salaries – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:15:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png salaries – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Debt Servicing, Salaries Dominate 2025 Budget with N24.8tn Allocation https://www.theinfostride.com/debt-servicing-salaries-dominate-2025-budget-with-n24-8tn-allocation/ https://www.theinfostride.com/debt-servicing-salaries-dominate-2025-budget-with-n24-8tn-allocation/#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:15:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=398299 The Federal Government’s 2025 budget has earmarked a staggering N24.8 trillion for debt servicing and public sector salaries, raising concerns about fiscal sustainability and the economy’s growth trajectory. This allocation represents a significant portion of the proposed N54 trillion budget and highlights the persistent challenge of balancing development needs with mounting financial obligations. A Closer [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/debt-servicing-salaries-dominate-2025-budget-with-n24-8tn-allocation/feed/ 0 12 Nigerian states owe their workers at least one month’s salary as of July 2022 https://www.theinfostride.com/12-nigerian-states-owe-their-workers-at-least-one-months-salary-as-of-july-2022/ https://www.theinfostride.com/12-nigerian-states-owe-their-workers-at-least-one-months-salary-as-of-july-2022/#respond Fri, 12 Aug 2022 23:10:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=330524 The organization in its empirical survey across the 36 states of the federation expressed displeasure over certain state governments’ refusal to pay the monthly salaries accruable to civil service workers in their states as and when due. BudgIT, a civic-tech organization on advocacy for transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s public finance, has revealed that at [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/12-nigerian-states-owe-their-workers-at-least-one-months-salary-as-of-july-2022/feed/ 0 The duo of Ubani and Nwokwu secure major Legal Victory against National Assembly’s Bogus Salaries and Allowances https://www.theinfostride.com/the-duo-of-ubani-and-nwokwu-secure-major-legal-victory-against-national-assemblys-bogus-salaries-and-allowances/ https://www.theinfostride.com/the-duo-of-ubani-and-nwokwu-secure-major-legal-victory-against-national-assemblys-bogus-salaries-and-allowances/#respond Sun, 06 Jun 2021 08:56:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=296174 The Plaintiffs approached the Federal High Court, Lagos to challenge the Constitutionality of the bogus remuneration and allowances of the members of the National Assembly. Since the inception of democracy in Nigeria in 1999, Nigerians have been demanding to know how much their Representatives in the National Assembly collect as salaries and allowances, the members [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/the-duo-of-ubani-and-nwokwu-secure-major-legal-victory-against-national-assemblys-bogus-salaries-and-allowances/feed/ 0 Workers Ensured My Re-Election Because I Paid Their Salaries – Simon Lalong https://www.theinfostride.com/workers-ensured-my-re-election-because-i-paid-their-salaries-simon-lalong/ Sun, 31 Mar 2019 18:47:18 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=230224 Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has said workers in the state that were paid their salaries on time were responsible for his re-election. He revealed this at a send-off party organised by the state council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), to honor its immediate past chairman, Mr Jibrin Banchir. He then praised the workers [...]

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]]> Nigerians Did Not Vote Us In To Pay Salaries – Abdulaziz Yari https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerians-did-not-vote-us-in-to-pay-salaries-abdulaziz-yari/ Fri, 17 Aug 2018 17:14:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=213660 Nigerian Governors have said they are not elected to pay salaries only and would not perform magic when there are no funds to implement other projects. Abdulaziz Yari, Zamfara state governor and the chairman of the NGF made the revelation on Thursday, August 16, 2018. “I don’t think you people voted us for only to [...]

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]]> Owed Salaries Will Be A Thing Of The Past – Abdulfatah Ahmed https://www.theinfostride.com/owed-salaries-will-be-a-thing-of-the-past-abdulfatah-ahmed/ Tue, 08 May 2018 20:47:06 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=206309 Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has assured local government councils in the state that he will ensure that all outstanding salary arrears are fully paid. Ahmed gave the assurance on Thursday while speaking with chairpersons of the councils and representatives of ex-councillors at Government House, Ilorin. “All arrears owed local government workers, pensioners and past [...]

