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Dr. Akin Olaniyan

Remittance: PenCom Declares Zero Tolerance for Defaults

Remittance: PenCom Declares Zero Tolerance for Defaults

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has announced that organisations failing to meet their pension remittance obligations will be blacklisted from 30 November 2025. PenCom Director-General, Omolola Oloworaran, issued the warning during the commission’s second-quarter media…

Zoho Unveils AI Tool to Harness Unstructured Corporate Data

Zoho Unveils AI Tool to Harness Unstructured Corporate Data

Global technology firm Zoho Corporation has launched Zia Hubs, a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool designed to help organisations extract and utilise up to 80 per cent of corporate information stored in unstructured formats. In…

MWUN Threatens Strike Over Melsmore’s Pension, Welfare Violations

MWUN Threatens Strike Over Melsmore’s Pension, Welfare Violations

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has issued a 21-day ultimatum to Melsmore Nigeria Ltd, demanding full compliance with workers’ welfare and pension obligations. The ultimatum was announced on Wednesday, 18 June 2025, in…

NPA Promotes 1,500 Staff, Ends Decade-Long Stagnation

NPA Promotes 1,500 Staff, Ends Decade-Long Stagnation

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has promoted 1,500 employees, marking a significant step towards resolving years of promotion stagnation and improving staff morale. The announcement was made on Wednesday in Lagos via a statement signed…

PenCom, Civil Service to Reintroduce ₦30bn Gratuity Scheme for Federal Workers

PenCom, Civil Service to Reintroduce ₦30bn Gratuity Scheme for Federal Workers

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) is set to collaborate with the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) to reintroduce a gratuity scheme for civil servants in treasury-funded Ministries, Departments,…

Interswitch Launches PensionRemit to Simplify Compliance for Nigerian Employers

Interswitch Launches PensionRemit to Simplify Compliance for Nigerian Employers

Interswitch, a leading technology company, has launched Interswitch PensionRemit, a fully automated platform designed to simplify pension contribution remittances for Nigerian employers. In a statement on Monday, the company announced that the platform became operational…

ILO Adopts First Global Standard to Protect Workers from Biological Hazards

ILO Adopts First Global Standard to Protect Workers from Biological Hazards

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has adopted a landmark convention to safeguard workers from biological hazards in the workplace, marking a historic outcome at the close of the 113th International Labour Conference (ILC), held in…

Academic Staff at NMC Protest Exclusion from FG’s N50bn Allowances

Academic Staff at NMC Protest Exclusion from FG’s N50bn Allowances

Academic staff at the National Mathematical Centre (NMC) have protested their exclusion from the N50 billion Earned Academic Allowances (EAAs) recently approved by the Federal Government for university workers. The protest, held at the NMC…

FG Pays N8.6 Billion to Pensioners as Part of Approved Increment – PTAD

FG Pays N8.6 Billion to Pensioners as Part of Approved Increment – PTAD

The Federal Government has disbursed N8.6 billion as part of ongoing payments to pensioners under the N32,000 pension increment approved by President Bola Tinubu in 2024. The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) confirmed the latest…