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Anambra Govt. probes unremitted LG workers, teachers’ pension funds
The Anambra Government says it is investigating the whereabouts of unremitted pension funds for Local Government workers and primary school teachers in the state. The state Head of Service, Mrs Theodora Igwegbe, said this at a Workshop on Contributory Pension Scheme, organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress in Awka on Wednesday. Igwegbe said the State…
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Minister promises improved welfare for FCTA workers
Dr Mariya Mahmoud, Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has pledged to enhance the welfare of FCT Administration (FCTA) workers. She made this promise in Abuja on Thursday at a dinner and award ceremony to honour management staff of the FCTA and Federal Capital Development Authority, who retired between January and March. The minister, represented by her…
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I’m committed to enhancing workers’ productivity–Mbah
Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State says one of his visions is to enhance the productivity of civil servants in the state. Mbah spoke at the 3-Day Training and Capacity Building on Productivity Enhancement and Tracking Model for Enugu State Public Service on Tuesday in Enugu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the training was organised by the…
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Sule approves outstanding promotions for Nasarawa workers
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has approved the immediate implementation of all outstanding promotions for civil servants in the state. The governor announced the approval at a meeting with the organised labour and its affiliates on Monday in Lafia. The governor’s decision followed the request by the leadership of the union that outstanding promotions from 2018 to date be…
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Gov. Otti clarifies issues over workers’ salary deductions
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has clarified the nagging issues surrounding some deductions in the salaries of some civil servants in the state. Otti made the clarification at the Government House, Umuahia, on Friday night during his monthly media interaction with newsmen. He said that the government had conducted investigations in response to the complaints by some civil servants about …
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FCT farmers recommend transportation services for extension workers
The Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON), FCT Chapter, has called on the FCT administration to provide transportation for extension workers in the territory. SWOFON made the call on Thursday in Abuja during its Community Scorecard tagged “Smallholder women farmers access to extension services in FCT from 2020 to 2023.’’ The organisation said the gesture would ensure effective extension…
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Court restrains BPE, others from conducting verification for ex-PHCN workers
The National Industrial Court in Ibadan on Thursday, restrained the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) from conducting verification exercise for payment of 16 months severance benefits for defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) workers. Other respondents in the suit are the National Council on Privatisation (NCP), Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO), National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) and…
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Nigerian workers deserve more than N70, 000 minimum wage—Analysts
A cross-section of Economists and political analysts have expressed disappointment over the newly approved N70, 000 minimum wage for the Nigerian workers. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abakaliki, they described the amount as poor considering the current economic situation in the country. NAN reports that President Bola Tinubu on Thursday approved N70,000…
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Agriculture
KWSG distributes 3,000 protective kits to butchers, abattoir workers, others
The Kwara Government on Friday in Ilorin commenced the distribution of 3,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to livestock farmers and value-chain operators in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gesture is a programme under the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES). The distribution, which took place at the Olusola Saraki Abattoir at Akerebiata, was…
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Keyamo pledges to priotise aviation workers’ well being
 The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo on Thursday, pledged to prioritise the well-being of members of staff in the ministry. Keyamo made the pledge on Thursday in an opening remarks at the 2024 Joint Consultative and Negotiating Council (JCNC) of Aviation Workers and Stakeholders Sensitisation Conference. Represented by the ministry`s Permanent Secretary, Mr Emmanuel Meribole, the…
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Food security: Stakeholders decry shortage of extension workers in Gombe
Stakeholders in the agriculture sector in Gombe State on Wednesday decried shortage of agricultural extension workers in the state. They made their submission during the dissemination of community scorecard on smallholder women farmers’ access to extension services in the state. They urged the state government to urgently recruit more extension workers as a way of mitigating food insecurity through adequate…
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Workers groan as downpour causes gridlock in Lagos
Some Lagos workers on Wednesday lamented the persistent rainfall which is causing gridlock and flooding in many parts of the state. NAN reports that Lagos is experiencing consistent rainfall, which is causing gridlock and flooding in various parts of the city. Some workers who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said that the rain has led to hike…
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NGF assures workers of better minimum wage
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has assured workers of a better new minimum wage from the ongoing negotiations between the government, private sector and organised labour. The governors gave the assurance in a communiqué signed by Gov.  AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, chairman of the forum after a meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. The forum promised continued engagement with key stakeholders…
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Jigawa Govt recruits 300 animal health workers
The Jigawa Government has recruited 300 Community-Based Animal Health Workers (CAHWs) in the state. Speaking at the inauguration  in Dutse, Gov. Umar Namadi said the workers are expected to provide mobile veterinary clinic services across the nooks and crannies of the state. He explained that the gesture also fits with of his administration’s development agenda of achieving sustained agricultural transformation…
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Investigate mass sack of CBN workers, group urges NASS
The Conference of Autochthonous Ethnic Communities Development Association (CONECDA), has urged the National Assembly to investigate the recent mass sack of some workers of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Mr. Paul Dekete, the North Central Coordinator of CONECDA Youth Wing, made the request in a statement on Sunday in Jos. Dekete, who faulted the manner in which the affected…
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Katsina Govt. recruited over 10,000 workers in 1yr – Radda
Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State, on Friday, said that his administration had recruited at least 10,000 workers in the state since his assumption of office. Radda disclosed this during an interactive session with some journalists in Katsina, saying that the number comprised 7,300 teachers. According to him, his administration is giving the education sector more attention than other sectors…
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Nigerian workers deserve living wage, ZLP tells FG
The Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) says Nigerian workers deserve living wage in order to cope with prevailing economic realities and render quality service to the nation. The Lagos State Chairman of ZLP, Mr Adekunle Mode-Adenipebi, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. Mode-Adenipebi, who was also the ZLP’s Lagos gubernatorial candidate…
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