What you need to know for employing in Nigeria

Employee contributions include Pension, National Health Insurance Scheme, and the National Housing Fund.

Standard working hours in Nigeria are 8 hours per day - or 40 hours per week.

Employees are entitled to a minimum of 12 days' sick leave paid by the employer.

Employees are entitled to a total of 12 weeks' paid maternity leave - 6 weeks before and 6 weeks after birth.

For our client employees, the terms and conditions of employment are primarily subject to the terms of their respective contracts of employment. In practice it is usually 15 to 20 working days during each 12 months of service, plus public holidays.

There is no law requiring severance pay, it is often regulated by the employment contract or sectoral collective agreements.

The general position is that Nigerian employers may terminate a contract at any time, and without stating the reason of cause by providing the appropriate notice or payment in lieu.