It has been jubilation galore in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, since Tuesday when Governor Ahmadu Fintiri agreed to pay the new minimum wage of N70, 000 approved by the Federal Government. Arewa PUNCH reports that Fintiri had agreed with the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to review the workers’ wages to reflect the new minimum wage. …

The Federal Government has begun the construction of 216 housing units for civil servants at the Public Service Institute of Nigeria (PSIN) in Abuja. The outgoing Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, led the kick-off ceremony at PSIN in Kubwa, Abuja. The outgoing HoCSF said President Bola Tinubu’s administration remained committed to ensuring that …

The Federal Government has concluded plans to sell a 50kg bag of rice at N40,000 to public servants with a view to alleviating the food crisis in the nation and its effects on Nigerians. This was disclosed in a letter from the Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, and by the Director of Human Resources of the Ministry, …

The Federal civil servants have until 31 July 2024, to verify their identities on the portal of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) amidst the planned stoppage of salaries and sanctions for ghost workers. It was gathered that civil servants have been rushing to generate their Taxpayers Identification Number (TIN) at the Federal Inland Revenue Services offices nationwide. …

President Bola Tinubu has directed that all civil servants drawing salaries from the government after relocating abroad should be made to refund the money. He also directed that the supervisors and department heads of the culprits must also be punished for aiding and abetting the fraud under their watch. President Tinubu gave the directive on Saturday at the award night …

The Federal Government has approved an increase of between 25 per cent and 35 per cent in salary increase for civil servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures. These are: Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS), Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary Structure (CONRAISS), Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS), Consolidated Para-military Salary Structure (CONPASS), Consolidated Intelligence Community Salary Structure …

Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has approved the reduction in the official working hours for the state’s workers in the month of Ramadan. The time adjustment was conveyed through a letter by the state’s acting Head of Service, Alhaji Hamidu M. which was made available to LEADERSHIP in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital. According to the letter, workers in …

Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago said he was quoted out of context and wrongly presented in a viral video circulating social media of him directing the state civil servants to dress in a particular form. Governor Bago in the said video where he spoke in Hausa purportedly asked civil servants not to be wearing “Baba Riga and Caftan” and …

The Head of Service of Ekiti State, Sunday Komolafe, on Monday, said that the state government released N352.3m as car and housing loans to civil servants and teachers in the state in 2023. Komolafe, who said that 3,021 civil servants and teachers benefitted from the car and housing loans, said that the state government also appointed no fewer than 3,199 …

In an effort to ensure transparency and efficiency in the Nigerian civil service, the Federal Government has suspended the salaries of 686 civil servants over unverified records on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). The move was part of ongoing efforts to streamline the country’s payroll system and eliminate ghost workers. The Head of Civil Service of the …