Workers

News

FG Releases Additional ₦4.04bn To Pay 600 Former Nigeria Airways Workers

THE Federal Government has released an additional ₦4.04 billion to pay severance benefits to 600 former employees of Nigeria Airways Limited (NAL), as.

Read More
News

Workers Declare Three-Day Warning Strike From October 2 Over Economic Hardship

PUBLIC service workers under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) have declared a three-day warning strike from October 2 to 4,.

Read More
News

Workers Threaten Nationwide Strike From October 2 Over High Petrol Price, Salary Increase

PUBLIC servants under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) have reaffirmed their September 30, 2026, ultimatum to the Federal Government over.

Read More
International

Public Workers In France Strike Over Pay As Student Protests Turn Violent

TENS of thousands of civil servants, including teachers, firefighters and healthcare workers, have marched in cities across France to demand higher pay, as.

Read More
News

FG Begins Payment Of N18bn Severance Benefits To 2,700 Ex-Nigeria Airways Workers

THE Federal Government has commenced the payment of N18 billion in outstanding severance benefits to 2,700 former workers of the defunct Nigeria Airways,.

Read More
News

Federal Workers Write Tinubu, Demand N300,000 Minimum Wage, N1.5m Salary For Level 17 Officers

THE Federal Workers Forum (FWF) has written to President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly, demanding an immediate review of the salaries of.

Read More
News

Edo Assembly In Chaos As Workers Lock Out Lawmakers Over Move To Repeal Financial Autonomy Law

THERE is chaos in the Edo State House of Assembly over alleged plans by lawmakers to repeal the 2023 law granting financial autonomy.

Read More
News

14,000 Workers, 469 Lawmakers: Why Nigeria’s National Assembly Is The World’s Busiest

THE Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), Kamoru Ogunlana, has said Nigeria’s federal parliament has more than 14,000 workers, excluding the 469 federal.

Read More
News

Strike Looms As Federal Workers Demand Payment Of Wage Award, 40% Allowance

THE Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC), Trade Union Side, has urged the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy,.

Read More
News

Relief For Workers As FG Approves 40% Peculiar Allowance After Labour Threat

THE Federal Government has officially approved the long-awaited 40 per cent peculiar allowance for federal civil servants following mounting pressure and threats of.

Read More
News

Governor Sanwo-Olu Approves N50,000 Wage Award For Lagos Workers

GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved a N50,000 wage award for public sector workers in Lagos State. The governor announced the award on Friday.

Read More
Opinion

‘Workers’ Day In Nigeria: Between Soaring Inflation And The Struggle For A Living Wage – By Danjuma Amodu

AS Nigeria commemorates Workers’ Day on May 1, millions of civil servants remain trapped in a painful cycle of “salary to waiting for.

Read More
News

Gombe Varsity Workers Threaten Strike Over Non-Payment Of Salaries, Allowances

THE Gombe State University (GSU) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Gombe State Government to immediately settle.

Read More
News

Workers Ground Turkish Airlines Over Staff Sackings As Company Responds

OPERATIONS of Turkish Airlines were disrupted on Tuesday after aviation workers under the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) picketed the airline.

Read More
News

NiMet Workers Declare Indefinite Strike Over Poor Pay

TENSION is rising across Nigeria’s aviation sector as workers of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) have declared an indefinite strike over what they.

Read More
International

US Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Plan To Sack Thousands Of Govt Workers

A UNITED States federal judge in California has ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to halt mass layoffs during a partial government shutdown while.

Read More
News

National Assembly Warns Protesting Workers To Steer Clear Of Plenary Disruption

THE management of the National Assembly has cautioned aggrieved members of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) against embarking on any form.

Read More
News

Polytechnic Workers Issue FG 21-Day Ultimatum Over Unpaid Arrears

MEMBERS of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics have issued a fresh 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to address all lingering.

Read More
News

After 22 Years, FG Approves Pensions For Retired Defunct Nigeria Airways Workers

THE Federal Government has approved the pensions for retired aviation workers after almost 22 years of waiting. In a statement shared by the.

Read More
News

One Month After Eno’s Defection, Lavish Car Gifts, Unpaid Salaries, Workers Strike

PRESSURE is mounting in Akwa Ibom State as public sector workers, including university lecturers, teachers, and civil servants, have embarked on a strike.

Read More