Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has said more than 7.6 million Nigerian workers have now been enrolled into the Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS) as the agency continues efforts to widen social protection coverage across the country. The Fund also announced the enrollment of the Nigeria Police Force into...
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The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, Oluwaseun Faleye, has said the Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS) is helping injured Nigerian workers regain hope, confidence and dignity after workplace accidents. Faleye spoke in Abuja during the presentation of prosthetic limbs to 10 beneficiaries...
Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has assured the Lagos State Government of its readiness to support the smooth rollout of the Employees Compensation Scheme across the state public service. Managing Director and Chief Executive of NSITF, Barrister Oluwaseun Falaye, gave the assurance on Wednesday during a sensitisation workshop...
Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Oluwaseun Faleye, has said Nigeria can no longer postpone strengthening its social protection system as pressure from population growth and labour market changes continues to rise. Faleye made the remarks at the ISSA West Africa Technical Seminar 2026, where...
Nigeria is set to host a crucial regional conversation on social protection next week, with the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) saying the focus will be less about talk and more about fixing what is not working. At a media briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, the Managing Director...
Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has signaled it is ready to help Lagos State roll out the Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS). The state government has approved full implementation of the scheme. NSITF Managing Director, Oluwaseun Faleye, led a team to meet Lagos Head of Service, Bode Agoro, on...
Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barr. Oluwaseun Falaye, has said building public confidence starts with strong, trustworthy institutions. Speaking at the 2026 Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Gwagwalada Branch in Abuja on Monday, Barr. Falaye said governance in...
Top management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), are gathered in Abuja to reflect on the performance of the Fund in the past one year and chart the course for 2026. At the annual Management Performance Review (MPR) holding from 12-13 February, 2026, the Fund’s Managing Director...
Amid the furore generated by the recent allegations of financial fraud against the Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF), Barrister Olúwaṣeun Mayomi Faleye, two workers’ unions have come out strongly in defence of the embattled chief executive. In a joint statement issued...
Trial of former Anambra State governor and ex-Labour Minister Chris Ngige continued on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. The First Prosecution Witness, PW1 Mr Pedro Torwuese Chellen, testified before a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja. Chellen stated that the company awarded the N80 million contract for renovating the...
Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Olúwaṣeun Falaye, has inaugurated the local organising committee for the International Social Security Services Association, (ISSSA) West Africa Technical Seminar 2026. The event took place at the Board Room of the Fund in Abuja on Wednesday. Barrister Faleye...
Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister. Oluwaseun Faleye, has called for a nationwide shift from mere workplace safety compliance to the entrenchment of a sustainable safety culture across Nigerian industries. The NSITF boss made the call in Abuja on Tuesday at the NSITF–NECA Safe...
As the NSITF-NECA Safe Workplace Intervention Project kicks off in Lagos, Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF) Barrister Oluwaseun Falaye, has enjoined employers of labour in Nigeria to be intentional about compliance with workplace safety and health regulations as he said that the future is...
Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF) has recorded marked improvements in the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission’s, (ICPC) recently released Ethics and Integrity Compliance Scorecard, (EICS) for 2025 and the ACTU Effectiveness Index for the same year. A statement signed by the chairman of NSITF’s Anti-Corruption...
Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, has carted away four different awards at the 19th SERVICOM Annual Awards. At the Award Ceremony, which held in Abuja Wednesday, 17 December 2016, the Managing Director won the 2025 SERVICOM Award for support and commitment to...
40-year old Taiwo Adebola bade his young family goodbye as he left for work on a Tuesday morning in June 2024. His wife, Shade, reminded him to send her the two thousand Naira needed to process her online registration for employment with a government agency. However, the call she...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, on an eight-count charge bordering on alleged corruption involving more than ₦2.2 billion during his tenure in office. Ngige, also a former governor of Anambra State, arrived at the Federal Capital Territory...
It was joy and upliftment as members of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF) Staff Fellowship visited Kuje Correctional Centre on Tuesday bringing hope and succour to inmates. According to the coordinator of the group, John Oleka, the visit was in partnership with the Fund as part of...
Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, has re-emphasised that for the Fund, prevention of accidents is a top priority. He stated that every compensation is a story of pain and no amount of compensation can replace a human life adding that is why...
Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Oluwaseun Falaye has identified workplace safety and social protection as a foundation for national development as they are social pillars of economic stability and national development. The NSITF MD made this assertion when stakeholders from...