The Federal Republic of Nigeria is located in the southeast of West Africa and stretches over 923,768 square kilometers. It shares land borders with Cameroon and Chad to the East, Niger to the North, Benin to the West, and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic ocean to the south. It shares maritime borders with Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, and São Tomé and Principe.
Administratively, Nigeria is divided into 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the country’s capital, Abuja, is located. The constitution also includes a provision that more states can be created as needed. A member of OPEC since 1971, Nigeria has large deposits of petroleum and natural gas. Its economy is primarily based on the oil sector which provides 20% of GDP, 95% of foreign exchange earnings, and about 65% of budgetary revenues.
*Please note that the official currency is the currency of remuneration when employed through WorkMotion in Nigeria.
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The Federal Republic of Nigeria is located in the southeast of West Africa and stretches over 923,768 square kilometers. It shares land borders with Cameroon and Chad to the East, Niger to the North, Benin to the West, and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic ocean to the south. It shares maritime borders with Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, and São Tomé and Principe.
Administratively, Nigeria is divided into 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the country’s capital, Abuja, is located. The constitution also includes a provision that more states can be created as needed. A member of OPEC since 1971, Nigeria has large deposits of petroleum and natural gas. Its economy is primarily based on the oil sector which provides 20% of GDP, 95% of foreign exchange earnings, and about 65% of budgetary revenues.
*Please note that the official currency is the currency of remuneration when employed through WorkMotion in Nigeria.
The national holidays mentioned below are valid for the year 2025.
| January 1 | New Year’s Day | |
| March 30 | Id el Fitri (Eid al Fitr) | Movable - As per the Islamic Lunar calendar |
| March 31 | Id el Fitri (Eid al Fitr) Holiday | Movable - As per the Islamic Lunar calendar |
| April 18 | Good Friday | Movable - Friday before Easter |
| April 21 | Easter Monday | Movable - Easter is on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the northern spring equinox |
| May 1 | Labor Day | |
| June 6 | Id el Kabir | Movable - As per the Islamic Lunar calendar |
| June 7 | Id el Kabir Holiday | Movable - As per the Islamic Lunar calendar |
| June 12 | Democracy Day | |
| September 4 | Id el Maulud | Movable - As per the Islamic Lunar calendar |
| October 1 | National Day | |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | |
| December 26 | Boxing Day |
The approximate time for sharing the contract with an employee in Nigeria is 5 business days assuming no special requests or changes to our standard employment contract. Any such requests or changes would need to undergo internal and external review, directly leading to a time delay.
NOTE: This number is subject to change and is only an estimation of the Contract Sharing Time. The estimated Contract Sharing Time begins from the moment that WorkMotion has received all required information from both the client and the employee.
Employer contributions cover benefits for disability, maternity, sickness, and retirement. The levels of contribution are as summarized in the table below:
| Category | Employer Contribution |
| Contributory Pension Scheme |
|
| Group Life Insurance Policy |
|
| Social insurance (medical benefits) |
|
| Employees Compensation – Accidents at work and occupational diseases |
|
The normal working hours are 40 hours per week. Normal working hours in an undertaking can be fixed by mutual agreement, by collective bargaining within the organization or the industry concerned, or by an industrial wages board where there is no machinery for collective bargaining. In every period of seven days, a worker is entitled to one day of rest which is no less than 24 consecutive hours.
The hours which a worker is required to work in excess of the normal hours constitute overtime. There is no legislation on overtime pay rates. Overtime pay is by mutual agreement between the employer and the employee, a collective bargaining agreement, or an order by the industrial wages board.
There is no statutory probation period for new employees in Nigeria. Through custom and practice, contracts of employment specify a three to six months probation period.
The notice period is based on the period an employee has been serving the contract as illustrated in the table below:
|
Contract Period Served |
Applicable Notice |
|
During Probation |
1 – 2 weeks |
|
Post Probation |
1 month or 1 month payment in lieu of notice |
The normal working hours are 40 hours per week. Normal working hours in an undertaking can be fixed by mutual agreement, by collective bargaining within the organization or the industry concerned, or by an industrial wages board where there is no machinery for collective bargaining. In every period of seven days, a worker is entitled to one day of rest which is no less than 24 consecutive hours.
The hours which a worker is required to work in excess of the normal hours constitute overtime. There is no legislation on overtime pay rates. Overtime pay is by mutual agreement between the employer and the employee, a collective bargaining agreement, or an order by the industrial wages board.
There is no statutory probation period for new employees in Nigeria. Through custom and practice, contracts of employment specify a three to six months probation period.
The notice period is based on the period an employee has been serving the contract as illustrated in the table below:
|
Contract Period Served |
Applicable Notice |
|
During Probation |
1 – 2 weeks |
|
Post Probation |
1 month or 1 month payment in lieu of notice |
Employer contributions cover benefits for disability, maternity, sickness, and retirement. The levels of contribution are as summarized in the table below:
| Category | Employer Contribution |
| Contributory Pension Scheme |
|
| Group Life Insurance Policy |
|
| Social insurance (medical benefits) |
|
| Employees Compensation – Accidents at work and occupational diseases |
|
