All resources: Nigeria

ILO Brief

Promoting better media reporting relating to returning Nigerian migrant workers

This information brief was developed by the FAIRWAY Programme of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and covers key findings and recommendations from a media monitoring study, looking at the coverage of Nigerian returning migrants over the...

A digital strategy that brought new and happier clients

Digitalising a fashion business in Nigeria

ILO participates and presents its approach to advancing cooperative engagement in supply chains in an ICETT online seminar

The online seminar on the role of cooperatives in repairing and restructuring global value chains took place on December 13th with the participation of the ILO, ITC and cooperative representatives from around the world.

Africa

Comparative Study of Rapid Assessments of Reskilling and Upskilling Needs due to the Covid-19 Crisis

Women in Nigeria are highly interested in becoming entrepreneurs, but face unique challenges to do so, such as barriers to access financial...

Women in Nigeria are highly interested in becoming entrepreneurs, but face unique challenges to do so, such as barriers to access financial and business development services that are critical to formalizing and growing their businesses.

“Assessment of Women’s Entrepreneurship Development in Nigeria with a focus on Lagos and Rivers States: a synthesis”

This is the executive summary to the Assessment of Women’s Entrepreneurship Development (WED) in Nigeria with a focus on Lagos and Rivers States. The Assessment combines qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze and score six framework...

Tripartite workshop for the pilot on recognition and harmonization of occupational standards in the agriculture and construction sectors of...

Under the Global Programme on Skills and Lifelong Learning (GPSL3) funded by Norway, tripartite constituents from Ghana, Nigeria and Togo met in Accra on the 30th of November 2022, to strengthen the skills partnership between the three countries...

Unchartered waters: ILO signs MoU with the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea

The ILO joins forces with the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) through a Memorandum of Understanding focused on the need to promote decent work and the elimination of forced labour in the fishing industry.

International labour standards

Nigeria ratifies ILO conventions on occupational safety and health and on violence and harassment in the world of work

Nigeria is the 29th country to ratify the Convention No. 187 promoting safe and healthy working environment and the 22nd to ratify the ILO Convention No. 190 on violence and harassment in the world of work.

ILO Working paper 83

Labour protests during the pandemic : The case of hospital and retail workers in 90 countries

With a novel methodology searching news events from world’s largest news agencies via the online GDELT project, this report documents protest of key workers against their working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic in 90 countries.

Women entrepreneurs and formalization in Nigeria: Study on barriers and opportunities validated by tripartite constituents and informal...

“A key outcome of the ILO assessment is to develop recommendations which can be turned into concrete actions which benefit women entrepreneurs." Vanessa Phala, Director of the ILO Country Office for Nigeria, made this point during a validation...

Women entrepreneurs and formalization in Nigeria: Study on barriers and opportunities validated by tripartite constituents and informal...

“A key outcome of the ILO assessment is to develop recommendations which can be turned into concrete actions which benefit women entrepreneurs." Vanessa Phala, Director of the ILO Country Office for Nigeria, made this point during a validation...

Produce Responsibly, ILO Urges Businesses in Nigeria as NECA Launches Child Labour Guidance Tool

ILO and NECA Launch Child Labour Guidance Tool for Businesses in Nigeria

The newly launched Child Labour Guidance Tool for Businesses in Nigeria is an addition to concerted efforts by the ILO, tripartite and social partners through the Dutch Government funded ACCEL Africa Project, to improve and enforce legal structures,...

‘Collaboration is Nigeria’s Competitive Advantage over Child Labour’ - ECOWAS

Following the submission of the Nigeria Government by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment in 2021, the ECOWAS Commission is evaluating Nigeria's response to the global child labour crisis, with a view to sharing knowledge and implementing...

Produce Responsibly, ILO Urges Businesses in Nigeria as NECA Launches Child Labour Guidance Tool

Photo-ILO and NECA Launch Child Labour Guidance Tool for Businesses in Nigeria

The newly launched Child Labour Guidance Tool for Businesses in Nigeria is an addition to concerted efforts by the ILO, tripartite and social partners through the Dutch Government funded ACCEL Africa Project, to improve and enforce legal structures,...

Produce Responsibly, ILO Urges Businesses in Nigeria as NECA Launches Child Labour Guidance Tool

Photo-‘Collaboration is Nigeria’s Competitive Advantage over Child Labour’ - ECOWAS

Following the submission of the Nigeria Government by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment in 2021, the ECOWAS Commission is evaluating Nigeria's response to the global child labour crisis, with a view to sharing knowledge and implementing...

Promoting Gender Equality and Enterprise Formalization in Nigeria – Constituents agree on the methodologies of two project studies

Between June and July 2022, ILO-Abuja held two consultation workshops in Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria, in partnership with the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA). The purpose of the workshops was to present and discuss with constituents...

Helping young entrepreneurs to formalize their businesses in Nigeria

Insights from a business formalization coach

“Formalization is the easy part”

How a business formalization coach draws on his own experience as an entrepreneur to help others formalize their businesses