Cross River raises health workers’ retirement age
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Cross River LG Workers Protest 11 Months of Unpaid Wages
Local government workers in Cross River State staged a peaceful protest in Calabar on Wednesday, demanding payment of salaries owed for nearly a year. The employees, hired in 2025, accused the state government of failing to place them on the payroll despite resuming duties.Braving heavy rain, the protesters marched to the Governor’s Office carrying placards with messages such as “We are suffering” and “We need our salaries.”Speaking for the grou…
Court Gives Way Forward On New Retirement Age For University Lecturers
The Kenya Times ~ Trending, Breaking News and Videos Court Gives Way Forward on New Retirement Age for University Lecturers The Employment and Labor Relations Court has upheld a Public Service Commission (PSC) directive setting a new retirement age framework for lecturers and researchers in public universities, handing the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) a major setback in a closely watched labor dispute. The ruling means professors and…
“Cross River Raises Retirement Age For Frontline Health Workers To 65 Years” — Policy Takes Effect August 1
The Cross River State Government has approved an extension of the retirement age for frontline health workers from 60 to 65 years or from 35 to 40 years of pensionable service, whichever comes first. The approval, granted by Governor Bassey Otu, was conveyed in Head of Service Circular No. 11/2026, signed by the state’s Head of Service, Orok Okon, and made available to journalists in Calabar on Tuesday. Okon said the policy was introduced to ret…
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