₦airaland Forum

masterchi:
bro I don stop work oh. When I'm paid I'll resume.

don't worry my brother you will paid this coming week, am sure your students miss you

sourced from the punch.
can someone please pass this to our oga at the top?

Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said that teachers’ salaries should be given priority over capital expenditure.He said the Senate would work towards ensuring that salaries ofteachers were paid promptly.Saraki also asked the government to leave capital investments to the private sector in order to enable it to focus on social infrastructure such as regular payment of teachers’ salaries.The senate president spoke on Friday at the 2016 Founder’s Day lecture of the King’s College, Lagos.Saraki, who is an old boy of the college, regretted that the school had yet to resume academic activities because teachers were owed salaries.He said, “The challenge is that we give priority to capital expenditure over the payment of teachers’ salaries. That is emphasising quantityover quality. Salaries are more important thancapital expenditure and salaries of teachers cannot be left as a responsibility of the local government.“In developed countries,governments focus on social infrastructure likepayment of salaries andleave the private sector to deal with the provision of rails, roads and other capital investments.“These have been takenover by the private sector, leaving government to focus onsocial infrastructure. Education is no longer an interesting sector forteachers to go into. I have taken it up at the Senate and until something happens, nobody is going to have peace.”

ORUWISE:
it is those who has not received August salary. There will be no more delay.

no more delay? how? please can you expatiate more?

chinelany:
Lols

lol... no be joke oh.. hunger is worse than insanity.

teachers in primary schools are worst hit. they stand from morning to afternoon teaching at least six subjects a day on empty stomach..today I nearly fainted in class cause of dizziness. if I don't see alert today or tomorrow .am leaving my work station.. na employment I ask for not death warrant.

chinelany:
Dont mind the liberators and freedom mentality people in our midst. A human being that has the efrontry to stand before the whole world to say he has paid you completely, you are still saying he cannot sack you if u dont go to work. Okay na sidon for house, no go work una hear, when casala burst we go no weda wike na ur homeboy or not. In d first place if he says he has pd u uptodate, how on earth do u tink he wont ask u y u dint go to work?

what sort of idiocy is this?

news from today FM says some security guards shut the gates of model primary schools in. obia akpor and phalga over unpaid salaries and that the com of education backed by security operatives went there and handle the situation... na wa oh..matters arising.

esteeluve:
The truth of the matter is that Wike does not want to pay. I heard on good authority that he has been reminded 3x about it and it's even causing problems for the board chairman who mentions it to him. furthermore the transfer conducted by ube has been nullified....
he is just been wicked!

which transfer?

iwedimarshal:
GOVERNOR WIKE RECALLS FOUR SUSPENSED COMMISIONERS; HEAD OF SERVICE, SPECIAL ADVISER ON LANDS.

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has recalled the four commissioners earlier suspended from office.

The commissioners recalled by the governor are: Dr John Bazia, Chieftaincy Affairs; Mrs Tonye Briggs-Oniyide; Culture and Tourism; Dr Fred Kpakol, Finance and Mr Boma Iyaye; Sports.

A statement by the Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu informed that the governor has also recalled
the Head of Service, Mr Rufus Godwin and Mr Anugbum Onuoha, Special Adviser on Lands.

Simeon Nwakaudu,
Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor,
Electronic Media.
15th September, 2016.

OK.. African magic on point... the more you look the less you see

haba! no alert today?

Hopesweet2:
Alerts will soon start coming in today by God's grace.

I'm very certain about it. My source is not from the ministry, nor schools board , neither is it coming from any Government official.

But from the almighty God whose power non can contend. Job 22:28 says, thou shall also degree a thing and it shall be established unto thee....

