Nigeria: Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Stakeholders at the 2025 Disability Rights Advocacy Network Roundtable held recently in Lagos have called for a comprehensive overhaul of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD).

The Mental Health Act 2023 (the “Act”) marks a significant milestone in Nigeria’s mental health policy landscape. Previously, Nigerian employment laws did not specifically address the needs of employees experiencing mental health conditions. Notably, the Nigerian Labour Act, which serves as the primary statute for employment relations, and the Employee Compensation Act 2010 both lacked specific provisions regarding mental health.

Hierarchical workplaces - common in law firms, finance, medicine, academia and government - depend on clearly defined roles, authority and responsibility.

In this episode of "TEMPLARS Through the Line," our responsible business podcast, TEMPLARS Senior Associate Oyeyemi (Immanuel) Aderibigbe Aderibigbe and Women At Risk...

In Nigeria, the landscape of employee compensation is shaped by a combination of statutory provisions, industry practices, and economic factors.

The world of work has undergone a seismic shift since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Employee to employee inappropriate workplace behaviours occur in various forms.

Casual work arrangement (also known as Non-Standard Work Arrangement (NSWA)) is generally used to describe work arrangements which do not fall within the traditional definition of employment.

The labour force is the backbone of every economy, and a major economic metric is the national employment rate.