Tag: Arrears
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Gbajabiamila denies pledging to offset ASUU’s salary arrears
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has denied committing himself to offset the arrears of salaries owed members of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) by the Federal Government. The denial is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by the Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Information, Mr Benjamin…
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Strike: TUC sends notice to Gov. Fayemi over unpaid workers’ benefits
The Trade Union Congress (TUC), Ekiti chapter, has advised Gov Kayode Fayemi to pay workers backlog of arrears as promised during his electioneering campaign in 2018 before the expiration of his tenure on Oct. 15, 2022. The labour union said redeeming such pledge would further reinforce workers’ trust in the APC-led administration in Ekiti and…
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Petrol marketers appeal to FG to clear N800b subsidy arrears or…
Oil marketers on Sunday appealed to the federal government to effect quick payment of their outstanding N800 billion subsidy debts. The marketers, under the aegis of Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) and Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association (DAPPMA), made the appeal in a joint interactive session with journalists in Lagos. They urged…
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Edo Govt. moves to clear LGs salary arrears
The Edo Government on Wednesday said it had put modalities in place to clear the salary arrears owed by the immediate past Local Government administrations in the state. Mr Ebomhiana Musa, the Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu, disclosed this in a statement in Benin. Musa said seven out of the 18…
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Land Use Charge: Outrageous amount in circulation unfounded, based on arrears – LASG
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday clarified the figures circulating in the media on the rate for the newly reviewed Land Use Charge Law of 2018, saying many of the numbers were based on several years of arrears on the levy not paid by affected property owners. Speaking at a news briefing held at the…
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We are not owing teachers 28 months arrears in Osun – Official
The Statistician-General, State of Osun, Professor Wasiu Gbolagade has debunked media reports making the rounds that the state is owing teachers 28 months salary arrears. Prof. Gbolagade in a media release observed that the claim that the state was owing her teachers 28 months half salaries was inaccurate and totally at variance with the situation…
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Strikes: FG commences payment of salary, promotion arrears of civil servants
Sequel to the enormous strikes that has enveloped some vital sectors of the economy, the Federal Government is set to commence the payment of salary arrears, promotion arrears and other entitlement of civil servants in the country on or before Wednesday, September 20, 2017. This was part of the four point agreement reached between the…
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JUST IN: Pensioners protest non-payment of arrears in finance ministry
There was pandemonium on Wednesday at the Ministry of Finance as retired civil servants on Wednesday stormed the ministry to protest the non-payment of their accumulated pensions. The workers numbering about 100 carried placards with various inscriptions demanding explanations from ministry officials on why the backlogs of their pensions have not been paid. The demonstration…
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Kwara teachers take to fasting, praying over unpaid salaries
Thousands of teachers in public primary and Junior Secondary Schools in Kwara say they have embarked on fasting and prayer to ensure payment of their six months’ salary arrears by state government. The Deputy Chairman of the state chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Alhaji Toyin Salihu, disclosed this during an interview with…