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…
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…
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…
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…
The Federal Government has commenced payment of February 2026 salaries to treasury-funded workers and will begin clearing the outstanding three months’ wage award arrears from March. The development follows an ultimatum issued by organised labour…
Many Nigerian private-sector organisations may be haemorrhaging significant resources through hidden talent costs, including prolonged vacancies, high employee turnover, and poorly defined roles, according to a report released in February 2026 by the Citadel Center…
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, sitting in Lagos, has declared the termination of Mrs. Rose Inenemoh Unuigbe’s employment by Union Bank of Nigeria wrongful, holding that the bank failed to comply with the terms…
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has announced that 121,596 applicants were screened out in the ongoing recruitment of constables into the Nigeria Police Force. Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja, the Chairman of the PSC Standing…
The Federal Government faces the prospect of industrial action after organised labour in the federal public service issued a Friday, February 27, 2026, deadline for the release of funds covering three months’ outstanding wage awards…
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Lagos Judicial Division, has ruled that Chi Limited wrongfully terminated the employment of Mr. Bodunrin Akinsuroju, awarding him ₦2 million in general damages and ₦200,000 in costs, while ordering…
