In the past, the Kurmin-Daudu community in Kawu Ward, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, could boast of a magnificent primary health center. However, the facility has since been left in ruins due to the fear of bandit attacks. Kurmin-Daudu, located over nine kilometers from Kawu, is inhabited mostly by peasant [&h...
•Security personnel block the entrance following the commencement of the strike by the workers The Chairman of the Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC), Riftkatu Iortyer, and Secretary, Abdullahi Saleh, have filed an application at the Court of Appeal, Abuja seeking leave to challenge the interlocutory ruling of the National Industrial Court wh...
Some workers have expressed mixed and largely underwhelming reactions to recent changes in their take-home pay following the implementation of new Personal Income Tax reforms, with many stating that the increases are marginal and insufficient to meaningfully alleviate economic pressures. The new tax reform laws introduce several adjustments to...
•Sunny Ekpetika Ekpeson To cushion the effect of January hardship being experienced by every worker after the Yuletide, the chairman of Etsako East Local Government Council, Hon. Sunny Ekpetika Ekpeson, has approved the payment of a 13th-month salary to council workers. This is the first of such initiatives by any local government chairman in ...
•Bandits Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted five workers at a construction site along the Sabaja/Owa-Onire Road in Kwara State. The incident was reported at about 4:30 p.m. on Monday by Alhaji Suleiman Abdullah Olanrewaju, manager of Fix Contracting Engineering Company. The source said Olanrewaju reported that the abduction occurred ...
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has cautioned that the country may soon witness a wave of talent flight in the oil and gas industry if remuneration is not urgently reviewed to reflect current economic realities. President of PENGASSAN, Festus Osifo, said professionals in the oil and gas sector are ...
Workers across the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have come against the federal government for skimming off on their salaries for health insurance, saying that the move was questionable and highly unacceptable, especially without notification and dialogue. They argued that even though health insurance was a welcome development glo...
The management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) in its restructuring drive has announced a major shakeup in the staff structure of the organisation in order to provide optimum service delivery to Abuja and environ. The shakeup of the staff structure was made known to the public today, Friday, November 7, 2025 as the [&helli...
The federal government has assured workers that their October 2025 salaries will be paid on schedule despite the ongoing software upgrade within the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). This assurance was contained in a statement by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) and signed by Bawa Mokwa, ...
•National Assembly Complex, Abuja Ahead of today’s plenary resumption, a planned protest over poor welfare and alleged management neglect has split staff at the National Assembly. But the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) has distanced itself from the action, warning members against participating, reports The Guardian. The pro...
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