Olabiyi-Agoro emerges PENGASSAN president
In his acceptance speech, the new president promised among others, to prioritize workers welfare and continue with the legacies set by Osifo.
Pension funds hits $16bn dollars, says PenCom
THE Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS,has raked in a total of 16 billion US Dollars since kick-off in 2004, the Director-General of National Pension Commission, PenCom, Mr. Mohammed Ahmad, has announced.
Security men attack journalists
THE growing intolerance by Security operatives attached to the Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, PRTT, Alhaji Abdulrahman Maina, journalists, taken a dangerous twist as they have resorted to physical attacks on pressmen.
Workers benefit more under democracy – Labour
TUESDAY MAY 29, the nation celebrated 13 years of uninterrupted civil rule and as part of the activities marking the occasion, the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, brought together in Lagos, labour leaders, workers, civil society organizations and university lecturers brainstorm on “Strengthening Internal Union Democracy”
1,300 immigration retirees appeal to FG for entitlements
NO fewer than 1,300 officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, retrenched in 2006, have appealed to the Federal Government for the payment of their entitlements.
Retiree lauds Jonathan over pension reform
As someone who retired in 1982 from the Federal Ministry of Defence, I had pursued my retirement benefits to no avail. My kids, very successful in life give me more than what I need but many a times, I feel the pension is my right, so why must I allow someone to steal it?
37,536 pensioners get N13bn from Trusftfund Pensions
TRUSTFUND Pensions Plc weekend in Lagos, said it had paid a total of N13.99 billion to 37,536 pensioners under the new Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS.
The applicant who says she is not jobless
To many young Nigerians, the end of the compulsory one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) comes with fear of the unknown. With the high unemployment rate in the country and the employment opportunities getting fewer, many of those rounding off their service year cannot but be anxious of what the future holds.
NLC house of intrigues
THE intrigue in the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, that started ahead of the March 1 to 3, 2011 National Delegates Conference, NDC, that culminated to the forced retirement of Comrade John Odah as the General Secretary, has remained unabated.
Unity school Teachers return to NUT
IN a bid to belong to a strong body where they believe their interest will be better protected, Unity School teachers in the country have returned to the Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT. This came as NUT denied having anything to with the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools, ASSUS.
NASU wants labour to fight for pensioners over looted fund
NON-ACADEMIC Staff Union of Educational and Related Associations, NASU, has called on the Labour movement to be the vanguard in the fight against looted pension funds.
