The Kwara State Head of Service, Mrs Susan Oluwole has vowed to henceforth apply stiff penalties against any government worker found wanting in their line of duty. Enraged by the poor turnout of staff during her routine visit to ministries, departments, and agencies in the state capital on Thursday, Oluwole warned that the government would not condone dereliction of duty. …

A member of the House of Representatives  Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has said that she was committed to legislative actions that protect workers’ rights and guarantee appropriate rewards for their labour. In her goodwill message to Nigerian workers as they joined their colleagues worldwide to mark Workers Day on Monday, Akande-Sadipe said: “We remember the sacrifices made by Nigerian workers and …

Rivers State Governor-elect, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has assured civil servants of a cordial relationship and due benefits in the task of moving the state forward. In his 2023 Workers Day message on Sunday, Fubara said as a civil servant himself before running for governor, he understands the feelings of the state workers and would be committed to their needs and …

There are indications that unions in the university system may rise against the Federal Government over the alleged exclusion of their members in the 40 per cent pay rise for peculiar allowance and arrears. Recently, he Federal Government approved a 40 per cent increase for civil servants in federal Ministries, Agencies, and Departments (MDAs) under the Consolidated Public Salary Structure. …

Only the 144,766 federal civil servants under the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS) will benefit from the new 40 per cent peculiar allowance introduced by the Federal Government. This implies that other workers in the employment of the Federal Government but operating under different salary structures will not benefit. For instance, university workers, who are under the Consolidated University …

Banana Island, Ikoyi, an upscale neighborhood in Lagos, lost its tranquilly on Wednesday when a seven-story structure under construction fell. Like the Harmattan fire, the news travelled swiftly as rescue personnel rushed to the scene to free those who were buried beneath the rubble. While some of the victims were taken to the Lagos Island General Hospital, others were admitted …

Ad hoc workers crippled activities at the Plateau State College of Health Technology, in the Pankshin Local Government Area of the state on Thursday over 45 months of unpaid salaries. They barricaded the main gate of the institution at about 10 am., displaying placards with inscriptions about their plight. Their leader, identified as Mr Wambutda, said it was appalling that …

The Lagos State Government will today (Thursday) begin the trial of Chrisland School, Opebi, and some employees over the death of one of the school’s pupils, 12-year-old Whitney Adeniran. The school’s workers to be arraigned before Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja include Ademoye Adewale, Kuku Fatai, Mrs. Belinda Amao, Nwatu Ugochi Victoria, and Chrisland …