The Nigeria Labour Congress has asked for a fresh retirement age for civil servants in the country.
The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, made the call during the 2023 Workers’ Day celebrations on Monday in Abuja.
Ajaero also called for a general review of core civil servants’ salaries to narrow the gap between other civil servants’ emoluments and those in other segments of the public service.
He said that the extension of years of service should go around, as it had been done in other sectors of the public service in the country. Only a 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 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 the government without any positive response.