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]]> We Have Paid All Salaries In Plateau State – Simon Lalong https://www.theinfostride.com/we-have-paid-all-salaries-in-plateau-state-simon-lalong/ Tue, 23 Jan 2018 18:25:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=197025 Simon Lalong of Plateau has said his administration will not enact the controversial anti-grazing law in the state, as grazing areas for cattle ranching have yet to be developed. “When the governor of Benue was doing the law, I told him: `Just be careful, take other steps before you start implementation’. “But he said that [...]

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]]> Abdulrasheed Maina Is Still Receiving Salaries – Mohammed Katu https://www.theinfostride.com/abdulrasheed-maina-is-still-receiving-salaries-mohammed-katu/ Sat, 25 Nov 2017 11:12:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=190488 Abdulrasheed Maina still collect files and monthly salaries after President Muhammadu Buhari ordered his dismissal. Mohammed Katu said this recently. President Buhari had ordered Maina’s sack on October 23, 2017. Katu told lawmakers that his client received twenty-three files in his acting capacity as a director in the ministry of interior. “Maina had to disappear [...]

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]]> Workers Salaries Should Be Reviewed Every Decade – Abdulyekeen Agunbiade https://www.theinfostride.com/workers-salaries-should-be-reviewed-every-decade-abdulyekeen-agunbiade/ Fri, 27 Oct 2017 04:19:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=186632 Kwara State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Abdulyekeen Agunbiade, has begged the Federal Government to review the minimum wage in the country. He added that according to Labour law, workers salaries should be reviewed every decade. The labour leader explained that Nigerian workers would not accept just any amount that is less [...]

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]]> Doctors Are Yet To Receive Salaries They Are Owed – Arikawe Adeolu https://www.theinfostride.com/doctors-are-yet-to-receive-salaries-they-are-owed-arikawe-adeolu/ Sat, 09 Sep 2017 23:10:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=181512 Renewed hope that current strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) will be suspended was rudely dashed on Friday as the Federal Government went against agreement reached with the doctors on Wednesday. The real problem is the government failed to pay the accrued salary arrears to the doctors as it promised on Wednesday [...]

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]]> Unpaid Salaries In Osun State Will Be Settled Soon – Comrade Sunmonu https://www.theinfostride.com/unpaid-salaries-in-osun-state-will-be-settled-soon-comrade-sunmonu/ Mon, 28 Aug 2017 03:29:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=179937 Chairman of the Osun Fund Allocation Committee, Comrade Hassan Sunmonu has told workers in Osun state that the government would pay outstanding parts of their salaries. Comrade Sunmonu gave this assurance while appearing on the OSBC Television current affairs Yoruba programme, Kabenko. He praised the state government for using the funds available carefully to take [...]

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]]> Benue State Owes N40bn Salaries – Samuel Ortom https://www.theinfostride.com/benue-state-owes-n40bn-salaries-samuel-ortom/ Tue, 08 Aug 2017 14:28:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177348 Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue says his administration is in need of N40 billion to clear the salary arrears owed workers of the state. Ortom dropped the hint in a statement issued on Sunday in Makurdi by his Special Adviser on Media and ICT, Mr Tahav Agerzua. “I have kept my agreement with labour leaders [...]

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]]> N7.9b Paris Club Refund: Oyo State to use 60% for Salaries, Wages and Pensions – Finance Commissioner https://www.theinfostride.com/n7-9b-paris-club-refund-oyo-state-to-use-60-for-salaries-wages-and-pensions-finance-commissioner/ Sun, 23 Jul 2017 20:40:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173385 The Government of Oyo State has disclosed that 60% of the latest tranche of Paris Club Refund totalling N7.9 billion will be expended on salaries, wages and pensions of workers in the state, saying that its decision to use 100% of its federal allocations for workers’ welfare still stands. The Government has also explained that [...]

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]]> Ben Ayade Orders Payment Of Salaries With Paris Club Refund https://www.theinfostride.com/ben-ayade-orders-payment-of-salaries-with-paris-club-refund/ Sun, 23 Jul 2017 11:02:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173307 Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has ordered the payment of gratuities to retirees in the state civil service who retired from service in 2014 from the Paris Club Refund. The 2013 retirees are currently being paid their gratuities and pension in the state. Mr Ekpenyong Henshaw, the Head of Service of Cross River, briefing [...]

