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Early-Morning Secretariat Fire Sparks Fresh Call for Strict Safety Compliance in Government Offices

Early-Morning Secretariat Fire Sparks Fresh Call for Strict Safety Compliance in Government Offices

The Federal Government has urged public servants to ensure stricter compliance with safety measures following a fire outbreak at the Office of the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI). The Head of the Civil Service…

Federal Civil Servants Urge Government to Clear Outstanding N70,000 Wage Award Arrears

Federal Civil Servants Urge Government to Clear Outstanding N70,000 Wage Award Arrears

Many federal civil servants have called on the Federal Government to clear the outstanding two months’ arrears of the N35,000 wage award. The government workers made the appeal in separate interviews with the News Agency…

ILO Chief Calls for Urgent Action to Secure Women’s Rights at Work

ILO Chief Calls for Urgent Action to Secure Women’s Rights at Work

Urgent action is required to translate the promise of women’s rights at work into reality across the globe, the head of the United Nations’ labour agency has declared. In a statement to mark International Women’s…

Salary Delay Sparks Outrage as SSANU Accuses Government of Undermining University Workers

Salary Delay Sparks Outrage as SSANU Accuses Government of Undermining University Workers

The leadership of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has condemned the delay in the payment of February salaries to its members across federal universities, warning that the situation has caused severe hardship…

ILO Report Warns Women’s Jobs Face Greater Risk from Generative AI

ILO Report Warns Women’s Jobs Face Greater Risk from Generative AI

A new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) has revealed that women face greater workplace risks from the rapid growth of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), largely because many of the occupations they dominate are…

FEC Approves 100% Gratuity Scheme for Retiring Federal Civil Servants

FEC Approves 100% Gratuity Scheme for Retiring Federal Civil Servants

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a new exit benefit scheme that will grant retiring federal civil servants a gratuity equivalent to 100 per cent of their total annual emolument, in a move aimed…

World Bank warns developing economies face major jobs gap as youth population rises

World Bank warns developing economies face major jobs gap as youth population rises

The World Bank Group has warned that developing economies could face a major employment crisis as millions of young people enter the labour market without sufficient job opportunities. In a blog post published on its…

Supreme Court Clarifies Industrial Court’s Role in Defamation Claims

Supreme Court Clarifies Industrial Court’s Role in Defamation Claims

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has delivered a landmark judgment clarifying the jurisdiction of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in handling defamation cases that arise from employment disputes. The ruling resolves years of…

PenCom Moves to Digitise and Tighten Federal Pension Administration

PenCom Moves to Digitise and Tighten Federal Pension Administration

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has launched a comprehensive digital overhaul of the retirement process for Federal Government employees, marking a significant shift towards a more efficient and transparent pension administration system. The reform was…

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