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HNosegbe: I just had to highlight that part, for the benefit of those who got carried away by the title of the thread.

CABINET MINISTERS and MPs have rejected plans to increase the amount they are paid by 11 per cent.

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) is set to bring forward proposals to increase salaries from £66,396 to £74,000, in a move that it says will shed light on what members of parliament are paid. A spokesman said the plans were fiscally neutral and would add nothing extra to the taxpayer’s bill. “MPs have given away the right to set their own pay, they gave that responsibility to Ipsa so they don’t get to vote on it,” he said.

“MPs have always voted on their own pay and made decisions based on what might be in the newspapers, so salaries were kept down but other things like the very generous pensions and resettlement payments increased. It’s not right that it’s done in that calculated way. There should be some transparency and it should be made clear exactly what MPs are getting.”

Chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander told the BBC’s Andrew Marr that the public would find the pay rise “utterly incomprehensible” at a time when public sector pay is being squeezed. Defence secretary Philip Hammond said he would not accept the increase while the troops he presides over face a one per cent rise in their pay. Labour leader Ed Miliband and Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg both said they would not accept any extra money, but there have been pockets of support for the plans.

A spokesman for the prime minister said David Cameron would continue to make the point that “the cost of politics should be going down and not up,” adding that the government would urge restraint from Ipsa over pay. But politicians have no power to stop the increase, and research by Ipsa found that two-thirds of MPs believe they are underpaid – raising questions about the political motivation for rejecting a pay rise in the run up to the 2015 election. The changes could see resettlement payments and final salary pensions removed and expenses cut.

Raxxye: What you are saying about CNPP is true. My friend got an offer there early last year, but refused it(even though he was jobless) because of the gruelling work condition he saw the staff pass through. He felt he might die within a month if he accepted the offer and stayed. Their site was in one riverine area in Ondo State. 3 months on and 12 days off. They eat their own food and drink their own water while at work. They pay their own transport when going on the 12 days off(to and fro), plus their terrible living condition while at work, plus lots of other ill-treatments! Those Chinese guys are devils!

BE811APP: U have said it all...
FG jobs are better and dey wunt sack u like a private firm...
FG is Pensionable... Dat private firm will not put u on Pension..
And Level 9 is good... It means u have masters.. If it is a Ministry ur salary shuld be btwn 70-80k if its a Parastatal it shuld be btwn 115-250k depending if d org u r in generate income for the FG...

Go with the d FG Job...

sexkillz: [color=#000030]. . . And what have we been doing? [/color]

sexkillz: [color=#000030]Let's say someone insults you and you complain. Then he's banned. But then, he comes back with a new moniker, what do you suggest should happen? [/color]

sexkillz: [color=#000030]How about hardened Nairaland criminals? [/color]

makizee: 1.Banana Island:

The International University (IU), Vienna was an unaccredited private university located in Vienna, Austria, with a subsidiary in Kiev, Ukraine. According to IU, it was chartered in 1980 by the U.S. state of Alabama as a private degree-granting postsecondary institution.[1] The Vienna operation was founded in 1981 as "European Christian College". Beginning in 2001, IU was nationally accredited until 2003, when IU's university accreditation was withdrawn by the Austrian Accreditation Council.[2] In 2011, IUV's sponsoring association went into bankruptcy and was shut down by court order.

dsaynt: Are you trying to tell me that NLNG pays higher than Total, Agip and Chevron? I doubt that. They pay well but not as much as the IOCs. Don't forget that the staff of NLNG are made up of staff of these OICs.
Can some tell me the highest paying by sector? i.e.
Manfacturing: Top 5
Telcoms: Top 5 - 1. Etisalat 2. MTN, 3. Glo 4. Ericsson, 5. Airtel
Oil & Gas (multinationals): Top 5 1. Mobil 2. NLNG 3. Total 4. Chevron 5. Shell/Agip
Oil & Gas (local): Top 5 No idea
Banking/Financial Services: Top 5 No idea

gaphary: Lool. I been think say na bible talk am.

gaphary: Oga U get point. But bible sef talk am, Heaven helps those who help themselves. U don't expect me to help u, when u're not ready to help urself. It doesn't cost a thang if u should do some little research on ur own, u don't expect people to spell everything out for u. Sometimes u'll see a questions and u'll literally smh. But it's good to be ur brother'skeeper anyways.