Nigeria: FG Directs Mdas to Stop Compulsory Three-Month Pre-Retirement Leave for Civil Servants
The directive says the three-month period is only a notice requirement, and retiring officers must keep working while completing pre-retirement training and records.
- Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, issued a circular dated May 13, 2026, directing all Ministries, Departments and Agencies to immediately discontinue mandatory three-month pre-retirement leave.
- The Office of the Head of Civil Service clarified that MDAs were wrongly interpreting Public Service Rule 120243, mistakenly treating the required three-month retirement notice period as compulsory leave instead of a notice requirement.
- Under PSR 120243, retiring Officers must attend a mandatory one-month MDA-approved pre-retirement workshop during the first month, then spend two months regularising service records and pension documentation to facilitate benefit processing.
- Consequently, MDAs must ensure retiring Officers continue discharging official responsibilities throughout the notice period, as The Office instructs top officials to ensure strict compliance and circulate the directive across the Service.
- Ministries, Extra-Ministerial Departments and Agencies must ensure seamless processing of retirement entitlements, as these provisions establish three distinct requirements for Officers transitioning from active service.
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The Federal Government has directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to immediately discontinue the practice of placing civil servants on a mandatory three-month pre-retirement leave, stating that the arrangement has no basis in the Public Service Rules. The directive was conveyed in a circular issued by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Walson-Jack, and addressed to ministers, permanent secretaries, service ch…
Nigeria: FG Directs Mdas to Stop Compulsory Three-Month Pre-Retirement Leave for Civil Servants
The federal government has directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to discontinue the practice of placing civil servants on a mandatory three-month pre-retirement leave, stating that such a provision is not recognised under the public service rules.
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GistReel On June 2, 2026, in Abuja, the Federal Government directed Ministries, Departments and Agencies to end the practice of placing retiring civil servants on a mandatory three-month pre-retirement leave, saying the practice is not provided for in the Public Service Rules, according to a circular by Head of Service Didi Walson-Jack. The directive followed reports that several MDAs had misinterpreted the retirement notice period as automatic …
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