Workers of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) went wild in jubilation midweek, following the promotion of 1,500 staffers. The promotion which was approved by the board of the parastatal ends years of workers’ stagnation which had led to industrial disharmony in the organisation. It was gathered that the last promotion exercise witnessed by the workers occurred about a decade ago. …

Staff of the Nigerian Meteorological (NiMet) Agency finally received payment of the new minimum wage and salary adjustments in May, following weeks of industrial action and negotiations. An official of the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals confirmed that the implementation of the new minimum wage and salary increment for aviation workers was successfully carried out in May, while arrears are …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday acknowledged workers’ contributions to national development. He said their welfare would always be accorded priority as the ‘engine of our economy’. President Tinubu celebrated the workers’ contributions to national productivity and development as they joined their counterparts across the globe to mark May Day. In Abuja, gaily-dressed workers in different aso-ebi gathered according to their …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has scrapped the work-from-home initiative introduced by his administration, directing all public servants to resume full on-site work from 1 April 2025. In February 2024, the governor announced the policy which allowed civil servants from levels one to 14 to work only three days. However, in a statement on Tuesday, the Head of Service, …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again clarified that the 1,000 staff members who opted out of service in December 2024 were not forced to quit their jobs. The CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, stated this on Friday in Abuja at an investigative hearing of the House of Representatives’ ad-hoc committee probing the circumstances leading to the exit of the …

Government workers in Oyo State will begin to receive the N80,000 minimum wage from January 2025. A statement on Tuesday by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, revealed that the Oyo State government reached an agreement with organised labour on the implementation of the new minimum wage and consequential adjustments. The agreement was signed by the Secretary …

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has approved the payment of N85,000.00 as the new minimum wage for civil servants employed by the Rivers State Government. This agreement was reached during a closed-door meeting presided over by the Governor, attended by representatives of organised labour under the auspices of the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council in the state at Government House …

The Oyo State government has reviewed the promotion of 1,629 workers, including nurses who were adversely affected by administrative error during the 2017 to 2020 promotion exercise. The government also approved N25 million as compensation for the composers of the state anthem, “Asiwaju ni Wa”. This was contained in a statement released by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun …

The Nigeria Labour Congress has directed its members nationwide to embark on a peaceful prayer procession on 29th August. The NLC General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, made this known in a letter addressed to all affiliates and state councils on Wednesday in Abuja. The letter, titled “Mobilisation for Peaceful Procession and Prayer Session in Solidarity,” follows an invitation by the police …

A new wage system based on employee productivity in the civil service is underway, the Federal Government said on Monday. The government said that, with the system, workers on the same level could earn different salaries. It said the formulation of an innovative wage system was being considered because it realised that productivity was a key factor in the growth …