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Building entrepreneurship skills to increase youth employability in Nigeria

ILO and NYSC are partnering to increase employment opportunities for young Nigerians through entrepreneurship development and skills acquisition.

Nigeria moving forward with ILO-supported Youth Employment in Agriculture Programme

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMAYD) has started the implementation of Youth Employment in Agriculture Programme (YEAP). YEAP was formulated by Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) with the support of the ILO to...

ILO and ECOWAS to develop a Decent Work Programme for West Africa

The ILO and the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) agreed to formulate a first Sub-Regional Decent Work Programme.

ILO and ECOWAS collaborate to strengthen Public employment services in West Africa

How to strengthen employment services for effective management of migration and better mainstreaming labour migration into Labour Market Information Systems.

The ILO’s Impact Insurance Facility and Africa Re partner to enhance the microinsurance markets in Africa

The ILO’s Impact Insurance Facility and African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) signed today a partnership to support and enhance the development of microinsurance markets in African countries.

XVI ILO Regional Seminar for Labour-Based Practitioners in Africa

More than 300 African and international experts are meeting from 26-30 October in Cotonou, Benin to explore labour-based approaches for sustainable development.

ILO and NECA partner to advance “Start and Improve Your Business” in Nigeria

The ILO and the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) agreed to boost the use of Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) program for youth empowerment and job creation.

Nigerian Labour Congress and ILO to jointly promote Decent Work

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Nigerian Labour Congress agreed to work together towards the promotion of Decent Work for all Nigerian Workers .

ILO and Sweden to strengthen cooperation

Innovative partnership to combat child trafficking in Nigeria

The International Labour Organization (ILO), tripartite constituents and development partners are joining hands to raise awareness and stop child trafficking in Nigeria.

ILO and UNAIDS Support Nigeria Labour Congress on Access to HIV testing at work

The VCT@WORK initiative of the International Labour Organization, together with the UNAIDS ProTest HIV initiative, are joining forces to expand the reach of HIV testing to workers and young people worldwide.

Building a culture of prevention on occupational safety and heath in Nigeria

On World Day for Safety and Health at Work, ILO constituents and stakeholders revisited progress, challenges and opportunities to improve occupational safety and health issues in Nigeria, including work-related accidents or diseases occuring in the...

New database for Labour Market Information System in ECOWAS Region

The ILO seeks to improve labour market information systems and the coordination of the public employment services database for ECOWAS Member States and Mauritania.

ILO to support the Social Insurance Trust Fund in Nigeria

The Abuja Office of the International Labour Organization is ready to support the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund through capacity building for effective delivery of services, announced the ILO Director, Ms Sina Chuma-Mkandawire.

ILO Calls for a Renewed Commitment towards attaining the Goals of Beijing Declaration and Platforms for Action

Nigeria continues to address inequality in the workplace and gender violence, two decades after the signing of “Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action”.

ILO at the High Level Conference on Ebola in Brussels

Senior Officials of the International Labour Organization (ILO) attended an Ebola high-level international conference in Brussels to better plan and coordinate action for the recovery process in the most affected countries of West Africa.

ILO and ITC team up to build capacities against human trafficking in West Africa

The International Labour Organization, in collaboration with the International Training Centre (ITC) in Turin, Italy started a new mixed and interactive training programme for National Trafficking In Persons (TIP) focal points of ECOWAS Members...

ILO provides support to abducted Chibok girls in Nigeria

The ILO held training sessions on HIV peer education and counselling for abducted Chibok girls and community in Nigeria.

ILO calls for skills development at national productivity workshop in Nigeria

Mrs Sina Chuma-Mkandawire, ILO Director for Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone and the Gambia and Liaison Office for ECOWAS, called for an effective skills development system to enhance the productivity of the workforce in Nigeria.

ILO to Support Nigeria in Conducting Labour Force Survey

The ILO is ready to support Nigeria in conducting a Labour Force Survey that will meet international standards, stated Mrs. Sina Chuma-Mkandawire, Director of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Office for Nigeria Ghana, Liberia, Sierra...