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EKSU mass sack: Affected staff tasks alumni association, urges gov Fayemi to consider those illegally sacked

..accuses alumni association of complicity in the sad development From Adewole Kehinde Some staff members of the Ekiti State University (EKSU) have tackled the Alumni association of the school on the recent sack of over 1000 staff members of the institution, accusing the association of complicity in the development. In a statement by a group…

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Makinde reinstates 300 sacked workers by Ajimobi

The Oyo State Executive Council on Tuesday approved the reinstatement of 300 out 1,803 civil servants sacked by the immediate past administration of Sen. Abiola Ajimobi. Mr Olasunkanmi Olaleye, the state Commissioner for Establishment and Training, made this known while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the weekly State Executive Council meeting. The News Agency…

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Lagos commences payment of N35,000 minimum wage

Lagos state government has said it would commence payment of the new minimum wage of N35,000 with effect from November, 2019 This was contained in a circular dated 27th November 2019, addressed to heads of all Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, in the state and signed by the Head of Service, HoS, Hakeem Muri-Okunola. The…

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Oyo begins workers audit, payroll verification to curb wastages

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state on Tuesday flagged off the staff audit and payroll validation exercise in accordance to his plans’ fulfilment to ascertain the number of workers on the state government payroll. With the development, civil servants, public officials, teachers, local government employees and retirees are to be screened in phases in the…

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I’m not owing Kogi workers any dime’ – Yahaya Bello speaks after electoral victory

The Kogi State Governor-Elect, Yahaya Bello, on Tuesday, has spoken against the claim that he was owing salaries, stressing that such were “lies.” Bello said his administration met salary backlog owed workers in the state, but insisted that his administration was not owing workers. The governor-elect, who said this while featuring on Channels Television, also…

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Ekiti govt urges LG workers on positive attitude to work

From WOLE BALOGUN The Chief of Staff to the Governor of Ekiti State Hon. Biodun Omoleye has called on workers at the local government to demonstrate positive attitude to work in order ensure the local government fulfil the mandate of grassroots development. Hon Omoleye also charged top government functionaries at the local government to enforce…

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Just in: FG, NLC meeting over new minimum wage ends in deadlock, adjourns meeting

The Federal Government and Organised Labour again ends in deadlock as they failed to reach an agreement on the full implementation of the new minimum wage after it resumed negotiations on the consequential adjustment of salaries for workers on Thursday, The Nation reports. After about eight hours meeting that began at 5pm and ended at…

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Minimum wage: prepare for mother of all strike, NLC tells workers

The Nigeria Labour Congress has set October 16, 2019 as ultimatum to commence a mother of a strike if the Federal Government fails to accept its demands on the consequential adjustment of salaries as a result of the new minimum wage. NLC stated this in a written letter to state councils of the union to…

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Oyo Govt increases NYSC’s monthly allowance

Oyo State Government has increased the monthly allowance of NYSC members serving in the state from the sum of four thousand to five thousand Naira, added as their accommodation allowance. This was made known during an induction programme organized for the 2019 BATCH ” B” STREAMS 1&11 Corps members posted to the state civil service,…

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FG to sack workers to be able to pay new wage demand, says Ngige

The Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, on Thursday said that the Federal Government would have to lay off workers to be able to pay new requested minimum wage which amount to a wage bill of N580 billion needed to meet Labour’s demand on the new wage. Ngige told Labour leaders in Abuja…

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