Osogbo—Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has disclosed that only 28 per cent of the state’s total workforce received modulated salary, adding that the remaining 72 per cent of the workers have been earning their full salary and are not being owed any outstanding salaries.

He, however, assured workers in the state that the financial crisis that forced the state government to embark on payment of modulated salary to its work force would be over by the end of March, 2018. Aregbesola, who addressed the workers at the Civil Service Week programme on weekend in Osogbo, appealed to them to persevere for a little more time for the payment of full salary, just as he commended them for their perseverance, patience, sacrifice, dedication and labour of love. The governor said: “There is no better time to acknowledge and tell you this than now. You have done well so far. What is left is just to thank you, particularly the 28 per cent of you who have endured modulated salaries. These are the 20 per cent who earn 75 per cent of their monthly pay and the eight per cent who collect 50 per cent of their salary. “The remaining 72 per cent, as you all know, have been earning their full pay and are not being owed any outstanding salaries, irrespective of the spin being given to this by our traducers. Even at that, we must thank everyone for the sacrifice you have all made in other areas. “This is because your relationship as workers is contractual and I want to assure you that everyone will get his or her full pay when this is over.” Explaining the financial situation of the state, Aregbesola said: “From July 2015 – when we started paying modulated salaries, our income from all sources, including gross allocation from the federation account, internally generated revenue and two tranches of Paris Club Refund – to November 2017, is N121.6 billion. “Meanwhile, our total personnel cost (excluding gratuities) within the same period would have been N104.4 billion if we had paid the full salaries of N3.6 billion every month. Our personnel cost therefore is 85.8 per cent of our total revenues from all sources. Aregbesola who accused his political opponents of playing mischief on the salary issue, urged the workers not to allow the opposition to instigate them against the government.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/12/28-osun-workers-receive-modulated-salary-aregbesola/

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HTC may launch few devices in 2018

The year 2017 was a roller coaster for HTC, but one thing was certain, the company posted a loss in three quarters. That's why HTC and Google have announced a new partnership that has provided an infusion of $ 1.1 billion in the brand to help keep the company afloat.

Now a new report states that HTC can take a step back in this new year. The report suggests that a new variant of the HTC U11 Plus will be launched in January, while the HTC U12 will be released sometime throughout the year.

This new U11 Plus will be targeted towards the mid-range market, but there is no other information available on the device, other than the fact that it will be cheaper. As for the U12, the report says that we will see a 4K screen, two rear chambers and the Snapdragon 845 processor.

However, there is no reference to any other smartphone that hits the market, suggesting that the brand will launch only a limited number of devices by 2018.

Source: https://www.seyiblog.com.ng/2017/12/htc-may-launch-few-devices-in-2018.html?m=1