The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for a review of civil servants’ retirement age to 65 year, while demanding for years of service to be increased to 40 in the entire public service.
Joe Ajaero, the NLC president, made the call during the 2023 Workers’ Day celebrations in Abuja on Monday.
The president also called for a general review of core civil servants’ salaries to narrow the gap between other civil servants’ emoluments and those in different segments of the public service.
He said the extension of years of service should go round, 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,â€
