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...
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Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has put smiles on the faces of civil servants across the state with the announcement of a ₦150,000 Christmas bonus for workers in all categories. The governor made the announcement on Sunday during a church service at the Government House Chapel in Abakaliki, describing...
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...
The success of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF), and that of its Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS), depends a lot on collaboration with financial institutions, labour unions, governments, and other stakeholders. The Managing Director and Chief Executive of NSITF, Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye made this known on Friday in...
Two major domestic workers’ unions in the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance, and Financial Institutions, (ASSBIFI) and the National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees, (NUBIFIE), have thrown their weight behind the Management team led by the Managing Director,...
There is high hope for the sacked employees of Local Government Councils in Benue State who were employed in 2011 but sacked in 2017 by the previous administration of the state. The Chairman, Benue State Local Government Service Commission (LGSC), Mr. James Ivever, while briefing journalists at the NUJ...
Governor of Katsina State, Dr Umar Radda, has promised the support of his administration for the Employees’ Compensation Scheme of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF). Dr Radda made this promise when he paid a courtesy visit on the Executive Management of the Fund at its Abuja Corporate Headquarters...
Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has strongly criticised Senator Adams Oshiomhole for comments he made on national television, accusing the former labour leader of misrepresenting labour laws and turning his back on workers’ rights. In a joint statement released Monday in Abuja by NUPENG President,...
Barrister Olawaseun Faleye -led Management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has procured vital health equipment for the use of its workforce across the nation. General Manager Health, Safety and Environment Department of the Fund, Mr Tony Eke, disclosed this Monday when he sent a thank you...
By HOY ADARA, Abuja – Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF), and Nigeria Data Protection Commission, (NDPC), have struck a partnership on promotion of workers’ welfare, workplace safety and data safety. The two agencies agreed to work together for the welfare of Nigerian workers and protection of digital privacy...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF) has compensated two beneficiaries to the tune of 23 Million naira under its Employee Compensation Scheme. The management of the Fund, led by Managing Director, Barrister Olúwaṣeun Faleye, presented the cheques to the two beneficiaries Monday, in Lagos....
Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, has called on employers of labour in the country to comply with the Employee Compensation Act. Speaking Wednesday, at the 4th edition of the Nigeria Employers Summit organized by the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), in...