President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has received the Nigeria Civil Service Union, NCSU, Shield Award in recognition of his commitment to the welfare of Nigerian workers. In a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Communication to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Tunde Moshood, the award was presented……
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has received the Nigeria Civil Service Union, NCSU, Shield Award in recognition of his commitment to the welfare of Nigerian workers.
In a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Communication to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Tunde Moshood, the award was presented to Tinubu on Monday as part of activities marking the 114th anniversary of the Nigeria Civil Service Union.
The Shield Award, described as the union’s highest honour, is reserved for individuals who have demonstrated “exceptional service and dedication to the advancement of Nigerian workers.”
The award was received on behalf of the President by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, at Merit House, Abuja.
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The presentation was led by the National President of the NCSU, Comrade Oluwole Sunday, who was joined by the immediate past President, Comrade Lawrence Ameachi, who also served as Chairman of the Occasion.
Other officials present included Comrade Adoga Gupada, Chairman of the Federal Council, Nigeria Civil Service Union, and Comrade Yildet Bigwan, Assistant General Secretary.
While conferring the honour on Tinubu, Sunday described the President as “a true shield of the Nigerian worker,” praising him as “a leader whose policies have consistently prioritised the interests of the labour force.”
The union said Tinubu’s interventions had “raised morale within the civil service” and demonstrated “a genuine concern for the well-being of workers across the nation.”
The NCSU, which has 84 affiliates, is the oldest trade union in Nigeria, with a history spanning more than a century and predating the creation of Nigeria as a nation.
The union is also widely regarded as having confronted British colonial authorities in defence of Nigerian workers.
Receiving the award on behalf of the President, Keyamo expressed excitement at the honour from “the oldest trade union in Nigeria.”
The minister, who was also recognised by the union for his continued solidarity with the Nigerian workforce, used the occasion to highlight President Tinubu’s “demonstrated commitment to the welfare of Nigerian workers.”
Following the ceremony, the award was displayed by Keyamo in his office alongside the leadership of the union.