At this juncture, all we need is God's report and his intervention.
Than to listen to this liars(politicians), with their dead conscience.

one good thing about this our delayed payment is that it has turned most of us here into prayer warriors..

my dear ,I key into your ministrations this morning and scream a big AMMMEEEENNNN

The Rivers State Commissioner for Education, Prof Kaniye Ebeku, has urged teachers in the state to first exhaust all avenues of dialogue before considering the proposed strike action.Ebeku, who made the appeal recently in a meeting with the teachers in Port Harcourt, the state capital, noted that the policy of the present administration was not to owe any staff, hence, the allegation of outstanding salary arrears to teachers would be looked into with a view to addressing the problemThe commissioner told the teachers that, “assuming without considering that any legitimate teacher is being owed salary, we believe that you should not start by going on strike.“We need to know how this came about because as far as this government is concerned, the policy isnot to owe any staff. So,if any staff is being owed salary, there mustbe something wrong along the line that we will seek to explore and resolve.“Consequently, we haveurged them (teachers) to stop any planned strike action that could disrupt the smooth resumption of students’upcoming academic session,” Ebeku added.He used the opportunityto urge parents and guardians to prepare their children and wardsfor the new date of resumption of schools, which is September 19, 2016.The Tide recalls that teachers under the auspices of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) had last week, issued a communiqué directing teachers to resume work after the holidays while appealing to government to pay them their outstanding salary arrears, while at the same time, warning that they would embark on strike, if on resumption, they are not given their entitlements.In the communiqué, theteachers had listed payment of arrears of salaries, implementation of promotions and conduct of outstanding promotion interviews of those who are due as issues to be addressed by the government.The communiqué was issued at the end of a meeting of the State Wing Executive Council (SWEC) of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Rivers State wing.

PORT HARCOURT – SECURITY guards and labourers in the Rivers State Modern Primary Schools, spread across the 23 localgovernment areas of the state, have warned that they would put the schools under lockand key even after resumption tomorrow (Wednesday) until their backlog of salaries is paid.The guards and labourers, who launched a peaceful protest in Port Harcourt, Thursday, last week, complained that the state government owed them salaries ranging from six months, eight months to 13 months. They vowed not to allow academic activitiescommence in the modern primary schools after resumption on Wednesday (Tomorrow) until their backlog of salaries was cleared by the state government.Don’t bother your children resuming schoolSpokesman of the labourers, Mr. Godswill Nwuke, warned parents and guardians not to bother bringing their children and wards to schools when schools resume tomorrow, accusing the government and contractor in charge of the jobs of treating them disdainfully.“We are being owed for six months now by thestate government. The bible says a labourer is worthy of his wage, but wehave been beggingthe state government to pay us and they have refused to do something.“This time, we are going to lock all the modern primary schools. We are telling parents to please not bother to bring their wards to schools as schools resume. Until we receive our money, we will not open the schools for any academic purpose.“We will not allow anybody to come into the school compound until wereceive our six months’ salary,” heasserted.Going to work with empty stomachNwuke added: “Some months ago, we met with the state government and they promised to pay us within threedays, but since then till now, we have not received anything and they have not called us for any other negotiation. Now we are not ready for any negotiation again.”He said: “Rivers State Government is not helping matters at all, the same government that we voted into power, which promised to pay workers’ salaries, how do they want us to cope? Do they want us to be going to work with empty stomach?”One of the protesting workers,Sir Kingsley Owhondah, who works at Isiokpo Primary Schools Board in Ikwerre local government area, cautioned: “We want to advisethose head masters that took laws into their hands last time we tried to lock the schools that this time it is not going to be easy for them.“We are also begging the security agencies to stay clear, although we know that the Department of State Service, DSS boss the last time we were owed eight months, pressurized the state government to go and pay. I know that this timehe will stand on hisfeet to beg us, but we will not accept any appeal until our salaries are paid,” he said.Another worker, Chioma Albert, asked: “Must they owe us six months before they pay us?The truth is that they must pay us complete before we will allow schools to commence. We do not want to accept part payment again. They shouldpay us our full payment this time.”Another colleague of his Mr. O. Worlu, said: “This is 13 mouths now that Alakahia Primary School has not received salary. I am standing here calling on head masters, teachers, elders and community leadersto stay away from school. Before, if we lock school, they will come and beg us but this time, no way.”Govt owing workers- ContractorContacted, the contractor handling the security arrangement, Mr. Chijioke Tasie, confirmed that the state government was not fulfilling itspromises to the workers, adding: “The workers are right that they are being owed. The promises have not been fulfilled. I am sure they are aware I am not partof the problem.”“While I have refused to talk to them and made them promise, the promise can never be tangible except it is backed with money, which is why I have not had the courage to address them. People who are giving us promisesare not fulfilling. “There is no week we do not reach the authorities two or three times. I even reached themlast Wednesday, but nothing is coming forth,” he said.Tasie, however, said he was not in support of the labourers going physical, but urged the guards to be peaceful in the agitation for their rights.

