Governor Announces Palliative for Workers, Students
Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State, has announced some palliatives for workers and students in the state to cushion the effects of subsidy removal.
Oyebanji announced the provision of free shuttle buses for workers, students and payment of monthly allowances to specified households, Vanguard reported.
The Commissioner of Finance, Akintunde Oyebode, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti, on Wednesday, August 9…………………………..CONTINUE READING
According to the statement, palliatives include:
“Payment of one month’s pension arrears for State and Local Government pensioners.
“Implementation of consequential adjustment for workers on GL. 14 to GL. 17 for State and Local Government workers.
“Implementation of 90% CONHESS and 100% Hazard Allowance for health workers at the Local Governments.
“Implementation of salary parity for clinical staff of the Hospitals’ Management Board.
“Implementation of financial benefits of 2020 and 2021 promotions for State and Local Government workers.
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“Immediate payment of one-month subvention arrears to tertiary institution.
“Provision of free shuttle buses for workers and students to ease transportation to/from work and school respectively………………………….CONTINUE READING
“Payment of N5,000 as a conditional cash transfer to 10,000 households from August till December 2023, with emphasis on our aged people.
“Inclusion of 10,000 persons in the Ulera Wa health insurance programme.
“A food distribution programme that will commence this month.
“The distribution of inputs to farmers as well as financial support to small businesses and our informal sector”.
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has approved N10,000 monthly palliatives for workers to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal.
The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, made this known during a press conference at the Government House, Ilorin on Monday, July 24.
Hope Uzodimma, the governor of Imo state, has announced an N10,000 salary raise for civil servants in the state to cushion the effect of the removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government.
The governor disclosed this during a stakeholder meeting held at Rockview Hotel Owerri on Saturday, July 15.
