workers Decry Insecurity, Soaring Costs
By Chinedu Echianu Nigerian workers marked the International Workers’ Day 2026, raising concerns over insecurity, inflation, and declining real wages across the country. At Eagle Square, workers used the annual celebration to draw attention to a widening gap between government assurances and everyday economic realities. Journalists and civil servants alike said rising costs and economic […]
NSITF Boss Urges Workplace Safety Compliance
By Chinedu Echianu The Managing Director, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF) Barrister Oluwaseun Falaye, has enjoined employers of labour in Nigeria to be intentional about compliance with workplace safety and health regulations as he said that the future is determined by today’s choices. He made the call as the NSITF-NECA Safe Workplace Intervention Project […]
Labour Correspondents Call for Local Resource Mobilisation to Tackle Poverty
By Chinedu Echianu The Acting National Chairman of the Labour Correspondents’ Association of Nigeria (LACAN), Patrick Abulu, has called on government, labour leaders, and development partners to prioritise domestic resource mobilisation as a key strategy for financing anti-poverty and inequality interventions in Nigeria. Abulu made the call in his welcome address at the maiden […]