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]]> Oyo State To Spend 60% Of Paris Club Refund On Salaries https://www.theinfostride.com/oyo-state-to-spend-60-of-paris-club-refund-on-salaries/ Sun, 23 Jul 2017 10:52:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173298 The Oyo State Government says 60 per cent of the latest Paris Club refund of N7.9 billion will be spent on salaries, wages and pensions of workers in the state. Mr Toye Arulogun, the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism of the state, said this in a statement on Saturday in Ibadan. Arulogun quoted Mr [...]

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]]> N-Power Beneficiaries Protest Non-Payment Of Salaries In Nasarawa https://www.theinfostride.com/n-power-beneficiaries-protest-non-payment-of-salaries-in-nasarawa/ Thu, 11 May 2017 05:37:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=164301 Some beneficiaries of the Federal Government N-power programme in Nasarawa have protested the non-payment of their five months stipend. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protesters who carried placards and leaves, marched for over five kilometres from the Lafia Branch of United Bank for Africa to the Government House. “All those who are [...]

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]]> Mohammed Bindow Set To Pay Arrears Of LG Staff Salaries https://www.theinfostride.com/mohammed-bindow-set-to-pay-arrears-of-lg-staff-salaries/ Sat, 29 Apr 2017 08:34:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=163394 Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa has expressed his determination to pay all arrears of local government staff salaries, pensions and gratuities in the state. Bindow Made the promise on Friday while inspecting the Cartage Hospital in Maiha Local Government area of the state. He said the arrears were inherited from the previous administration and his [...]

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]]> Samuel Ortom Gets Special Committee To Clear Backlog Of Salaries https://www.theinfostride.com/samuel-ortom-gets-special-committee-to-clear-backlog-of-salaries/ Sat, 29 Apr 2017 08:24:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=163387 The Benue State Government says it has set up a special committee to clear the backlog of salaries owed civil servants. Gov. Samuel Ortom, who disclosed this on Friday in Makurdi, during a meeting with organised labour, said that the committee would work out what was involved and work toward settling it. gets special committee [...]

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]]> ‘Game of Thrones’ Cast Set To Earn Record Salaries https://www.theinfostride.com/game-of-thrones-cast-set-to-earn-record-salaries/ Thu, 27 Apr 2017 12:57:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=163310 NO SHOW on air can hold a candle to Game of Thrones right now. The production value and devoted audience sets the fantasy drama leagues above anything else and now, the show is forging another record for itself — specifically how much they’re going to pay their cast. The show’s ‘Big Five’ are about to [...]

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]]> PENGASSAN Protests Non-Payment Of Members’ Salaries https://www.theinfostride.com/pengassan-protests-non-payment-of-members-salaries/ Wed, 12 Apr 2017 23:29:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=161797 As early as 6am, Tuesday, April 6, 2017, members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) gathered outside General Electric’s offices at Mansard Place, Victoria Island. They had placards, banners and raised voices. The gathering was organised to protest the firm’s perceived breach of a contract it allegedly entered into [...]

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]]> No Money For Salaries, Pensions In 2017 – Kemi Adeosun https://www.theinfostride.com/no-money-for-salaries-pensions-in-2017-kemi-adeosun/ Fri, 07 Apr 2017 09:12:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=161225 Minister of budget national and planning, Udoma Udoma has said that the the federal government lacks funds for the payment of salaries and pensions in 2017. Udoma stated this on Thursday, April 6, 2017, when he appeared before the House of Representatives alongside finance minister, Kemi Adeosun. Udoma said half of the projected revenue in [...]

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]]> N14.2bn Salaries Payment: CSCEOS insists Governor Aregbesola spent just N4.5billon on Salaries, Pensions https://www.theinfostride.com/n14-2bn-salaries-payment-csceos-insists-governor-aregbesola-spent-just-n4-5billon-on-salaries-pensions/ Thu, 05 Jan 2017 17:10:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=153223 An Osun State based civil society organization (CSO), the Civil Societies Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun State (CSCEOS) has described the State governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola as a serial and pathological liar for saying that the State government under his watch spent N14.2billon for the payment of modulated salaries and pensions of workers’ and [...]

