NSITF Seeks Tougher Penalties on Employers Failing To Remit Employee Compensation

The managing director/chief executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Oluwaseun Faleye, has demanded tougher sanctions against defaulters of employees compensation entitlements.
Reiterating his damand for stronger judicial interpretation, he called for adjudication and enforcement of the Employees’ Compensation Act (ECA) 2010 to ensure that Nigerian workers receive the justice and compensation guaranteed by law.
Faleye made the call at the opening ceremony of of the NSITF 2026 Legal Stakeholders’ Engagement in Abuja, where he urged the judiciary, employers, organised labour and other stakeholders to strengthen the legal and institutional mechanisms for protecting w...