Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Wednesday reaffirmed commitment to pay salaries and pension arrears of all genuine workers in the state. Bello gave the assurance at the APC rally tagged: “Yagba Alive Rally in Support of PMB 2019”, organised by Yagba Federal Constituency at Isanlu Township stadium in Isanlu. “I am assuring you by […]
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Workers in Osun State have stated 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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There seems to be hope of a blissful Christmas and New Year celebration for civil servants who are being owed salaries and allowances, as 27 states have collected their dues from the Paris Club Refund. It is expected that a large chunk of the funds will be used to offset arrears of workers’ salaries and […]
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Who is talking about salaries in Kogi State? The talk of the town is Governo Yahaya Bello’s newly completed state-of-the-art country home on Mahmoud Atta street, GRA, Okene. Dignitaries at the house-warming ceremony included Abdul Rahman Ado Ibrahim, Ohinoyi of Ebira land. The mansion is described by some as a thing of beauty. Below are […]
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Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi says he will pay all salary arrears of civil servants and the pension arrears of retirees before the end of 2017. Bello also said that he would commence prompt payment of salaries of workers in the state public service from January 2018. He made the promise on Saturday at the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has charged governors of the 36 states in Nigeria to pay all the salaries owed workers before Christmas. The president made the call when he met with the governors inside the council chamber of the presidential villa, Abuja. At the meeting, President Muhammadu Buhari directed the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun; […]
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Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the presidential task force on pension reform,is still receiving salaries. This is according to Mohammed Katu, his counsel. President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered the dismissal of Maina from the civil service after the report of his reinstatement went viral. But speaking on Thursday when he appeared before the house of representatives […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern over unpaid salaries and allowances by state governments. Receiving a group of governors led by Abdul’Aziz Yari, chairman of the Nigerian governors’ forum (NGF), at the presidential villa in Abuja on Tuesday, Buhari wondered the effect of interventions by the federal government. He said the plight of workers need urgent […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to state governors to pay salaries and pensions, as workers depend on it to pay their rents and care for their families. The President made the appeal when he met with traditional rulers at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday. Workers and pensioners in many states in the country […]
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Medical doctors in Osun State on Thursday staged a peaceful protest in Osogbo over unpaid salaries and poor healthcare facilities in state-owned health institutions. The doctors, members of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Osun Chapter, carried placards, and marched from the association’s secretariat on Gbogon/Ibadan Road to the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park in Osogbo, chanting anti-government […]
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