Tag: Allowances
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SERAP sues Saraki for ‘paying Dariye N14.2m monthly allowances in prison’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court in Lagos to “stop the Senate President Bukola Saraki from paying former Plateau State governor, Senator Joshua Dariye N14.2 million monthly allowances while he serves out a 10-year prison sentence for corruption because such payment violates Nigerian law and international…
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Senate pays Dariye N85.5m allowances in prison
Indications emerged that six months after his conviction by a Federal Capital Territory High Court, Senator Joshua Dariye is still receiving the N750, 000 salary and N13.5m monthly running cost from the National Assembly. According to a report by The Punch, Dariye, who represents Plateau-Central Senatorial District, was still receiving the allowances because his seat…
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Why we can’t pay players’ salaries, allowances – Ifeanyi Ubah FC
FC IfeanyiUbah president,Ifeanyi Ubah, has admitted that the Nnewi Premier League club are owing their players. Ubah said this during an interactive session with some youths in Awka on Tuesday. He said indebtedness to players was common with most clubs in the country because of the inability of the League Management Company to pay the…
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RMAFC: SERAP seeks voluntary return of ‘illegal running costs, allowances’ by NASS
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President of the Senate Dr Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives Mr Yakubu Dogara to “persuade their members to voluntarily return running costs and other allowances so far collected, and now declared as illegal by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), and…
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Unpaid allowances: NEMA staff embark on indefinite strike nationwide
The Association of Senior Civil Servant of Nigeria (ASCSN) and Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Unit, on Thursday embarked on a nationwide three-day warning strike. Some that staff of the agency in Abuja, Minna, Lagos among others were seen with placard with inscription such as “Mustapha Maihaja must…
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Sagay fires back at Senate, insists ‘your outrageous salaries, allowances running Nigeria dry’
The row between the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption, PACAC, Prof. Itse Sagay and the National Assembly members especially those of the red chambers is not about to end as the embattled chairman insisted that he won’t stop criticizing the NASS members as long as their bogus salaries, allowances are not reviewed.…
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At last, NFF pays Super Falcons allowances as FG releases fund
Nigerian Football Federation has paid players and officials of the Super Falcons their outstanding allowances after receiving the money from the Federal Government on Friday. NFF’s spokesman Ademola Olajire, made the disclosure yesterday in Abuja. The statement quoted NFF’s Head of Women’s Football, Ruth David as saying, “the bank accounts of the players and officials…
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Buhari orders payment of Super Falcons’ allowances Thursday
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate payment of all outstanding allowances and bonuses being owed the Super Falcons, an official said on Wednesday in Abuja. The Falcons had earlier on Wednesday embarked on a protest march against the non-payment of their allowances by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The footballers, who won the Women’s…
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FG will pay victorious Super Falcons’ allowances, bonuses soonest – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government on Wednesday in Abuja pledged to examine the problems delaying the payment of the allowances and bonuses of the victorious Super Falcons by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF). Recall that the Super Falcons won the just concluded African Women’s Cup of Nations after beating hosts Cameroon 1-0 in the final of the…