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November 15, 2023

Subsidy removal: Mbah announces N25,000 award to civil servants


Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has announced a cash award of between N10,000 and N25,000 to the state workers, with effect from December to April 2024.

Mbah said that the government’s gesture was meant to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal.


The governor hoped that the new minimum wage negotiation would soon be concluded.



He disclosed this during a joint news briefing with the leadership of the organised Labour at the Government House, Enugu, on Wednesday.

He said that his administration was also implementing other social interventions apart from the cash transfer to better the lives of Enugu State workers.

Mbah said that the welfare of workers remained a priority of his administration.

He said that his laudable goals for the state could not be attained without a happy workforce.

He also announced an increase in the state social register enrolment from 43,000 to 260,000.

The governor also promised to lift more indigent citizens out of poverty through cash transfers and other social interventions.

“As you may be aware, since the removal of the petroleum subsidy, we have been in constant negotiation with the labour unions in the state, crafting a way forward on how we can provide palliatives to our teeming workforce.


“So, by the time you put a monetary value to all the social services we have provided, it will weigh well above N100,000 minimum wage.

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“But, in addition to that, with effect from December, we are going to also make a flat payment to all the categories of our workers, beginning from our local government to the primary and secondary school teachers and civil servants.

“We are going to categorise them and there will be flat payment of between N10,000 and 25,000, depending on the category.

“That payment is going to continue until April 2024,” he said.

Mbah also said: “It is our hope that by the end of April, the committee that is reviewing the minimum wage would have come out with what would then become the new minimum wage in the state.


“So, from there, we are just going to carry on the implementation of what is then set as the minimum wage,” the governor said.

He reaffirmed the determination of his administration to achieve zero per cent poverty headcount index by 2031.

He said the state had set aside N1.5 billion for social development programmes, like water and sanitation in the communities.

“This is in addition to constructing 260 model primary health centers and 260 smart schools with accompanying teachers’ quarters.

“The state is just concluding the update of our social register and we have now expanded it from 43,000 to accommodate up to 260,000 indigent people in our state.

“That is also a platform that we are going to use to do cash transfers to engage our indigent ones,” he said.

Reacting, the State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Fabian Nwigbo, and his Trade Union Congress counterpart, Benneth Asogwa, thanked the governor for his proactive steps towards the welfare of Enugu workers.

They said they were happy that Enugu workers did not have to lobby, protest or embark on strike to have their salaries and welfare addressed.

“I am overwhelmed by your pronouncements this afternoon.

“We are grateful for the announcement because there was no war to get this.


“We did not come begging and crying or shouting and agitating.

“It was out of the abundance of your heart that you decided to greet us with this big news.

“Actually, it has been great for the people of Enugu State, especially the workers under your administration.

“First of all, our salaries come as and when due and our promotion is also on the way for 2023.

“In the past, you have to spend years before you get promoted.


“So, as workers, we will do all we can to ensure that this government succeeds,” Nwigbo said

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Osho make Sense today. The Labour leader is not fighting for the interest of the suffering Nigeria masses. He's fighting a personal fight.
How come it was when election was near in Imo state that he decided to stage a protest.
You cannot be an NLC president and be partizan. You have to come out clean and see if the people won't back you up.
For those quoting me,I guess you were to lazy to read the details of what Oshiomole said. You only read the headline and start squirting trash from your mouths.

Animalistic PHED

Wills446:
Yes,o my brother
This is too much impunity

I will personally send a letter to SIM to wipe out anything affiliated to Wike. No time

2ruconfidence:
Have they regularize the UBE salary and their level?

Everything will be regularized. Once Wike is gone that board chairman will go too. We need to flush the system.

darkstan:
Every payday, Ecobank dey get small network challenge. I go soon clear my loan and change my salary account from Ecobank to any other bank wey dey give salary advance.

Am also working on changing my salary account from Ecobank. Nah yeye bank

darkstan:
Yes Sir and also my Ecobank Online (Internet Banking app). I never see any salary alert.

It's on the way. Ecobank is having small network challenge. It will come soonest.

darkstan:
Ecobank..... Na wetin dey sup na? Na evening market dem want make person patronize today.

Have you check your mobile app??

Wike should peaceful decamp to APC let's focus on our state. After all he's the governor of Abuja and he has been given full autonomy to operate FCT the way he likes.

Wheel barrow loan. Nigeria still living life of 1923.

For sure

Tomorrow

Let's see from now till 2pm. If nothing drops then it's next week.

No wonder person game go dey cut. Imagine Real Madrid losing to one small away team.

emekatex:
The information I just received now is that the arrears payment has been suspended due to some teachers (SSSB) who protested against the toking demanded by a Zonal Board director for collection of their payslips.
Did anyone heard the same? Someone should please check and confirm the veracity of this information. Thank you.

