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6 hours ago
As more Nigerians continue to seek greener pastures abroad, the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has said that the challenges of the country’s best hands leaving the country to work overseas are creating a lot of distortion in the production chain of organisations.
19 Mar
Despite the Federal Government’s promise to end casualisation of workers, there is a surge in its adoption even as other forms of indecent employment practices gain traction, GLORIA NWAFOR reports. The unending casualisation of workers is becoming a major concern to stakeholders. Although, where there is an acute shortage of jobs for those seeking them,…
12 Mar
The Lagos State government, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) Network of Entrepreneurship Women (NNEW) have joined forces to call for greater inclusion..
5 Mar
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has faulted the newly-released expatriate employment levy (EEL) handbook by the Federal Ministry of Interior, saying the levy imposed on employers keeping expatriates was not only exploitative and extortionist but also a disincentive to investments.
22 Feb
Members of Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) contributed more than 80 per cent of the Employees Compensation Scheme (ECS) operated by the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF).
21 Feb
The Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA) said the implication of poor macroeconomic policies and harsh business environment on employment is grave as many businesses are downsizing to cut costs.
20 Feb
The Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) has charged employers, employees and the government to embrace social dialogue to improve Industrial harmony in the country.
16 Feb
Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has revealed plans to meet with manufacturers of cement and other building materials in the country in a bid to stem the incessant rising cost of their products and enhance the delivery of affordable housing.
15 Feb
As the country prepares to negotiate a new national minimum wage, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has sought the cooperation of the Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA) to work together to provide a living wage for Nigerian workers.
9 Feb
The Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA) has described the ban of alcoholic drinks in sachets and pet bottles by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) as an act of economic sabotage and an attempt to pull businesses operating in the sector into an “economic abyss”.
6 Feb
The Director-General of the Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA), Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, has called on President Bola Tinubu to appoint a technocrat as the new labour minister, following the resignation of Simon Lalong.
5 Feb
Chairman of Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), Prof Tunji Olaopa, has called on employers, workers and government to establish and sustain a working consensus on industrial harmony as a critical success factor in meeting the aspirations of the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.  

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