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Rivers State Begins Payment Of ₦15,000 To Corpers

November 22, 2019 5:26 pm

Rivers State government have started paying Corps Members posted to the state ₦15,000, Nyscinfo.com correspondent, Comrade Nnadi Goodluck reports.

The Corps Member serving in the Public sector of the state are paid ₦15,000, whilst those serving in the private are paid ₦10,000.

With this update, Rivers State has overtaken Anambra State as the highest paying state for Corps Members.

Recall that last week, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, announced that he has released the sum of ₦132million for the payment of Corps Members allowances.

He made the announcement while speaking during a Courtesy Visit by the Governing Council of the …

Wike Releases ₦132m for Payment of Corps Allowances

November 16, 2019 5:19 am

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has announced the release of ₦132 million for the payment of monthly allowances for corps members serving in the state.

Speaking during a courtesy visit by the Governing Council of the National Youth Service Council (NYSC) at the Government House Port Harcourt yesterday, Wike said the payment process has been activated by his administration.

“We have released N132 million for the payment of the allowances for corps members serving in the state,” he said.

He further stated that funds had been released for the construction of drainage, completion of the 5000 capacity auditorium, 3000 mattresses …

Airline Operators, Insurers At Loggerheads Over Non-Payment

November 14, 2019 5:59 am

Controversy between consumers of insurance products and insurers over poor customer services has been a sore point of heated discussion in the indsustry over the years.

The situation appeared to have assumed a new twist recently following threats by Aircraft owners under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), to boycott local insurance companies to insure their aviation risks with foreign underwriters due to non-payment or delayed payment of claims by local insurers.

Daily Sun investigation revealed that if the above threat is carried out, the Nigerian insurance industry may be losing risks worth over N10 billion to foreign

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Ihedioha Commences Payment Of Pensions To IBC Retirees

November 13, 2019 3:53 pm

Retirees of the state-owned Media outfit, the Imo state Broadcasting Corporation have cause to smile as the state government has commenced the payment of their 34 months of pension arrears.

It would be recalled that the state government had earlier commenced the payment of the backlog of Pension arrears of retired civil servants in August 2019.

Prince Ugochukwu , Senior Special Adviser on Public Enlightenment to the Imo state governor who disclosed this yesterday said payment of the pension arrears of the retirees of Imo Broadcasting Corporation has commenced as promised by the governor Emeka Ihedioha.

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Adamawa: Gov Orders Payment Of Minimum Wage, Effective Nov.

November 5, 2019 5:08 pm

Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has ordered the implementation of ₦30,000 new national Minimum Wage in the state.

The new wage takes effect from November, according to a statement by the Director Media and Communications, Solomon Kumangar.

The statement reads:

“Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has directed that payment of the new national minimum wage should commence from November, 2019.

“This order covers state civil servants as well as local government employees.”

Governor Fintiri had promised to implement the new national Minimum Wage once the Federal Government concluded discussions on its consequential effect.

THE …

Government Orders Payment Of New Minimum Wage From April 18

October 24, 2019 1:52 am

• Directs commission to clear arrears latest Dec 31
• New pay, personnel costs to take N4.88tr in 2020
•Lawan, Gbajabiamila decry disruption of budget cycle

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo issued the directive yesterday in Abuja that full payment of the new minimum wage to Nigerian workers takes effect from April 18, 2019.

The approval followed an earlier agreement between organised labour and the Federal Government on the consequential adjustments.

In the adjustments agreed upon by the labour stakeholders, workers on grade level 07 will henceforth receive a 23.2 per cent increase …

NLC Vows To Enforce New Minimum Wage Payment For Workers

October 23, 2019 2:54 am

• Ebonyi to review workers pay as allocation drops
• Minister wants more allocation to labour ministry

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday vowed to enforce the total implementation of the new national minimum wage once the issue of consequential adjustments has been settled with the states.

Labour threatened that with the signing into law of the new minimum wage, any state that violated its provisions would be sued.

The president of NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, stated the position of the workers during the opening of its 2019 national leadership retreat holding in Enugu, regretting that Nigerian workers were forced …

FG, Labour Revel Minimum Wage Pact, Payment Begins Now

October 19, 2019 1:01 am

Palpable delight has greeted the agreement reached on Thursday night between the federal government and organised labour on the minimum wage, leading to an announcement of its immediate implementation by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige.

After long hours of negotiations for three consecutive days, the federal government and the labour unions finally signed an agreement in the early hours of yesterday on the consequential adjustments of ₦30,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers.

The full payment of the minimum wage should start immediately by government and all employers of labour; the minister said shortly after the federal …

Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) Demand Payment In Dollars

October 14, 2019 4:23 am

The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), an umbrella body of the governors of the 36 states of the federation are mulling to make a demand from the federal government, that their shares and those of the local governments from the Federation Account be given to them in US Dollars.

This anticipated move cannot be far from their expressed worries over the intractable problem of fuel subsidy, which has affected the amount of money available for distribution among the three tiers of government.

One of the governors confided in our reporters at the weekend in Abuja that their efforts to resolve the …

Imo retirees lament non-payment of over 80 months pensions

August 15, 2019 12:40 am

Imo retirees, under the aegis of Nigerian Pensions Union (NPU), yesterday lamented over 80 months pension arrears owed members by the state government.

Secretary of the State Chapter of the NPU, Livinus Ashiegbu, who spoke on behalf of the retirees on an Owerri-based private radio station, Hot FM discussion programme, said that as of last week, data record obtained by them indicated that over 100 of their members had died without receiving several months arrears of their pensions largely owed by the immediate past administration in the state.

According to him, retirees of the Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education…