6.8m workers covered as NSITF pushes stronger retirement protection
By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, has disclosed that about 6.8 million workers are currently covered under its Employees’ Compensation Scheme, ECS, as it pushes for stronger institutional protection of workers before and after retirement. The Managing Director/Chief Executive of NSITF, Mr Oluwaseun Faleye, made this known while presenting the Fund’s […]
Kogi govt approves 65 years retirement age for teachers
THE Kogi State government has approved 65 years as retirement age for teachers in the state.
Unpaid benefits: FG, MWUN set up c’ttee on disengaged defunct NNSL employees
There are strong indications that the lingering battle by the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, for the payment of benefits to disengaged and aged seafarers of the defunct Nigerian National Shipping Line, NNSL, may finally yield positive results as the union has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, on how to address the protracted issue.
CPS: PenCom fumes over low participation of private, informal sector workers
The National Pension Commission, PenCom, is not comfortable with the slow and low participation of private and informal sector employees in the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS.
Pension assets hit N15.58tn — PenCom
By Victor Ahiuma-Young The National Pension Commission, PenCom, has said the total pension assets is over N15.58 trillion. Director-General of the Commission, Aisha Dahir-Umar, disclosed this yesterday in Lagos at a workshop the Commission organised for Labour Writers Association of Nigeria, LAWAN, with the theme, “Securing the Future: The Benefits of the Contributory Pension Scheme to […]
Retirees warn against exclusion from sale of railway staff quarters
PENSIONERS of the Nigerian Railway Corporation have warned against their exclusion in the sale of the corporation Staff quarters.
