Comrade Issa Aremu, mni Biography & Profile.

NAMES: Alhaji Comrade Issa Obalowu Aremu, mni, NPOM
BIRTH DATE: 8th January, 1961
TOWN: Ilorin, Alapata compound, Baboko Ward, Ilorin West Ilorin Kwara state, Nigeria.
COMPOUND AND WARD: Alapata compound, Baboko Ward.
FATHER: Late Mallam Mahmoud Aremu, Alapata compound.
MOTHER: Hadjia Abusatu Amoke, Kasandubu Compound Isale Aluko.
POST
· Kwara State 2019 Governorship CANDIDATE under the Labour Party
STATUS
· Member, National Executive Council of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
· General Secretary, National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN)
· Board Member, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC).
· Vice President of IndustriALL Global Union with over 50 million members from Africa, Europe, America and the Caribbean and Asia-Pacific.
· Two-term Secretary-General of the Alumni Association of the National Institute for Policy & Strategy Studies, AANI (2013–2017).
· Two-term Vice President, Nigeria Labour Congress (2007–2015)
· Deputy National Secretary of the Labour Party (2010–2014).
· Labour Delegate; 2014 National Conference and Deputy Chairman of the National Conference Committee on Civil Society, Labour, Youth and Sports.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
· National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Kuru, Jos Plateau State (SEC 27) — 2005
· National Labour College (George Meany Centre USA) 2003
· Institute for Social Studies (ISS), The Hague, Netherlands — 1990 -1991
· University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, 1981–1985
· Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, 1978–1981
· School of Basic Studies, ABU, Samaru, Zaria, 1977–1978
· Ilorin Grammar School, 1972–1977
· Ansar Ud Deen Primary school Ijagbo ( 1966–72)
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
· Member of the National Institute (mni) — 2005
· M.A. in Labour and Development — 1991
· BSC (Hons) in Economics (Second Class Upper) — 1985
· Interim Joint Matriculation Board (IJMB) — 1978
· West Africa School Certificate (WASC) — 1977
· Certificate of Participation in Industrial Relations And Labour and Worklife Program — 2003
· Certificate in Industrial Relations Partnership Initiative (George Meany Centre, Maryland, USA) — 2003
· Alumnus of George Meany Labour Centre, Maryland, Washington, USA (1987 and 2003)
NATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS
· Member of Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage, 2000 and 2009–2010
· Board of Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), Ilorin, 2001–2004;
· Member, Presidential Committee on the Revival of Textile and Garment Industry, 2002;
· Board of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), 2004–2007;
· Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Committee (PPPRC);
· Kaduna State Government Special Committee on the Revival of Textiles and Cotton Industries, July 2007–2008.
· Member, National Labour Advisory Committee (NLAC);
· Chairman, International Committee, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC);
· A labour delegate to the 2014 National Conference and Vice Chairman of the Conference Committee on Labour, Civil Society and Youth.
PUBLICATIONS
Every Monday column in Daily Trust.
Defining the Context of Workers’ Education and Capacity Building for Trade Unions in Nigeria (2007)
Tears Not Enough (2005)
Collapse of Textile Industry in Nigeria: Implications for Employment and Poverty Eradication (2005)
The Crises of Pricing Petroleum Products in Nigeria (2001)
The Social Relevance of Trade Unionism (2001)
Reflections series on; Labour and Trade Unions; Industry and Economy; Africa and Global Affairs; Friends, Comrades and Heroes; Good Governance and Democracy
AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS
Recipient of many distinguished awards/fellowship.
· Balarabe Musa Legacy Award for service to Humanity (May 2018)
· 2016 Fellow of the African Leadership Initiative (A.L.I) Media Fellowship Programme.
· Recipient of the National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award (August, 2014).
· Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kwara and Kaduna State Councils 40th Anniversary Awards for defence of workers’ rights (2018).
· Appreciation Award by the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) for contribution to Industrial Relations, Labour Productivity and National Development in Nigeria, March 28th, 2014.
· Appreciation Award by the Alumni Association of the National Defence College and the National Defence College, Nigeria, January 29th, 2014.
· Recognition Award by the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment in collaboration with United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), 20th November, 2013.
· Appreciation Awards by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria, 30th November 2007, May 26, 2010; September 19, 2013.
· Award of Service of Excellence by the National Union of Textile Garment & Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, March 2012;
· Recognition Award by the Bank of Industry, 2011
· Recognition Award by the Mustapha Akanbi Foundation (MAF), 21st July, 2010;
· Certificate of Appreciation by USAID/Fhi360/SmartWork for contribution and dedication to reducing HIV/AIDs in Nigeria’s Workplaces.
· Appreciation Award by the Personnel Practitioners Consultative Association, Lagos Mainland, 20th November, 2008.
