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Nigerian Civil Servants Mull Salary Increase As Inflation Bites Hard

July 30, 2022 12:45 pm

Following the increase in the sale pump price of petroleum products in the Country and some other essential cosumables due to inflation, some of the federal and state Civil Servants have appealed to both Governments to work on the increment of workers’ salaries to reduce their hardships in the Country.

The workers, who had cried out in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, in separate interviews on Friday in Katsina, said the appeal was necessary because prices of goods and transportation had also skyrocketed.

A Federal Government worker in Katsina, Abdullahi Balarabe, said that following the hike …

Gov Sanwo-Olu Orders Civil Servants To Resume Monday

October 31, 2020 4:02 pm

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the remaining civil servants from grade level 1-12 to resume work on Monday.

The governor had told the civil servants to stay at home since March during COVID-19 lockdown in order to checkmate the spread of the virus.

COVID-19 cases in Lagos has nose-dived compared to what the state was recording three months ago.

Sanwo-Olu’s order was contained in a circular issued by the Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola on Friday.

The circular said due to recommendation of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and the State Ministry of Health advisory on …

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FG Issues Strong Warning To Civil Servants Over Joining Strike

September 26, 2020 7:26 am

The Federal Government has warned civil servants from Grade Level 12 and above not to join the industrial action declared by labour unions.

The warning is coming after the meeting between the federal government and organised labour, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), ended in a deadlock.

The meeting was then adjourned until Monday, after both sides failed to reach an agreement over the resolution of the dispute on increase in petrol price and electricity tariffs in the country.

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A circular issued by Head the Civil Service of …

Sanwo-Olu Delays Resumption Of Civil Servants

May 4, 2020 6:23 am

The five-week lockdown imposed by the Federal Government on Lagos State and two other states to combat Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) will be eased on Monday, but Lagos State Government has asked all its civil servants not to resume for work immediately.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a briefing on Sunday at the State House in Marina, said the delayed resumption of the State’s workforce is a deliberate attempt to prevent a development that may lead to a crowding of people on the roads and public places.

“Only emergency workers and those on essential duties will be allowed to work on Monday,” …

Uzodinma Recalls 3,500 Civil Servants Sacked By Ihedioha

March 14, 2020 5:27 am

No fewer than 3,500 civil servants in Imo state recently sacked by the immediate past Government of Emeka Ihedioha have been reinstated.

Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma Friday, approved the release of their appointment letters and instructed that they are remunerated as at when due.

According to our correspondent in the state, the Governor has charged the Head of Service, Camillus Chibuzor Nwagwu to integrate the reinstated civil servants in the scheme of things, insisting that the government is poised to creating more job opportunities rather than disengaging the people.

In his reaction, the former Transition Committee chairman of Nkwerre local

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