The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, and the President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Festus Osifo, are among top dignitaries expected at the 2026 conference of the Labour Writers Association of Nigeria (LAWAN).
The confab, scheduled for Friday, October 30, at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Airport Road, Lagos, is themed “Workers at the Centre of Nigeria’s Political Transition: Defending Rights, Advancing Welfare and Building Economic Justice.”
It will bring together labour leaders, government representatives and academics to discuss issues affecting Nigerian workers, with focus on workers’ rights, welfare and economic justice, a statement said on Saturday.
According to the statement, keynote speakers include the Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, and the Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Ms Omolola Oloworaran.
Other speakers are Professor Tunde Akanni, Professor of Journalism at Lagos State University (LASU); Dr Ganiu Okunnu, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Public Relations and Advertising, LASU; and Comrade Ismail Bello, Deputy General Secretary of the NLC.
The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, is also listed as Special Guest of Honour.
Speaking on the conference, LAWAN Chairman, Comrade Toba Agboola, said the theme was deliberately chosen to put workers at the heart of national discourse.
“Our choice of theme places workers’ welfare and labour rights at the centre of discussions on Nigeria’s political transition, with emphasis on advancing economic justice and improving the well-being of workers,” Agboola added.
