This study revealed the need for sustainable retention strategies in organizations in Nigeria. It took into consideration the competitive business environment that is occasioned by globalization. This is inferred from the effects associated with employee turnover in organizations, which express the inadequacies in the traditional retention strategies in organizations in Nigeria. The study therefore, proposes that organizations in Nigeria should adopt certain critical sustainable trends in employee retention such as, establishment of establishment of strategic retention plane, involvement of employees in decision-making process, personalized compensation plane, career planning, training and development and creation of work flexibility and outsourcing. This is pertinent if these organization want to catch up with the current demands of global economic needs which require the use of talented workforce to drive the fundamental changes and production processes that are taking place in work organizations globally.