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]]> Governors Should Pay Workers’ Salaries From Debt Refunds – PMB https://www.theinfostride.com/governors-should-pay-workers-salaries-from-debt-refunds-pmb/ Fri, 23 Dec 2016 13:37:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=152192 President Muhammadu Buhari has requested state governors to settle outstanding salaries and entitlements of their workers with at least 25 per cent of refunds to them from excess deductions for external debt service. Malam Garba Shehu, the president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, stated this in a statement he issued in Abuja on [...]

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]]> Abiola Ajimobi Pays Workers Outstanding Salaries https://www.theinfostride.com/abiola-ajimobi-pays-workers-outstanding-salaries/ Tue, 20 Dec 2016 21:11:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=151880 The Oyo State Government on Tuesday commenced the payment of two months outstanding salaries to its workers. Mr Toye Arulogun, the State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, announced this at the Annual Lecture/Award of the ministry’s Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Oyo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that [...]

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]]> NLC Wants Salaries Increased To N56,000 https://www.theinfostride.com/nlc-wants-salaries-increased-to-n56000/ Tue, 20 Dec 2016 18:19:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=151862 The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to go on strike if the Federal Government does not increase the minimum wage to N56,000. The NLC President, Ayba Wabba said all workers will down their tools on May 1, 2017, if nothing is done about the issue. The labour leader also said that workers can no [...]

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]]> Pay Salaries On Time So Your Staff Will Respect You – Gbenga Adeyinka https://www.theinfostride.com/pay-salaries-on-time-so-your-staff-will-respect-you-gbenga-adeyinka/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 10:34:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=148960 Popular Nigerian comedian, Gbenga Adeyinka shares five important tips for being a great boss on Accelerate TV’s Boss Moves. Adeyinka, who is also an event compere, revealed that one of these tips is paying salaries on time to ensure his staff retains deep respect for him.

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]]> Samuel Ortom Looks Up To God To Pay Workers’ Salaries https://www.theinfostride.com/samuel-ortom-looks-up-to-god-to-pay-workers-salaries/ Mon, 14 Nov 2016 12:48:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=148066 Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue has put his hope on God to supply the financial needs of the state government. Ortom said his administration will soon overcome the challenges of non-payment workers’ salaries in the state. Ortom gave the assurance when he met the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastort [...]

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]]> I Am Against Slash In Salaries, Hours Of Work – Chris Ngige https://www.theinfostride.com/i-am-against-slash-in-salaries-hours-of-work-chris-ngige/ Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:09:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=141317 The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has warned state governors against reduction in remunerations and hours of work of workers. In a statement issued by Mr Samuel Olowokere, Deputy Director Press in the ministry, Ngige said the warning was necessary to restore industrial harmony and forestall breakdown of law and order. He [...]

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]]> Akwa Ibom Teachers Embark On Prayer Session Over Unpaid Salaries https://www.theinfostride.com/akwa-ibom-teachers-embark-on-prayer-session-over-unpaid-salaries/ Sat, 13 Aug 2016 15:43:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=140028 Teachers in Akwa Ibom State have reportedly began fasting and prayer session to enable them get their unpaid salaries. According to an Instagram post by Instablog9ja, the teachers recently resorted to fasting and prayer in the state. “With their appointment letters in hand, Akwa Ibom State teachers begin fasting and prayers over unpaid salaries since [...]

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]]> Adams Oshiomhole Exlplain Why He Increased Edo Workers’ Salaries https://www.theinfostride.com/adams-oshiomhole-exlplain-why-he-increased-edo-workers-salaries/ Fri, 12 Aug 2016 14:33:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=139912 The Edo state Governor, Adams Oshiomhole has revealed why he increased the minimum wage in the state. The Governor said he made the increase to show other state Governors that wages could be increased and paid promptly. On May 1, 2016, Oshiomhole announced an increment of the minimum wage from N18,000 to N25, 000 for [...]

