For 22 years, Federal Civil Servants retired to uncertainty. Today, that cycle ends as ASCSN’s Persistence Pays Off: Gratuity Returns for Treasury‑Funded Federal Civil Servants
For 22 years, Federal Civil Servants retired to Uncertainty. Today, that cycle ends as ASCSN’s Persistence Pays Off: Gratuity Returns for Treasury‑Funded Federal Civil Servants By Comrade Dada, OLÙMÙYÍWÀ Olumide, ACIPM, HRPL Unit Chairman, NICO Oyo State Office (Ibadan, Oyo State) After years of waiting, federal civil servants can finally retire with more than gratitude—gratuity is back, and dignity is returning to public service. It is not often that a long‑running labour demand yields a policy reversal with immediate, measurable consequences for ordinary workers. Yet the Federal Executive Council’s (FEC) March 2026 approval of a new exit‑benefit framework does precisely that: it restores gratuity for retiring officers in treasury‑funded ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) and, in doing so, closes a welfare gap that has lingered in the federal civil service for years. Under the approved scheme, eligible officers who have completed a minimum of ten years’ service are to re...