Oloworaran, Faleye to headline discussions on workers’ rights at LAWAN conference
The Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Ms Omolola Oloworaran, and the Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, are expected to lead discussions on workers’ rights, welfare and economic justice at the 2026 annual conference of the Labour Writers Association of Nigeria (LAWAN) in Lagos on Friday.
The conference, themed “Workers at the Centre of Nigeria’s Political Transition: Defending Rights, Advancing Welfare and Building Economic Justice,” will hold on October 30 at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Airport Road, Lagos. It is expected to bring together labour leaders, government representatives and academics to discuss issues affecting Nigerian workers.
Other speakers include 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 Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
The President of the NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, and his Trade Union Congress (TUC) counterpart, Comrade Festus Osifo, are also expected to participate in the conference.
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.
The chairman of LAWAN, Comrade Toba Agboola, said the 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 workers’ well-being.
