Abiodun said the special packages are meant to “bring some succour amidst the economic challenges facing the country.”
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Gov Abiodun approves bumper Christmas bonus for Ogun civil servants
Gov Abiodun approves bumper Christmas bonus for Ogun civil servants
Ogun State civil servants across all levels will be receiving bumper Christmas bonus packages this year, ranging from 68% to 159% of their basic salaries.
Governor Dapo Abiodun approved the bonuses “to bring some succour amidst the economic challenges facing the country,” according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Lekan Adeniran, on Saturday.
The bonuses start at 159% of basic salary for Level 01 officers, with other levels receiving between 68% and 165%. Specifically, Level 02 officers will get 165%, Level 03 gets 135%, Level 04 gets 122%, and so on down to Level 17 officers receiving 84%.
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In monetary terms, Levels 01-08 will receive N20,000, Levels 09 and 10 will get N25,000, Level 12 will receive N35,000, Levels 13 and 14 will get N40,000 each, Level 15 will receive N55,000, and Levels 16 and 17 will each get N100,000.
The Christmas bonuses build on other efforts by the Abiodun administration to support civil servants, including the N10,000 transport allowance being paid to all public sector workers amidst the fuel subsidy removal.
“The initiative builds upon the Abiodun-led administration’s ongoing efforts to support public servants,” the statement noted.
The government has also been working to clear backlogs of pension and gratuity payments.
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New minimum wage coming, to take effect May 1, 2024 – FG
New minimum wage coming, to take effect May 1, 2024 – FG
The federal government has announced that the new minimum wage will take effect from May 1, 2024.
Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, minister of state for labour and employment, announced on Wednesday while addressing Nigerian workers at the celebration in Abuja.
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The decision was made despite the Tripartite Committee On national minimum wage is yet to conclude its negotiations.
She said it is regrettable that the new national minimum wage is not ready before today, but that a wide consultation is ongoing to ensure that the document is out together as soon as possible.
New minimum wage coming, to take effect May 1, 2024 – FG
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Coastal highway: FG begins N2.75bn compensation payments to affected building owners
Coastal highway: FG begins N2.75bn compensation payments to affected building owners
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has announced that the federal government plans to pay N2.75 billion as compensation to property owners affected by the demolition required for the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway today, Wednesday, May 1.
Umahi said that the highway is projected to stretch from channel 0 to channel 3.
He announced this during a stakeholders meeting held in Lagos today.
According to him, more compensation is expected to be paid in the coming days.
Meanwhile, Umahi, has alleged that Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, is inciting people of the southeast, especially those who are not well informed, against the government.
Umahi claimed that Obi would not fight for the people even after getting them into trouble.
The former Ebonyi State Governor alleged that Obi goes around to condemn people, thereby bringing judgment upon himself.
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He said: “It brings to some of the comments made by my brother, his Excellency Mr Peter Obi, I am not supposed to comment about it because some people have already done the work. And I know what Arise Television brought courtesy of Channels Television, they were bringing similar scenarios when His Excellency Peter Obi was the governor. He made a statement saying ”Any infrastructure that stands in the way of the road must go. And there would be no compensation paid.” That’s what he said.
“But look at me, by the human face of the renewed hope agenda administration, we are even paying for people who are illegally staying on the coastal line, and don’t have valid infrastructure and valid documents. That is mercy, that’s mercy… You know some people darken counsel without knowledge. You know there’s the devil in the details.
“When you condemn people, you bring judgment upon yourself. And that is what he (Obi) has done. And I think he’s inciting some of the south east people that are not well informed. He is inciting them. And gets them into trouble. And he doesn’t go to fight for them. Wisdom is a defence. And I want our people to have wisdom because I am involved.
“There’s is no inhumanity meted to Landmark, that matters should be buried because I was there. And so we fought everything possible. Even some people donated property to save his two big infrastructures. That’s appreciation. But some people have taken sides along with him to play politics.
Coastal highway: FG begins N2.75bn compensation payments to affected building owners
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JAMB, NCC in talks to produce special SIM for students
JAMB, NCC in talks to produce special SIM for students
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, and the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB are in talk over the provision of a specialised SIM card for students which would feature limited services.
Professor Ishaq Oloyede, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), disclosed this on Monday.
Professor Oloyede, accentuating the mounting importance of candidates’ registered telephone numbers, underscored that these SIM cards have become indispensable for executing sensitive operations.
Addressing the media in Lagos on Monday, the Registrar revealed the novel procedure for admission acceptance.
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He stated, “A candidate may either transmit ACCEPT or REJECT via their dedicated telephone line to 55019/66019, or personally endorse or decline any offer of admission (inclusive of programme alterations) using their fingerprint at an authorised CBT centre or any JAMB office.
“These freshly devised methods for admission decisions are designed to safeguard the candidates’ information and maintain the integrity of the admission process.
“With the introduction of this method, the significance of the candidates’ registered telephone (SIM) has escalated, as it is now pivotal for conducting increasingly sensitive operations. We are currently in negotiations with the NCC to establish dedicated SIMs for students with restricted functionalities.”
Out of the 1,842,464 candidates whose results from the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination were released by JAMB on Monday, seventy-seven percent scored below 200.
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