Many Federal Government workers have continued to express concern about the high-income taxes that are deducted from their salaries monthly through the Pay As You Earn model. The civil servants, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja, said that it was frustrating given the country’s current economic situation. They demanded an immediate reduction in the …

Former governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has criticised wage exploitation in Nigeria, warning that poor compensation negatively affects national security and economic productivity. According to him, Nigerian workers are poorer now, despite the increase in the new minimum wage recently approved by the Federal Government. Speaking at the Distinguished Personality Lecture organised by the National Institute for Security …

The Edo State government has commenced the payment of N70,000 minimum wage to workers in the state. The Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Edo State Chapter, Odion Olaye, confirmed the payment of the new salary and commended the state government for fulfilling his promise to the workers. He said Governor Godwin Obaseki had demonstrated his commitment to the welfare …

The federal government has warned civil servants that any officer whose records could not be verified on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) at the end of the ongoing verification exercise will be delisted from the payroll of the government. In a statement entitled ‘Ongoing Verification Exercise: Matters Arising,’ yesterday, the director of communications, Office of the Head of …

The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has approved the release of letters to over 230 successful serving officers from the various ministries, departments, and agencies for higher cadres. In a statement in Abeokuta on Friday, the chairman of the Civil Service Commission, Tokunbo Odebunmi added that the successful candidates in the 2021 and 2022 upgrade examinations passed the stages required …

The Federal Government has assured that there will not be a delay in the payment of July 2023 salaries for civil servants. During an interactive session with journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, the Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Oluwatoyin Madein explained that the delay in the May and June 2023 salaries was due to some bottlenecks beyond the control …

The Ebonyi government has approved N10,000 as addition to its worker’s salary as part of efforts to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal. Announcing the approval to reporters after the Executive Council Meeting on Friday in Abakaliki, the state capital, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Chikadibia Okpor said: “The issue of workers’ salaries was raised and deliberated by …

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has said his administration is considering adjusting working days for civil servants, to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal. Adeleke made the disclosure at the stakeholders’ meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party held at the party’s secretariat in Osogbo on Friday. At the meeting attended by former governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola, the deputy …

Reprieve came the way of civil servants in Benue State as the Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, fulfilled his promise to commence payment of salary from 25th June 2023. Workers in the state last received salary in November 2022, while they were also owed arrears of five months in 2017 which the then governor, Samuel Ortom promised to pay but …

Newly appointed medical doctors, nurses, teachers, engineers, para-military and some other categories of professionals under the employment of the Federal Government will undergo the  “2023 compulsory confirmation/promotion examinations” from August to September. This is according to a memo obtained from the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation on Tuesday. The memo, dated  20th June, was signed …