Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for review of civil servants’ retirement age and years of service in the entire public service to 65.
NLC President, Joe Ajaero, made the call during the 2023 Workers’ Day celebrations on Monday in Abuja.

Ajaero also called for general review of core civil servants’ salaries to narrow the gap in other civil servants’ emoluments and those in other segments of the public service.

He said that the extension of years of service should go round, as it had been done in other sectors of the public service in the country.

“Only few other establishments, including the core civil service, are now left out.

“We are, therefore, demanding that the age of retirement and length of service in the entire public service, including the civil service, be reviewed upward to 65 years of age and 40 years of service,” he said.

Ajaero said that the union had, over the years, demanded for salary review but had yet to receive Federal Government’s attention.

“It is necessary to recall that we have continued over the years to demand that the salaries of core civil servants be beefed up to narrow the gap between their emoluments and those in other segments of the public service.

They all possess the same educational qualifications and cognate experience on the job. So why the disparity?” Ajaero queried.

On gratuity payment, the NLC president said union leaders had, on several occasions, presented the issue to government without any positive response.

“Fellow comrades, we have consistently presented the issue of gratuity payment to the government but nothing has been done in that regard.

As you are all aware, the concept of gratuity payment to employees is predicated on the fact that those who have laboured for public institutions or private enterprises are entitled to the proverbial golden handshake from their employers.

Thus, gratuity is a monetary benefit given by an employer to his/her employee at the time of retirement without the worker making any financial contribution whatsoever to the fund,” he said.

According to him, such a lump sum is meant to enable the retiree finance any post-retirement endeavour of his/her choice.

“The Pension Act did not abolish gratuity payment and we demand its restoration in many public sectors where it has been stopped, ” the labour leader said.

Source; https://dailypost.ng/2023/05/01/workers-day-nlc-demands-for-65-years-retirement-age/

Bye bye oo

When our president select wey use football age don talk say he be 60 something 🤣🤣🤣

Noted

65 IS REALISTIC.
THEY SHOULD ALSO DEMAND ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND NAIRA MINIMUM WAGE.
NAIRA TO DOLLAR, N100 : $1
REMOVAL OF FUEL SUBSIDY AND LEAVING OIL PRICES TO FLOAT.
REMOVAL OF EMEFIELE AND ASKING HIM TO BE PROBED AND PROSECUTED.
WHEN YOU PAY N100'000 MINIMUM WAGE, ALL SALARIES, WAGES AND PENSIONS SHOULD INCREASE BY 3.4TIMES
TINUBU SHOULD ADOPT FAPRES FOTCS AND CTC FOCS TRFG NOW.

FROM ORUNTO27 ORISAORUNTOSPEAKS.

Is it your father's business?

Why would you want to spend 40years there?

With the number of graduates trooping out every year? Una children go dey house tire then.

60yrs is okay to go home. At least you rest enough bikonu. Una too like stress for this country

The French people have been on protest, destroying properties simply because of the new propose pension reform bill which would increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 years old but here in Nigeria workers want the government to allow them to work additional 5 years before they retire.

Las las life no balance.

While french people are protesting the increase in retirement age Nigerians are fighting for it. Who do Africa this thing

Imagine the fuckery

In Nigeria no one wants to retire

65 years ,when most of them have already removed 10 years from their true age, that 65 year old will be almost redundant at work and still be blocking young and vibrant people from getting employed.

valentineuwakwe:


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Lols the question should be directed to Peter obi and Lp shaybi Nlc own lp and they supported obi and lp during the elections

If you people don't want to leave then how do you expect fresh graduates to get jobs?

valentineuwakwe:


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While others in another countries are fighting their governments for extending retirement age in public service,ours here are demanding for it's extension.there are huge unemployment in our country and we need those have served for 35 years to retire so that younger job seekers can replace them.hmm

This is fantastically funny. The massive ongoing protest in France is because the government increased the retirement age but the populace wants it reduced while Nigeria want the opposite. Indeed this life no balance

THE foolish citizen forget the better living but rather demanding for better salary and you forgot the tomato seller in the market who will increase the price to 100% THE GOATS IN FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA HAVE NO DIRECTION AND VISION THAT IS WHY THIS GOAT CALLED NIGERIAN CITIZEN CANNOT MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION FOR THEIR SELF AND THEIR COMING CHILDREN

Labour is suggesting such in Nigeria, meanwhile Frsnce government is suggesting such increase and france Labour are rejecting such.

Una no wan rest?
Suffer hard no Dey tire Una
As I Dey like this, if I don get all the investments I get for mind even if na age 40/50/55 Omo I go rest o.

God even know say he no create me to Dey suffer upandan say I Dey work.

Youths who think they are leaders of tomorrow in Nigeria they want to shift the tomorrow date again, una go grow white biabia before the tomorrow go reach una hand

madridguy:
The French people have been on protest, destroying properties simply because of the new propose pension reform bill which would increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 years old but here in Nigeria workers want the government to allow them to work additional 5 years before they retire.

Las las life no balance.

Because when they say "Work" in France they mean actual work, over here many local government staff don't go to work until towards end of the month when payment of salary is due for them to sign their names on the payment schedule.
They want to keep earning regular salary at 65 while doing nothing

madridguy:
The French people have been on protest, destroying properties simply because of the new propose pension reform bill which would increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 years old but here in Nigeria workers want the government to allow them to work additional 5 years before they retire.

Las las life no balance.

Because they know that their pension and gratuity is enough to take care of them till they die.
Even at 65years of age, the Nigerian civil servant is hopeless of his future.

TenQ:

Because they know that their pension and gratuity is enough to take care of them till they die.
Even at 65years of age, the Nigerian civil servant is hopeless of his future.

they should then work til death na.. this ur take holds no water... Meanwhile nobody is fighting for entry age to be reviewed where u see a 35 years old graduate is deemed to old to be employed as a starter to civil service or some private Jobs... Which work Dem de do self to stay that long this is how lecturers Jack up theirs from 65 to 70 for Prof and 60 to 65 for non Prof... Teachers too own has been reviewed too so I guess civil servant ll have their way na

OGHENAOGIE:
they should then work til death na.. this ur take holds no water... Meanwhile nobody is fighting for entry age to be reviewed where u see a 35 years old graduate is deemed to old to be employed as a starter to civil service or some private Jobs... Which work Dem de do self to stay that long this is how lecturers Jack up theirs from 65 to 70 for Prof and 60 to 65 for non Prof... Teachers too own has been reviewed too so I guess civil servant ll have their way na

See how you have turned this into a fight between
The Job Applicant VS The Employed Civil Servant

The Government is the enemy bro: if they had not mismanaged the economy, you think Jobs would not be available for the applicants and the employed looking forward to their retirement!?

valentineuwakwe:


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65 years ke and you expect your children to be employed.

That means, if such will happen the least years of entering into the civil service will also be reviewed from 35years to 40years...

There are a lot of jobless graduate sitting at home at 35years, and another of people who graduated late, so it will give the people who graduated 🎓 late an opportunity to also jusstle for federal and state government job even after they are above 35years of age