Tag: Salaries
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Pay us our salaries, we are dying – Kogi workers tell Gov Bello
Workers in Kogi State have appealed to Governor Yahaya Bello to clear their backlog of their salaries before death kills them all. The appeal was made on behalf of the workers by the chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in the state, Onu Edoka, spoke on Friday at an event to mark the 40th anniversary…
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Work harder, we’ll increase your salaries soon, Adeosun tells Customs officers
The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has promised to ensure a salary increase for officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS. Mrs. Adeosun made the promise at the celebration of International Customs Day at the Customs Command and Staff College Gwagwalada, Abuja, on Friday. The theme of the event was “A secure business environment for…
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Paris Club Refund: Dickson releases N5.6bn to clear workers’ salaries
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State on Friday ordered the release of N5.6billion out of N14.8billion Paris Club Refund he received in December last year for the payment of one- and- half month salary arrears owed workers during the economic recession of 2016. It was gathered that the governor called a meeting of top government…
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‘We borrowed N10bn to clear 4-month salaries owed workers’ says Kogi Gov
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Friday disclosed that his administration resorted to borrowing N10bn before it could clear four-month salary arears before the last Christmas. He said the loan was added to the over N1.2bn that accrued to the state from Paris Club refund as well as the state’s November and December allocation before…
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Osun workers shun Aregbesola’s plea for perseverance, declare strike over unpaid salaries
Workers in Osun State have declared their intention to begin an indefinite strike following the refusal of the state government to revert to paying them full salary and arrears despite the receipt of the third tranche of N6.3 billion Paris Club loan refund. The workers under the umbrella of the Osun State Joint Public Service…
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Buhari and I receive meager salaries – Osinbajo
…canvasses better remuneration for journalists, lawyers Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said the take home pay of himself and President Muhammadu Buhari does not commiserate with the huge demands of their offices. Speaking at the end-of-year seminar of the State House Press Corps at the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in…
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Paris Club refund: Fayose confirms receipt of 4.47bn, promises to offset salaries, allowances on Thursday
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Monday confirmed the receipt of the state’s N4.76bn share of the final tranche of the Paris Club refund. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the President Muhammadu Buhari had on Saturday approved the release of the Paris Club refund to 27 state governments. Fayose revealed this on Monday in a…
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Ekiti workers shun Fayose’s Xmas gifts, demand payment of salaries
Civil servants in Ekiti State have appealed to Governor Ayodele Fayose to concentrate on paying their salary arrears rather than doling out Christmas clothes and other items to their children. They expressed regrets that many of them are dying of hunger while others are afflicted with debilitating ailments and lack money to access quality healthcare…
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Buhari, governors and workers’ salaries, By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon As majority of Christians, and many non-Christians prepare to mark the anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ this Christmastide, let’s spare a thought for the Nigerian workers and retirees at the state and local government levels, who may not join in the revelry due to non-payment of (arrears of) salaries and/or…
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Bello has a right to build mansions despite owing salaries, pensions – Aide
The Director General on Media and Publicity to the Kogi State Governor, Kingsley Fanwo has said his principal, Governor Yahaya Bello did not violate any law for building a multi-million naira house in his native home town, Okene despite owing workers and pensioners their monthly entitlements. Recall that there was wide outrage against the governor’s…