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FG Signals Fresh Minimum Wage Review as ₦70,000 Falls Behind Rising Living Costs

FG Signals Fresh Minimum Wage Review as ₦70,000 Falls Behind Rising Living Costs

The Federal Government has signalled a fresh review of the national minimum wage, acknowledging that the current ₦70,000 benchmark, signed into law in 2024, no longer reflects Nigeria’s prevailing economic realities. Chief of Staff to…

Aiyedatiwa Approves 60% Salary Increase for Ondo Judicial Officers After Decades Without Review

Aiyedatiwa Approves 60% Pay Rise for Ondo Judicial Officers After Decades Without Salary Review Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has approved a 60 per cent increase in the salaries and allowances of magistrates and…

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

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

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

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

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…

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