They should have suspended the salaries too nah. Animals in human form.

kebosky:
yeah hopefully, but it's better to assume that it will come next week...not to have high hopes and it's dashed

These day Rivers state government is keeping to standard. Let's be hopeful this week.

From the date on the effect of the promotion shows how dubious and corrupt this UBE board is. It's really pathetic that the board chairman has a priesthood title. God forbid!!!

What a stupid way of starting the day.

Here in nigeria.we no see even wheel barrow.

We still dey here dey shout up NEPA

TheWatchDog:
I blame UBE BOARD for all dis half payment. Them only know how to do transfer.

UBE board is a known corrupt board no doubt.

My dear Oparanozie, nigerians aren't angry with you. We are only angry because of the evil
leaders and high level of corruption that has engulfed this great nation likes wildfire.

GamaG:
YOU DIDN'T BOMBARD THE PAGE ON HOW TEACHERS IN RIVERS STATE ARE SUFFERING BUT WENT TO GENERALIZE IT AS HOW RIVERS CIVIL SERVANTS ARE SUFFERING. HE IS GIVING PROMOTION TO CIVIL SERVANTS THANKS TO YOUR BOMBARDMENT CAPTION.

Do you think it's only teachers that are suffering? My brother sometimes when you want to send a message use wisdom. Use your Aku wuche...make u no go enter one chance.

If you go to twitter on sim's handler. I always bombard the page and other pages with how Rivers state civil servants are suffering. We should all do the same. It shouldn't be a one man thing. Let's all do the same.
Let the world know what we are going through.

Rivers state doesn't have a governor. What we have is a stooge.....

Kindsoul55:
Zenith bank users, can you pls share the good news?

Zenith Zenith Zenith! Testing the microphone.

EquitableTech:
Please fact-check me.

Average tuition fees at Nigerian public universities = ₦50,000 or $65.

Average tuition fees at Ghanaian public universities = GHS17,145 or $1503.

Average tuition fees at British public universities = £9,250 or $11,900.

Average tuition fees at European public universities = €10,000 or $11,128.

Average tuition fees at American public universities = $10,400.

Yet, you are here saying 'Nigeria is finished', 'Nigeria is useless' because of an increase of tuition fees from ₦19,000 to ₦190,250 at one university?

Ghanaians are paying twenty five times what we pay in tuition. Do Ghanaians earn twenty five times what Nigerians earn in minimum wage? Is fuel cheaper in Ghana than in Nigeria? I was in Ghana two months ago. Believe me when I say that you would fare better economically in Nigeria than in Ghana. Is Nigeria as wealthy as the UK, US, and the EU? Nigeria is not such a bad country. If you think the cost of education is too high, then try the cost of illiteracy

You borrowed data to type this trash. I pity your tribalistic generation.

Adamawa Gov approves N10,000 monthly palliative for civil servants, pensioners
26th July 2023
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri

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Olaniyi Apanpa
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Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has approved N10,000 monthly as palliative for civil servants and pensioners for six months to cushion the harsh effects of the petrol subsidy removal reports News Agency of Nigeria.

The Governor’s Chief of Staff, Dr. Edgar Amos, disclosed this during an interactive session with newsmen in Yola on Wednesday.

Amos, who is the Chairman, Special Committee on mitigating effects of fuel subsidy removal on the residents of the state, said the governor also approved the full implementation of the national minimum wage for local government workers with effect from August.

According to him, the governor also approved the procurement of 70 trucks of maize and 20 trucks of rice for distribution to the people at subsidised rate.

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He further said the government would purchase 50 trucks of fertiliser for state civil servants at subsidised rate.

He said plans had been concluded to purchase shuttle buses to convey workers to and fro the state secretariat and for inter-local government transport.

Amos said the measures were part of the recommendations submitted by the special committee constituted to work out palliatives to cushion the effect of the subsidy removal policy.


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I saw something like ORUBEBE AKA we will not take it!

INVINCIBLECSP2:
Wike is not popular in the SS my region. Only thing that is popular is his ;
1. His greediness
2. His selfishness
3. His foolishness.
4. His Touting

Thank you! The man is so evil!

Let's try as much as possible to go on social media, especially twitter to expose RSG as regards to the ill treatment of civil servants in the state. For goodness sake RSG is rich enough for her workers to enjoy promotion and everything due to us. Just imagine what someone is earning as salary in this present Nigeria. God forbid! It's not about quarreling ourselves here. Let's use that energy to expose the evil of the past and present administration of this government.
If we don't talk the government will feel we are comfortable with our situation.
Evil government!!!!

nick4lifeng:
abeg, are we expecting any better from govt this month... Just thinking out loud,na wa o

Same story! Wike is still the governor of Rivers state. Know this and have peace.