To the Hardworking Men and Women of Lagos Funso Doherty
Today is Workers Day. As usual, we can expect platitudes, social media posts, events in celebration of workers, flowery words on the importance of workers, on the need to support our labor unions, civil servants, first responders and the private sector. Today we will celebrate work but what does it mean to honor work and workers? For most of us, work is a huge part
V i e w o n W o r k e r s ’ Day
of who we are and can affect our social and self-worth. Many of our aspirations involve work - we all aim to get to the next level in our careers or businesses and then to continue to climb. Work often defines us - Arch Deji, Nurse Chioma, Dr Musa etc, it is frequently how we see ourselves and how people see us. We pursue credentials, degrees, certificates
to enhance our status at work. Conversations will be triggered today, about the treatment or mistreatment of work and workers, especially Lagosian in the lower income bracket. Unpaid salaries of government workers, but also workers in the private sector. The harsh conditions of work; Lagosians braving the heat and heavy rains to
make ends meet. Declining job security, stagnating wages not keeping up to galloping inflation, the role of technology, automation and, increasingly, AI in the future of work, the cost of commuting to work. Further, attention will be drawn to the extortionary conditions faced by bus drivers, dispatch riders, and market women and most micro-business, in their respective lines of work. The conversations
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My Economic Reforms Are Not Without Challenges, Tinubu Declares... Page 41
Presidency, 36 States, Private Sector Sign Accord to Transform Nigeria into $1tn Economy By 2030 Target universal financial access, inclusion
Deji Elumoye in Abuja
The federal government has
unveiled the Aso Accord on Economic and Financial Inclusion, a multi-pronged blueprint designed to
achieve universal access to financial services across Nigeria. The accord, signed last Thursday
in Abuja, was made public yesterday, via a communique issued by Technical Advisor to the President
on Financial Inclusion, Dr. Nurudeen Abubakar Zauro. It represents a core pillar of President Bola Tinubu
administration's Renewed Hope Continued on page 41
FG Approves 35% Pay Rise for Civil Servants, Pensioners Get 28% Increase NLC wants salary raise extended to all ASUU seeks better welfare for workers ILO says over 1m workers may die annually from workplace hazards Mrs Tinubu, Obaseki hail workforce
Deji Elumoye, Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja and Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan The federal government has approved a pay increase of between 25 per cent and 35 per cent for civil servants on the remaining six consolidated salary structures. A statement signed by Head of Press, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Emmanuel Njoku, said the increases took effect from January 1, 2024. The affected Salary Structures included the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS), Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary Structure (CONRAISS), Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS), Consolidated Para-military Salary Structure (CONPASS), Consolidated Intelligence Community Salary Structure (CONICCS), and Consolidated Armed Forces Salary Structure (CONAFSS). Continued on page 41
CAMPBELL MEETs VP SHETTIMA...
United States Deputy Secretary of State, Kurt Campbell (L) with Vice President Kashim Shettima during Campbell's visit to Nigeria..... yesterday
PHOTO: GODWIN OMOIGUI
S’South Govs Meet in Yenagoa, Lament Poor State of Power in Region, Urge FG to Review Situation... Page 42