By Onyebuchi Ezigbo
The federal government has reached agreement with stakeholders in the health sector to grant new retirement age for workers in the sector.
Under the new condition of service, the retirement age of health workers has increased from 60 years to 65 years.
Also the retirement age for medical consultants is 70 years.
Government also requested for three weeks to consider proposals made by health workers under the auspices of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) regarding enhanced hazard allowance.
Speaking to journalists after a meeting between the Presidential Committee on Salaries (PSC), relevant federal government stakeholders, health sector professional associations and trade unions on the issue of hazard allowance and retirement age for health sector workers in government health establishments at the Presidential Villa in Abuja yesterday, Minister of Labour and Enployment , Dr. Chris Ngige said that federal government
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