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Ondo Begins ₦2.61bn Gratuity Payments to 2015 Retirees

Ondo Begins ₦2.61bn Gratuity Payments to 2015 Retirees

The Ondo State Government has commenced the payment of ₦2.61 billion in gratuity arrears to retired local government workers and primary school teachers who left service in 2015, as part of its ongoing efforts to…

Former Head of Civil Service Calls for Constitutional Reform on Minimum Wage

Former Head of Civil Service Calls for Constitutional Reform on Minimum Wage

A former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Alhaji Bukar Goni, has said the Federal Government was prepared to approve a ₦150,000 national minimum wage but was constrained by opposition from state…

Millions of Informal Health Workers Remain Unprotected, FIWON Raises Alarm

Millions of Informal Health Workers Remain Unprotected, FIWON Raises Alarm

The Federation of Informal Workers Organisations of Nigeria (FIWON) has warned that millions of workers in the informal sector remain without adequate health coverage and social protection. The organisation called on federal and state governments…

Plateau Government Clarifies Health Workers’ Pay Structure, Says HOPE Project Has No Role in Salary Determination

Plateau Government Clarifies Health Workers’ Pay Structure, Says HOPE Project Has No Role in Salary Determination

The Plateau State Government has clarified that the salaries of health workers recruited under the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE) Project are determined by existing state and local government salary structures, and…

Oyo Moves to Strengthen Retirement Security as New Pension Scheme Takes Effect in July

Oyo Moves to Strengthen Retirement Security as New Pension Scheme Takes Effect in July

Governor Seyi Makinde has approved the immediate implementation of the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) for workers in Oyo State, in a move aimed at enhancing retirement security for civil and public servants. The scheme, which…

Relief and Renewed Confidence as Akwa Ibom LG Workers Receive Outstanding

Relief and Renewed Confidence as Akwa Ibom LG Workers Receive Outstanding

Local government employees in Akwa Ibom State are experiencing renewed motivation following the clearance of outstanding arrears by the administration of Governor UmoEno. The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Akwa Ibom State chapter,…

Higher Salaries Alone Cannot Guarantee Financial Freedom, Experts Warn

Higher Salaries Alone Cannot Guarantee Financial Freedom, Experts Warn

Financial experts have attributed the growing number of employees and other income earners living from pay cheque to pay cheque to poor money management, lifestyle inflation, and inadequate financial planning, warning that higher salaries do…

PTAD Says Assurance Bank Retirees Are Ineligible for N32,000 Pension Increase

PTAD Says Assurance Bank Retirees Are Ineligible for N32,000 Pension Increase

The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has faulted a protest by former employees of the defunct Assurance Bank Plc over their exclusion from the N32,000 pension increment approved by the Federal Government, insisting that the…

Court Orders Niger Insurance to Pay Widow ₦17.1m Outstanding Benefits

Court Orders Niger Insurance to Pay Widow ₦17.1m Outstanding Benefits

The Lagos Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria has ordered Niger Insurance to pay Charity Ojakovo ₦17.1 million, representing the outstanding terminal benefits of her late husband, Christopher Ojakovo. The judgment, delivered…

Oyebanji Releases N2bn Gratuity Payment as Retirees Applaud Welfare Reforms

Oyebanji Releases N2bn Gratuity Payment as Retirees Applaud Welfare Reforms

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has approved the release of an additional N2 billion for the payment of gratuities to retired workers, a move that workers and pensioners say reflects a significant improvement in welfare…

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