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]]> It’s Criminal Not To Pay Workers’ Salaries – Adams Oshiomhole https://www.theinfostride.com/its-criminal-not-to-pay-workers-salaries-adams-oshiomhole/ Thu, 11 Aug 2016 23:18:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=139816 Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday, August 10, berated state governments owing workers’ salaries, saying a progressive government must maintain a national minimum wage. He stated this in Abuja during a forum tagged ‘The Podium’, organised by The Kukah Centre in collaboration with the Ford Foundation. At the programme themed: ‘From Activism to Political [...]

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]]> Kwara State Release Additional Funds For LG Workers’ Salaries https://www.theinfostride.com/kwara-state-release-additional-funds-for-lg-workers-salaries/ Sat, 30 Jul 2016 03:00:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=138064 Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has released N162.9m to augment the July salary of local government workers in the state. Alhaji Ademola Banu, Commissioner for Finance, confirmed this in a statement on Friday in Ilorin. Banu said that the release of the fund showed that the governor had kept to his pledge to help local [...]

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]]> Don’t Blame Governors For Unpaid Salaries – Muhammadu Jibrilla https://www.theinfostride.com/dont-blame-governors-for-unpaid-salaries-muhammadu-jibrilla/ Fri, 08 Jul 2016 10:52:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=135379 Governor Muhammadu Jibrilla of Adamawa State says governors should not be blamed for the problem of non payment of workers salary in many states in the federation. Jibrilla was speaking Thursday, July 7, when he received traditional rulers who paid him sallah homage at government house in Yola. Jibrilla said the dwindling revenue from the [...]

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]]> Non-payment Of Workers’ Salaries Is A Disgrace – Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/non-payment-of-workers-salaries-is-a-disgrace-buhari/ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 16:26:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=133384 President Muhammadu Buhari has described the inability of 27 of the 36 state governments of the federation to pay the salaries of their workers as “a disgrace to Nigeria”. Buhari, while addressing staff of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, expressed concern that in spite of the initial bailout funds made available to some states, their workers [...]

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]]> I Haven’t Owed Salaries In 5 Years – Kashim Shettima https://www.theinfostride.com/i-havent-owed-salaries-in-5-years-kashim-shettima/ Wed, 22 Jun 2016 19:07:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=133227 The Borno State Government has not owed salaries in five years despite grappling with the Boko Haram insurgency, Governor Kashim Shettima has said. Shettima made the disclosure while hosting members of the Borno Elders Forum and the Business Community in the State to dinner at the Government House on Monday, June 20, 2016. “Ordinarily, I [...]

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]]> APC Slam Fayose Over Unpaid Workers’ Salaries https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-slam-fayose-over-unpaid-workers-salaries/ Wed, 01 Jun 2016 15:36:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=130529 The Ekiti state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has accused Governor Ayo Fayose of leaving a lavish lifestyle, while workers in the state are suffering. The APC issued a statement in reaction to Fayose’s comment that he could not pay salaries because the former Governor of the Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi plunged the [...]

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]]> We Spend N165bn On Salaries, Allowances Monthly – FG https://www.theinfostride.com/we-spend-n165bn-on-salaries-allowances-monthly-fg/ Wed, 25 May 2016 20:17:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=129948 The Federal Government says it spends N165 billion on salaries and allowances every month. Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, disclosed this yesterday in Abuja, at a joint meeting with the security chiefs of paramilitary agencies under the Ministry of Interior on continuous audit and migration from manual to automated payment system. The minister, who [...]

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]]> NLC Clash Over Unpaid Salaries 10-Month Agreement In Oyo https://www.theinfostride.com/nlc-clash-over-unpaid-salaries-10-month-agreement-in-oyo/ Sun, 03 Apr 2016 18:54:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=124738 The Oyo State Government has said that the 10-month old agreement it had with organised labour in the state over unpaid salaries subsisted, warning them to refrain from confrontation. This is contained in a statement signed by Alhaji Ismael Alli, a former Secretary to the State Government and leader of the government delegation and made [...]

