Tag: Salaries
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NLC blows hot over call to slash workers’ salaries
The Chairman, Kano State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kabiru Ado-Minjibir has cautioned against any attempt to slash salaries of workers in the country. Minjibir, who gave the warning in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Kano, said any attempt to reduce the workers’ salaries would be met with stiff resistance from…
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IPPIS: ASUU rejects submission of BVN as condition for payment of withheld salaries
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it has rejected the submission of Bank Verification Number (BVN) as a condition for payment of February and March withheld salaries of lectures in the Federal Universities. Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU President, said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja.…
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IPPIS: Buhari makes U-turn, orders immediate payment of lecturers’ withheld salaries
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate payment of the February and March, withheld salaries of lecturers in federal universities who have not registered in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, made this disclosure in a statement signed by his new media aide, Emmanuel…
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COVID-19: Reps donate two months salaries, seek grant for 774 councils
Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila, on Tuesday said the lawmakers have decided to donate their March and April salaries towards the fight against the dreaded COVID-19. The House also asked the Central Bank of Nigeria to consider cash grants to the 774 Local Government Area administrations in the country to provide food…
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COVID-19: Nigerian senators agree to donate 50% of salaries till pandemic is over
Nigerian senators on Monday agreed to contribute 50 percent of their salaries to support the efforts being made to contain the spread and treatment of Coronavirus (COVID-19) victims in Nigeria. Senator Godiya Akwashiki, the acting spokesman of the Senate, confirmed in a statement released in Abuja. Akwashiki said the monthly donation would be “sustained” until…
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Coronavirus: Gombe suspends payment of new minimum wage, slashes salaries
Gombe State suspended payment of the N30,000 minimum wage on Saturday following dwindling finances due to the effect of coronavirus pandemic on the economy. Mr Manassah Jatau, the state Deputy Governor, said at a press briefing on Saturday in Gombe, that the decision was taken after consultation with the standing committee on minimum wage and…
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IPPIS: No more salaries for defiant ASUU members – FG
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) who have not registered in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) should no longer expect their salaries, Finance, Budget and National Planning Minister, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed said on Thursday. She said that 55 per cent of the varsity teachers’ has so far been enrolled.…
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IPPIS: Buhari makes U-turn, orders payment of salaries to lecturers
Federal Government has made a U-turn on its determination not to pay January salary of the staff of the federal universities, polytechnic and colleges of education, thereby aborting the nationwide strike billed to commence on Monday February 3. It is gathered that the Federal Government has decided to halt its enforcement mechanism for a month…
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IPPIS: Strike looms in varsities as FG stops salaries of ASUU members
Following the refusal of the staff of the federal tertiary institutions in Nigeria to be enrolled on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, IPPIS, the Federal Government has ordered that the salaries of the concerned staff be stopped immediately The affected federal government staff, who will not be paid salaries from January, are members…
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Atiku clears air on alleged accumulated salaries owed workers of broadcast outfit
After days of silence, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has reacted to claims that he is owing some foreign workers recruited for his media company, GOTEL. In a statement today, his media office rebutted the claim, saying “Nothing can be further from the truth”. It emerged from the statement that money to pay the workers of…