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Kaduna govt splashes 93.55% of wage bill on civil servants
A total of N3.1bn of Kaduna State’s N4.49bn March 2021 wage bill went into paying the salaries of civil servants in the state.
Kaduna State Government stated this, saying its 31,064 civil servants alone earned 93.55 percent of the state’s total wage bill for that month.
It added that pension payments and contributions for salaries of primary healthcare workers gulped N1.1bn while 337 political appointees were paid N259m also in March.
The government explained that the N4.49 billion does not include the wages of local government employees.
The breakdown is contained in a statement by Muyiwa Adekeye, Special Adviser on Media and Communication to Governor Nasir El-Rufai.
He explained that the breakdown was necessary in view of claims in some quarters that the salaries of political appointees gulp a large chunk of the state’s personnel cost.
Adekeye said, “The state government’s total wage bill in March 2021 was N4.498bn. That month, the direct salary bill was N3.39bn, as the 31,064 state civil servants earned N3.13bn, while the 337 political appointees were paid N259.17 million.
“Other components of the monthly wage bill were: payments of N478.8m to pensioners on defined benefits, N253.72m as the state government’s 40 percent contribution to the salaries of primary healthcare workers, N197.4m as eight percent pension contribution and N173.3m for the five per cent retirement benefit bond.”
The statement also dismissed the suggestion that the government should use part of its Internally Generated Revenue(IGR) and all Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) revenues to maintain its machinery and pay its less than 100,000 workers.
Adekeye recalled that the government announced its intention to right-size its workforce in April, as part of efforts to manage its fiscal challenges. He added that the exercise would affect political appointees and civil servants.
He said, “In April 2021, the government also released details of its FAAC receipts and personnel costs in the six months leading to March 2021. These figures showed that personnel costs account for between 84.97 percent and 96.63 per cent of the state’s FAAC revenues.
“In November 2020, government had only N162.9m left after paying salaries. That month, the state got N4.83bn from FAAC and paid N4.66bn as wages. In March 2021, the state had only N321m left after settling personnel costs.”
He further said that the government got N4.819bn from FAAC and paid out N4.498bn, representing 93 percent of the money received.
“The balance cannot cover the funding requirements for standing orders, security, and other costs essential to running the government, and the total does not include the wages of local government staff,” Adekeye added.
According to him, the government which was the first to pay the current minimum wage in September 2019 will continue to honour this commitment.
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More trouble for Yahaya Bello as immigration places him watchlist
More trouble for Yahaya Bello as immigration places him on watchlist
The Nigeria Immigration Service has ordered the arrest of former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaha Bello, if found at any entry/exit point of the country.
The NIS said on Thursday night that Yahaya Bellowas placed on its watchlist after evading arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegation of N80 billion fraud.
This notice came a few hours after the EFCC had declared the former governor wanted.
The NIS, in a letter addressed to the Director-General, Department of State Services (DSS), the Inspector-General of Police, the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency as well as other formations declared that Bello had been placed on its watch list.
The letter was signed by the Assistant Comptroller of Immigration (Suspect Index), D S Umar, on behalf of the Comptroller General of the Immigration Service.
Part of the letter read, “Suffice to mention that the subject is being prosecuted before the Federal High Court Abuja for Conspiracy, Breach of Trust and Money Laundering vide letter Ref: CR: 3000/EFCC/LS/EGCS.1/TE/V 1/279 dated 18th April 2024, if seen at any entry or exit point, he should be arrested and referred to the Director of Investigation or contact 08036226329/07039617304 for further action.”
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BREAKING : EFCC declares Yahaya Bello wanted, seeks information on his whereabout
BREAKING : EFCC declares Yahaya Bello wanted, seeks information on his whereabout
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday declared former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, wanted.
The anti-graft agency said Bello is wanted for alleged offences relating to economic and financial crimes to the tune of N80.2 billion.
The EFCC called on Nigerians with information as to his whereabout to report immediately to the Commission or the nearest Police Station.
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“The public is hereby notified that YAHAYA ADOZA BELLO (former Governor of Kogi State), whose photograph appears above is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in connection with alleged case of Money Laundering to the tune of N80,246,470,089.88 (Eighty Billion, Two Hundred and Forty Six Million, Four Hundred and Seventy Thousand and Eighty Nine Naira, Eighty Eight Kobo).
Bello, 48-year old Ebiraman, is a native of Okenne Local Government of Kogi State. His last known address is: 9, Benghazi Street, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja.
Anybody with useful information as to his whereabouts should please contact the Commission in its lbadan, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt and Abuja offices or through these numbers 09-9044751-3, 08093322644, 08183322644, 07026350721-3, 0706350724-5; its e-mail address: info@efccnigeria.org or the nearest Police Station and other security agencies, ” a public notice issued by the EFCC read.
BREAKING : EFCC declares Yahaya Bello wanted, seeks information on his whereabout
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BREAKING: Submit yourself for probe, FG tells Ex-Kogi gov, Yahaya Bello
BREAKING: Submit yourself for probe, FG tells Ex-Kogi gov, Yahaya Bello
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has called on the immediate-past governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, to submit himself for probe.
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