Tag: Salaries
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NFF assures on payment of outstanding bonuses of Super Eagles, coaches’ salaries
The Nigeria Football Federation says it is working to ensure the payment of outstanding bonuses and allowances of the coaches and players of the senior men national team, Super Eagles, as well as salaries owed the coaches of the team. NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, said in Abuja on Wedneday that the challenges and…
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Salaries of NASS members must reflect economic realities, Court rules
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to fix the salaries and allowances of the 469 members of the National Assembly, to reflect the economic realities in the country. The court on Friday also ruled that the National Assembly Service Commission has no power to…
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APC clears air on alleged plans by FG to slash workers’ salaries
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday in Abuja, said the Federal Government has no plans to slash salaries of civil servants as alleged by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), debunked the allegation in a statement. Recall that the PDP, in…
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This is tantamount to ‘mass suicide’; Labour reacts to plans by FG to slash salaries
The Organised Labour has condemned and rejected the plan by the Federal Government to slash the salaries of workers in the country. The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Waba, who said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, noted that the plan was tantamount to a “mass suicide” wish, for Nigerian…
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Bauchi stops salaries of 715 suspected ghost workers
The Secretary to Bauchi State Government, Alhaji Mohammed Baba, says government has temporarily stopped the salaries of 715 suspected ghost workers. Baba said this while addressing newsmen on the outcome of Wednesday’s meeting of the State Executive Council at the Government House in Bauchi. “We have their lists and the reason for stopping every salary…
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BREAKING: Kano Govt slashes salaries by 50%
The Kano State Government has slashed the salaries of political office holders in the State by 50 per cent for the month of March. According to a statement by Malam Muhammad Garba, Commissioner, Information, Kano State, the salary cut was due to dwindling resources. Garba, who disclosed this on Tuesday, said the action was due…
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Why I didn’t receive salaries for eight years as Osun Governor – Aregbesola
The Minister of Interior and immediate past governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has denied reports that he secretly received his accumulated 96-month salary while leaving office as governor in 2019. The minister was reacting to reports accusing him of receiving the accumulated salaries in secret. A statement from minister’s media aide, Sola Fasure,…
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Lawmakers demand better salaries for doctors, others
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, condemned the mass exodus of workers in the health sector, calling on the Federal Government to discourage the migration of health workers to other countries. The House specifically urged the Ministry of Labour, Employment, and Productivity to “review the salary, allowances, and welfare of Nigerian medical practitioners.” …
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You can’t claim varsity autonomy and still receive salaries from us, FG tells ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) cannot claim to be autonomous when lecturers are paid by the government, Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, said on Wednesday. He said autonomy can only work when a university generates its resources to pay workers and meet its obligation. Ngige spoke while defending his ministry’s…
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Buhari to federal workers: No IPPIS, no salaries
President Muhammadu Buhari says only federal workers that have been captured by the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) platform will continue to receive salaries. Buhari said this when he presented the 2021 budget of N13.08trillion to the joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…