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]]> I Won’t Pay Workers’ March Salaries – Rauf Aregbesola https://www.theinfostride.com/i-wont-pay-workers-march-salaries-rauf-aregbesola/ Sat, 19 Mar 2016 00:25:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=123409 The Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has ruled out the possibility of paying workers’ salaries for the month of March, giving the low federal allocation the state got. The Cable reports that the state got N6.23 million as against the the N56 million it received in September 2015. Aregbesola said the March allocation can not [...]

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]]> Paying Salaries Is Difficult – Seriake Dickson https://www.theinfostride.com/paying-salaries-is-difficult-seriake-dickson/ Fri, 12 Feb 2016 21:25:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=120375 Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state announced that the state can no longer borrow money from banks to pay salaries, adding that the government is going through hard times. The Cable News reports that he said “There have to be some discussions with workers and stakeholders. We cannot be borrowing to pay salaries as we [...]

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]]> President Not Slashing Ministers’ Salaries – Garba Shehu https://www.theinfostride.com/president-not-slashing-ministers-salaries-garba-shehu/ Sun, 29 Nov 2015 12:23:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109595 The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu has dismissed reports that the president has cut salaries of ministers in half. In a statement released via Twitter, Shehu said President Buhari has not tampered with the salaries of the ministers. “They remain as they have been prescribed by the [...]

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]]> I’m Not Planning To Slash Ekiti Workers’ Salaries, N18,000 Minimum Wage Not Even Enough – Governor Fayose https://www.theinfostride.com/im-not-planning-to-slash-ekiti-workers-salaries-n18000-minimum-wage-not-even-enough-governor-fayose/ Mon, 23 Nov 2015 21:21:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108440 Amid claims by the 36 state governors under the aegis of Nigeria Governors Forum that the 18,000 naira national minimum wage can no longer be sustained, Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has said that he has no plan of reviewing downward the minimum wage, in spite of its current financial challenges. Fayose, who stated this [...]

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]]> Osun NMA Gives Government 7-day Ultimatum To Pay Members’ Salaries https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-nma-gives-government-7-day-ultimatum-to-pay-members-salaries/ Mon, 19 Oct 2015 06:21:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=103080 Osun State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the state government to pay its members working with the state all outstanding salary arrears, deductions and other allowances. The NMA also expressed full support for the ongoing industrial action by Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Ladoke Akintola University of [...]

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]]> Ebonyi > Governor Umahi Pardons Commissioners, Others For Lateness https://www.theinfostride.com/ebonyi-governor-umahi-pardons-commissioners-others-for-lateness/ Wed, 30 Sep 2015 16:17:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101433 Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi has pardoned all the political appointees whose October salaries, he placed on hold as a result of their coming late to a state function on Monday. Those affected by the governor’s action included his deputy chief of staff, commissioners, special advisers and council chairmen. Announcing the suspension of the salaries [...]

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]]> Bayelsa > Why We Won’t Draw Share Of FG Bailout Funds – Governor Dickson https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-why-we-wont-draw-share-of-fg-bailout-funds-governor-dickson/ Wed, 23 Sep 2015 22:42:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100713 Bayelsa State government says it will not draw its share of the 222 billion naira approved by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for states to clear outstanding workers’ salaries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that CBN has approved N12.85 billion for the state. So far, only 19 states have drawn from the [...]

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]]> Bailout Fund: Osun Governor Aregbesola Only Paid 3-Month Salaries https://www.theinfostride.com/bailout-fund-osun-governor-aregbesola-only-paid-3-month-salaries/ Sat, 19 Sep 2015 16:25:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=99970 The governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has paid part of the eight month salaries owed to workers in the state. Reports from the state reveal that salaries for March, April and May were paid in full but the governor did not offset the part owed from January and February. However, workers are very [...]

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]]> #Osun > State Government Commences Payment Of Workers’ Salaries https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-osun-commences-payment-of-workers-salaries/ Thu, 17 Sep 2015 19:30:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-osun-commences-payment-of-workers-salaries/ The Osun State Government has agreed to commence the payment of three months salaries to its workers as well as payment of deductions made from their salaries. This agreement was sequel to the signing of a fresh Memorandum of Understanding between the two parties on Wednesday. There was tension in the state that the Rauf [...]

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