Tag: Salaries
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Payment of salaries not achievement- Borno Gov.
Payment of workers’ salaries of and pensions cannot be considered achievement, Borno Governor Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has said. Speaking after he approved the early payment of December 2019 salaries in the middle last week to enable Christians prepare for the Christmas celebration, the Governor said he has never considered payment of salaries a part…
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FG adjusts salaries of military, other security personnel
Members of the armed forces and other security outfits are to benefit from the consequential adjustment of workers’ salaries agreed by the federal government and labour on Friday. Labour and Employment Minister Chris Ngige told reporters in Abuja after the signing of the deal that the new structure would take immediate effect. He said: That…
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National Assembly slashes over 3000 legislative aides’ salaries
The National Assembly has reduced the salaries and allowances of over 3,000 legislative aides in its employ. The aides, who work under 109 senators and 360 members of the House of Representatives, started receiving their letters of appointments last June while some are still expecting theirs. According to a report by The Nation, several aides…
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TNG Exclusive: Lawmakers angry over excessive ‘N200k’ bank charges on monthly salaries
By Emmanuel Ovuakporie … point an accusing finger at House leadership … insist bank rip-off lawmakers of at least N72m monthly Some members of the House of Representatives are angry with the House leadership over alleged excessive bank charges of N200,000 monthly from their monthly emoluments due to Federal Account Allocation Committee, FAAC’s delay in…
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Don’t attempt traveling out of Nigeria if you owe workers salaries, Nnamdi Kanu warns S’E govs
…condemns xenophobic attacks in South Africa The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has warned governors who owe workers in their states to forget about traveling out of the country. This is even as the IPOB leader said that his group would continue to hold Nigerian politicians accountable for…
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Kogi guber: Yahaya Belllo reacts to reports of ‘dumping’ APC for Accord Party
…denies owing 38 months salary arrears The Kogi state government has said it has paid salaries for 38 months since it came into office in January 2016. The Director General of Media and Publicity to the Governor of Kogi State, Hon. Kingsley Fanwo, stated this in Takete Ide Amuro in Mopamuro Local Government while briefing…
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Owing 38 months workers salary: I know I’ve goofed – Gov. Bello
Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello for the first time publicly admitted that his administration has committed blunder by owing workers between eight and 38 months due to the over two years staff screening exercise he initiated. Governor Bello who spoke through his Chief of Staff, Edward Onoja at the 7th NLC quadrennial congress on Thursday…
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Again, Lagos sweepers protest non-payment of salaries
Sweepers of the Lagos State Community under the Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI) on Sunday staged another protest to the seat of power in Alausa, the second in two weeks, against non-payment of November/December salaries among other grievances. The street sweepers who stormed the area last week said they had to repeat the action yesterday because…
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NLC to place governors owing salaries, pensions on “watch list”
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is to liase with the International Trade Union Congress (ITUC) to place names of governors in the states where workers are being owed salaries and pensions for several months on a “watch list”. NAN reports that the ITUC is the world’s largest trade union federation. It was formed on Nov.…
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Court reinstates 894 redeployed health workers, orders refund of deducted salaries
The National Industrial Court on Tuesday in Kano ordered the Kano State government to redeploy the 894 health workers it transferred to other agencies from the Hospital Management Board, and refund their salaries deducted for 27 months. The state government had on September 6, 2016, through the office of the Head of Service, redeployed the…