source... punch online newspaper

jenifasam:
oya, let the remaining payments start flowing. i'm sure it will start immediately after the salah break

yes oh. because with only this one month. I don't understand how most of us can pay off the pyramid of debts we've accumulated not to talk about returning to our work stations, especially those that teach in the creeks.please the government should start paying the remaining ones ASAP.

Okjay:
I think. the rivers state govt is up to something funny. has anyone noticed that the alerts the bank is sending is not. carrying the month for which the salary is for. previously alert reads.:
Credit Alert
Ac***858
DESC: RSG STAFF PAYROLL MARCH
DATE
AMT
BAL
but this current alert is not specifying the month. wike take note,if I don't get the alerts from February to date, no going to school period

how? I thought everyone is saying they specified the month of AUGUST in theirs? .

nick4lifeng:
Fcmb alert one month khana ube

cool... ecobank.stanbic.UBA and unity banks.. day don break oh

emekatex:
Hahahahahahahahha!! I wonder, someone has d right to worship or thank whatever thing, God or gods he or she feels like thanking for his alert and arrears. Besides, that one is nt even an issue for discussion here.

abi? freedom of religion and expression is allowed.
please someone should clarify.. are the other people they've been paying since also receiving this August salary with us?

emekatex:
Aboki UNITY BANK must still maintain there usual position "LAST" to pay her unfortunate customers.

my brother, its an ungodly UNITY of sort by all the 3 banks starting with letter ''U'' union, unity and UBA..am watching their conspiracy with a pair of 3D glasses.

wealthyprince:
While am happy that they have started paying, am wondering why Eco & UBA now are lagging behind. May be, Ecobank and UBA have more number of workers that is why the small small banks with few workers are receiving. All they want is to stop anything strike by any means. ....I just pray is not divide and rule something.

lol, not all small banks have been paid.. union. Skye. unity are still pending.. brother relax we all will be paid.. the oyigbo LGA that just received were one of the last people that did Biometrics.. see?

GamaG:
So nobody in Access Bank av received alert

relax man. am sure between now and 6pm not less than 5 banks will release their alerts.

emekatex:
Nope, we use UNITY Bank. The Old teachers use UBA.

thanks brother. my neighbor who is in kelga ppsb say I should look out for him

chrissoki:
I filled incidence form n I just received alert for August , UBE KELGA 1ST BANK

do kelga ppsb also use first bank? and do you know if they were also paid?

@ etin06 I sight you.
i know you're with bonny UBA.abeg if something enter let us know. thanks

chukz84yz:
Alert received zenith bank Onelga UBE

oya FCMB and UBA take over.

jolaw007:
August salary alert received U.B.E Ahoada-east.zenith bank.

please are you also among the last batch?

jurjes:
YES oh!!

wow. good news

ikem50:
not play oh, its real cos my friend just got too.

your friend in which LGA? is he also in batch 8?

jurjes:
Aug sal received.
zenith bank
PPSB
Okrika

but where are d oda 4 months nau

are you among the 8th batch teachers they've been owing ?

its well

dmercy141983:
I'm listening to today FM in portharcourt NUT just came out of an unfruitful meeting with government according to the reporter the NUT chairman refused to answer questions after the meeting, that the government told him to peddle down about the strike that they should give goverernment time to resolve the issue ... Turn to today FM the discussion will be on till 5pm I guess.

I am indeed disappointed in the NUT chairman !

from the little I heard from callers. the development isn't good at all. most callers feel its another ploy to delay our payment.,. just don't understand this wickedness at all considering the fact that its nearly 2weeks now since the government received allocation from FG...guys prepare your minds oh. they may pay August salary as usual without us getting a dime.