Nigeria’s plan to raise the salaries of political office holders has drawn sharp criticism, with stakeholders urging the government to focus on civil service reform and public welfare instead. The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) announced the review last week, noting that political leaders currently earn less than heads of agencies. Figures show…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) Branch, has threatened to withdraw services over alleged unpaid salaries by the state government. The Chairman of ASUU, AAUA Chapter, Dr Boluwaji Oshodi, announced this in a memo to the university management on Sunday. He said the directive followed the resolution reached at…
Local government employees in the Bwari Area Council of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are preparing to resume duties on Thursday after a three-month industrial action prompted by unpaid wages and welfare issues. Mr Emmanuel Ishaku, chairman of NULGE’s Bwari branch, shared the update in a telephone interview on Wednesday, noting that while the initial…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has commended Gov. Dauda Lawal for approving an increase in medical doctors’ salary in the state. This, according to NMA, places Zamfara doctors as the highest-paid in Northern Nigeria. The state chairman of the association in Zamfara, Ibrahim Hano, disclosed this at a news conference on Thursday in Gusau. Mr…
Many federal civil servants are lamenting over the reduction in their January salaries amid lopsided implementation of the new minimum wage. The workers, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, complained that their January salaries did not reflect the minimum wage . A civil servant, Mr Paul Okor, said…
