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dexpee4life:
VERY correct. The PPSB Board member2 also confirmed this today that some schools will in Phalga will start their Biometrics on Monday. He said this when he visited the school around 11:30am today

Chibuking81:
http://dailypost.ng/2016/05/01/may-day-wike-apologizes-over-delay-in-workers-salary/ May Day: Wike apologizes over
delay in workers’ salary
By Victor Azubuike on May 1, 2016
@dailypostngr
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has
directed the immediate payment of April salaries
and allowances of workers in the State on Tuesday,
the 3rd of May.
Governor Wike, who gave the directive at the 2016
Workers’ day celebration in Port Harcourt, said the
slight delay on the April workers’ salaries was as a
result of the ongoing verification exercise, which he
said will definitely be resolved immediately after the
public holiday.
Wike, represented by his Deputy, Ipalibo Banigo
commended workers in the State for their
cooperation and support in the ongoing verification
and staff identification exercise.
Banigo, while appealing to workers in the State for
their continued understanding on the challenging
tax of rebuilding Rivers State, noted that the
request made by the Labour leaders currently
affecting workers in the State will be forwarded to
the Governor of Rivers State and will be addressed.
She said, “His Excellency has directed that
payments of April, 2016 salaries and allowances will
commence on Tuesday. The slight delay in April
salaries occasioned by the staff identification
biometric exercise will definitely be resolved
immediately after this public holiday.”
Earlier, in her speech the State chairperson of
Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Beatrice Itubo while
assuring the State Government of the unflinching
support and cooperation of workers in the State,
appealed to the Rivers State Government to
consider the payment of salaries of staff of the
Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency,
RSSDA, Greater Port Harcourt City Development
Authority, arrears owed TIMARIV workers before the
Agency was disbanded as well as Civil Servants in
various categories in the twenty three Local
Government Councils.
The State Chairman of Trade Union Congress, TUC,
Chika Onuegbu had commended the Rivers State
Government for using Bank Verification number to
eliminate duplicate personnel and ghost workers in
the State.

stephenduru:
In a bid to empower small and medium scale business owners in the state, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has approved the disbursement of business loans to 35000 less privileged business operators under the CBN N2billion Micro, Small and Medium Entreprises Development Fund.









Pls make una tell WIKE to pay civil servants their FEB and MARCH salary becos a labourer is entitle for his wagesoooooo



Under the first phase, Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike approved a list of 35,000 from the 23 Local Government Areas of the State. Amongst these beneficiaries are Indigenes and non-indigenes resident in Rivers State.



The list of beneficiary small and medium scale business owners included: barbers, plantain sellers, restaurant owners, painters, tailors, hairdressers, traders, market women, mechanics, fishermen, farmers etc. These are the ordinary folks committed to developing themselves with the support of the government.



The empowerment loans approved by the governor is being distributed by the Rivers State Micro Finance Agency.







The beneficiaries got their loans in this order:

1) Cosmopolitan Microfinance Bank: #9 Agudama street, D/line Port Harcourt. This is for the people of: Opobo/Nkoro, Oyigbo ,Andoni,Asari Toru ,Bonny ,Degema, Eleme , Gokana , All Traders , Market women and all non Indigenes.



2) RIMA Growth Pathway Microfinance Bank: Located at Rivers State Secretariat Complex, Podium Block, Port Harcourt. This is for the people of: Obio Akpor ,PHALGA ,Khana , Okirika

and Omuma .



3) PREMIUM Microfinance Bank: plot 202 Olu Obasanjo Road, Port Harcourt. This is for the people of: Abua/Odual ,Ahoada East ;Ahoada West ,Emohua ,Ogu/Bolo ,Etche ,Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni , Akuku Toru ,Tai and Ikwere .



The injection of the N2billion into the businesses of the less privileged in the state has kick-started the expansion of many of these businesses. The multiplier effect is already being felt by the people in the lower rung of the economic ladder. The empowerment programme has led to employment opportunities as several beneficiaries have expanded their businesses.







Prior to the disbursement of the loans , Governor Wike organised a training session for all the beneficiaries on how to effectively use the loans to improve on their respective businesses.





Simeon Nwakaudu,

Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor, Electronic Media.

20th April , 2016.

Source: http://www.trezzyblog.com/2016/04/gov-wike-empowers-35000-small-business.html