Photo caption: LAWAN logo
By Charles Okonji
The Labour Writers Association of Nigeria (LAWAN) is set to hold its 2026 annual conference on Friday, October 30, at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Airport Road, Lagos, with a focus on workers’ rights, welfare and economic justice.
The conference, themed “Workers at the Centre of Nigeria’s Political Transition: Defending Rights, Advancing Welfare and Building Economic Justice,” is expected to bring together labour leaders, government representatives and academics to discuss issues affecting Nigerian workers.
Labour leaders expected at the conference include, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Festus Osifo, and other leaders are expected to play an active role at the conference.
The Keynote speakers are 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 Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi, and the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, are listed as special guests of honour.
The conference is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
Speaking on the theme of this year’s conference, the chairman of the Association, Comrade Toba Agboola, noted that LAWAN’s choice of theme places workers’ welfare and labour rights at the centre of discussion on Nigeria’s political transition, with emphasis on advancing economic justice and improving the well-being of workers.
