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PENGASSAN Urges PenCom, Oil Firms to Address Rising Pension Inequality Among Retirees

PENGASSAN Urges PenCom, Oil Firms to Address Rising Pension Inequality Among Retirees

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has called on the National Pension Commission (PenCom) and major oil companies to address what it described as widening pension inequalities affecting retirees in…

Court Rules Kaduna Electric Wrongfully Dismissed Staff, Awards ₦1.99m Damages

Court Rules Kaduna Electric Wrongfully Dismissed Staff, Awards ₦1.99m Damages

The National Industrial Court sitting in Kaduna has ruled that Kaduna Electricity Distribution Plc wrongfully suspended and dismissed a former employee, Mr. Joseph Iduh Ameh, and ordered the company to pay him ₦1,993,750.00. The court…

FG Launches Nigeria Talent Accelerator to Bridge Skills Gap, Drive Digital Growth

FG Launches Nigeria Talent Accelerator to Bridge Skills Gap, Drive Digital Growth

The Federal Government has launched the Nigeria Talent Accelerator Network to strengthen the nation’s workforce, bridge critical skills gaps, and drive digital transformation. The initiative was unveiled on Wednesday in Lagos as part of Nigeria’s…

Head of Service Condemns Kidnapping of Federal Workers in Kogi, Assures of Safety Measures

Head of Service Condemns Kidnapping of Federal Workers in Kogi, Assures of Safety Measures

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs. Didi Walson-Jack, has condemned the abduction of federal civil servants near Kabba, Kogi State. The officers were travelling to Abuja to participate in the…

Otu Suspends Local Government Recruitment over Alleged Job Racketeering

Otu Suspends Local Government Recruitment over Alleged Job Racketeering

Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has suspended the ongoing recruitment exercise by the Local Government Service Commission following allegations of corruption, abuse of office, and large-scale employment racketeering. The directive, announced on Thursday…

FG launches new safety, welfare initiatives for dockworkers

FG launches new safety, welfare initiatives for dockworkers

The Federal Government has introduced a set of safety and capacity-building initiatives aimed at enhancing the welfare and working conditions of Nigerian dockworkers. The programmes were announced during the 2025 Day of the Dockworker celebration…

Senate Passes Bill to Regulate Domestic Workers, Informal Sector Employment

Senate Passes Bill to Regulate Domestic Workers, Informal Sector Employment

The Senate on Wednesday passed the Informal Sector Employment (Regulation) Bill, 2025, a landmark legislation aimed at protecting and regulating the activities of domestic workers, apprentices, and other informal sector employees across Nigeria. The bill…

NSITF Unions Back Management Reforms, Commend Termination of ‘Wasteful’ Digital Project

NSITF Unions Back Management Reforms, Commend Termination of ‘Wasteful’ Digital Project

Two major workers’ unions at the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) have expressed strong support for ongoing reforms within the agency, describing the current management’s actions as ushering in a new era of accountability,…

MURIC Calls for Labour Law Review as Oil Union Strikes Disrupt Dangote Refinery

MURIC Calls for Labour Law Review as Oil Union Strikes Disrupt Dangote Refinery

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on the National Assembly to urgently review Nigeria’s labour laws to curtail what it described as the “excessive control” of oil unions over private sector operations, following recent…

ATSSSAN Presidential Candidate Vows to Secure Unpaid Severance Benefits for Ex-Nigeria Airways Workers

ATSSSAN Presidential Candidate Vows to Secure Unpaid Severance Benefits for Ex-Nigeria Airways Workers

John Ogala, a presidential candidate in the forthcoming election of the Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), has pledged to make the payment of outstanding severance benefits to former employees of the…