Every worker, regardless of his/her status either presently serving or retired, is entitled to a living wage, which, after all, is well within his/her rights! For Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, all Lagos State workers are most deserving of the efforts of their toil and cognition, which is why his administration has made it a point of duty to fulfill that constitutional …

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has approved December 27 for the payment of the 13th month salary to workers in the state. The state Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Mr. Chris Nehikhare, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, noted that the governor has continued to prioritise the welfare of workers in the state and has continued …

The Managing Director, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Mr. Sule Abdulaziz has said that the management in recognising the gravity of corruption, is poised to prevent and stamp out the menace in the agency. At the unveiling of a Preventive Guide Handbook to educate members of staff against corrupt practices by the agency’s Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) on Thursday …

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has warned private employees in the private sector against opening multiple retirement savings accounts. The commission said employees who open more than one retirement savings account would encounter problems at the end of their work life. PenCom’s Director General, Aisha Dahir-Umar, disclosed this at a one-day interactive session with the organised private sector on the …

The Oyo State workers, on Monday, locked the state secretariat at Agodi in Ibadan, as they protest against issues affecting them. The workers are demanding palliatives, an upward review of pension allowances, and payment of salary deduction among others. They are also demanding payment of leave bonuses, payment of gratuities to retirees who have stagnated since the year 2021 and …

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 …