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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the federal government to raise the retirement age for all civil servants to 65 years or 40 years of service, aligning with conditions already granted to select sectors.
Speaking during the May Day celebration at Eagle Square in Abuja on Thursday, NLC President Joe Ajaero made the appeal while presenting the union’s key demands.
“It is imperative to extend the revised retirement age of 65 years or 40 years of service currently enjoyed by teachers, health professionals, and judges to all public servants,” Ajaero stated.
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He emphasised that equal treatment across all categories of civil servants would promote fairness, boost morale, and enhance efficiency in the public sector.
In other news, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Thursday shut down the office of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, in protest against the federal government’s failure to implement the N70,000 minimum wage for Area Council workers, teachers, and health personnel.
Hundreds of placard-carrying workers marched peacefully from Labour House to the Minister’s office in Area 11, chanting anti-government slogans to press home their demands.
Tensions heightened when armed police officers locked the main gate, barring protesters from entering the premises. Undeterred, the union leaders insisted that Minister Wike must personally address their grievances, vowing to block movement in and out of the premises until he did so.
