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  By Allcitynews.ng The Federal Government has paid approximately ₦1.1 billion as Additional Exit Benefits to 175 retirees from Treasury-funded Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The concerned beneficiaries are those who retired from Federal Public Service between 1 January and 31 August 2026. The payments are being made under the Federal Government Exit Benefit Scheme (EBS), approved by the Federal Executive Council and effective from 1 January 2026. The Scheme provides an additional financial benefit to Federal Government employees at retirement, alongside their pension benefits under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). Under the Scheme, according to PenCom, Federal Civil Servants who have served for at least 10 years are entitled to an Exit Benefit equivalent to 100 per cent of their total annual emolument, a statement said on Friday. The statement quoted that the commencement of payment marks yet another watershed moment for the CPS as e...

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  By allcitynews.ng from LEADERSHIP The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has vowed to tackle the abuse of contract staffing, casualisation and outsourcing in the oil and gas industry, with its newly elected president, Comrade Bosun Olabiyi-Agoro, calling for stronger government action to protect workers and attract fresh investment into the sector. Olabiyi-Agoro, who spoke with LEADERSHIP, said the union would go to the root of contract staffing practices which, according to him, have increasingly been used by some companies as a tool to undermine job security and exploit workers. He called on the federal government to create a more conducive operating environment for the industry, stressing that government must play a stronger role in ensuring that employers comply with labour regulations and collective bargaining agreements. “We want to get to the root of the contract staffing strategies that many companies have turned into a tool of ...

  By allcitynews.ng  The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have strengthened collaboration to ensure the safety, quality, acceptability and affordability of menstrual health products in Nigeria. The Director-General of SON, Dr. Ifeanyi Okeke, stated this at the Nigeria Menstrual Health Product Forum 2026 in Lagos, themed, “Driving Standards and Policy Reform for Affordable Menstrual Products.” Okeke said the growing collaboration among regulators, government agencies, manufacturers and development partners was critical to ensuring that women and girls have access to menstrual products that meet required standards while remaining affordable. “Quality and affordability must not be treated as competing objectives,” he said. He said SON would continue to support measures aimed at strengthening standards, consumer protection and regulatory oversight in the menstrual health products sector, noting that effective standards would pr...

As at 8.40pm on top of Otedola Bridge by allcitynews.ng on Tuesday, September 8 By allcitynews.ng  Motorists plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway are experiencing fierce traffic jam as Federal Government began repair works on Kara Bridge. The repair which started on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 brought untold hardship thereby most commuters abandoned their commercial vehicles embarked on foot-wagon, trekking from end of 7-up down to Kara Bridge end while those  who chose to stay inside their vehicles did so, spent almost two to three hours to come out from the traffic. The near-zero movement triggered heavy hike in cost of transportation for those who decided to remain inside the commercial vehicles while those with private vehicles that did not have any alternative were forced to endure the stress. A visit to the scene by allcitynews.ng at 8.45pm on Tuesday discovered that the workers had let the spots but kept the barricades on the bridge, thereby merging the four/five lanes int...

  By allcitynews.ng  With few days to the commencement of another academic school calender, academic stakeholder has advocated for safer school environment. In view of the recent attacks and security threats targeting primary and secondary schools in different parts of Nigeria, Guard Time Information (GTI), Human Rights Activists Nationwide, has called for stronger collaboration among schools, parents, communities, security stakeholders and relevant government security agencies to protect the lives and safety of students, teachers and other members of the school community. The Chairman of Guard Time Information, Comrade Bibi Oduku, in a statement sent to allcitynews, called for urgent need for communities and educational institutions to strengthen security awareness, intelligence sharing and rapid communication with relevant security agencies. The Abuja-based GTI,  urged community security stakeholders and relevant security agencies to remain tactically alert, adequately ...