The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has suspended the implementation of a 4% charge on the Free-on-Board (FoB) value of imports. In a statement on Tuesday, NCS’ spokesperson, Assistant Comptroller Abdullahi Maiwasa said that the suspension would enable comprehensive stakeholder engagement and consultations regarding the implementation framework. Maiwasa said the decision aligns with Section 18(1)(a) of the Nigeria Customs Service Act …

The Ondo State Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, announced on Friday that the state government would begin implementing a minimum wage of N73,000 for civil servants in the state this November. It was gathered that the Federal Government commenced payment of the N70,000 new salary and its consequential adjustments to public servants across all levels of federal civil service in September. …

Two months after it agreed with labour on N70,000 minimum wage, the Federal Government on Thursday began payment of the new salary and its consequential adjustments to public servants across all levels of the federal civil service. With over 1.2 million civil servants on the payroll of the Federal Government, the wage bill will now be N4.019 trillion annually. The …

The House of Representatives has urged President Bola Tinubu to thoroughly review the Stephen Oronsaye report as well as other reports aimed at revamping the Nigerian civil service before implementation. In 2012, the then President Goodluck Jonathan set up a Presidential Committee on the Rationalisation and Restructuring of the Federal Government Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies. The committee, headed by former …