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Palliative: Zulum gives NLC N2 billion soft loan to Borno workers
Palliative: Zulum gives NLC N2 billion soft loan to Borno workers
… Raises gratuity pay to N2.4 billion annually, allocates 30 buses for easy transportation
By: Michael Mike
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum on Tuesday presented a cheque of N2 billion to the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in Borno State to disburse to eligible workers in the state as interest-free loans with a repayment period of 24 months to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal.
The presentation took place after a meeting between the governor and officials of the NLC led by the labour chairman in the state, Comrade Yusuf Inuwa.
At the meeting which took place at the council chambers of the Government House in Maiduguri, Zulum asked the NLC to complete talks with state’s ministry of finance to determine the category of workers to be entitled to the loans as well as the loan recovery through monthly deductions of not more than one third of salaries.
The governor also announced 100% increase in monthly releases for payment of gratuities backlog.
The payment was increased from N100 million monthly which equals N1.2 billion annually to N200 million monthly which will amount to N2.4 billion.
The gratuities are lump sums paid workers who retired from service, even as they become entitled to monthly pensions.
For many years, retired workers in Borno State are owed gratuities for which Governor Zulum has released about N20 billion to drastically reduce the backlog even though more workers retire every year, making more of them to be owed gratuities.
Although many are owed gratuities, Zulum
has since introduced a policy of automatic migration of retired workers from salaries to pensions. Before the policy, it took retired workers months to complete documentation before getting monthly pension while they wait for gratuities which takes longer waiting time.
Also as part of outcome from his meeting with the NLC, Zulum lannounced the allocation of 30 buses to be dedicated to conveying workers in the metropolis at subsidized fares.
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The buses are to be managed by the Borno Express Transport Corporation but to be deployed at pick up points along major routes to move workers to the Musa Usman secretariat in the morning and return them by evening from the secretariat to where they were picked up in the morning.
The governor Zulum has also directed the state’s ministry of finance to clear backlogs of promotional benefits owed workers whose names where omitted during earlier payments.
The workers were those still being owed 2016, 2017 and 2018 promotional benefits after their names where omitted during payments approved by Governor Zulum in 2019.
Zulum directed that workers owed 2019 and 2020 promotional benefits should all be paid while those owed from 2021 to date are to be paid based on outcome of a recent promotional exam which they participated in.
The NLC Chairman in Borno State, Comrade Yusuf Inuwa had tabled some demands, top of which the governor approved.
He revealed that the NLC demanded loans for workers who may want to go into agriculture and other businesses or acquire some assets.
He also said the NLC demanded allocation of buses and clearing of promotional benefits.
Inuwa also said labour demanded increase in the monthly allocation for payment of pensions.
The NLC chairman thanked Governor Zulum for meeting top of their demands, hoping that labour will continue engaging the government for more demands to be addressed for the welfare of workers at the state and local government levels
Palliative: Zulum gives NLC N2 billion soft loan to Borno workers
Yobe set to focus on local revenue generation
By: Yahaya Wakili
The Yobe state government has vowed to work tirelessly on different ways and means of generating local resources to complement what the state is being received from the federation account.
The government said in addition, the state has so many solid minerals deposited under the ground to further boost its efforts at making life easy for its citizens.
The state Commissioner of Commerce, Industry, Tourism, and Solid Minerals, Alhaji Kaigama Umar, disclosed this when he opened tender bids for consultancy services in respect of the production of a comprehensive road map to develop the solid minerals in the state.
He maintained that the government is taking remarkable steps and inviting these companies to have a comprehensive road map, and at the end of the day, illegal mining will be stopped.
According to him, the ministry will submit the bid documents to a technical session to critically look at it, analyze it, and send it to the Bureau on public procurement for final betting.
Kaigama revealed that five companies indicated their interest in the bid, and all of them responded, which include Matlock Nigeria and Partners Ltd, Ahila Technology Ltd, Focus Consult Ltd, Dotnet Technology Ltd, and Pathways Mapping, respectively.
Yobe set to focus on local revenue generation.
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National Chairman of APC Arrives in Maiduguri Ahead of APC Deputy National Chairman’s Children’s Wedding
National Chairman of APC Arrives in Maiduguri Ahead of APC Deputy National Chairman’s Children’s Wedding
By: Our Reporter
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State, leading the National Working Committee of the APC and other party stalwarts.
The visit is in honor of the wedding ceremony of the children of Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Bukar Dalori, Deputy National Chairman (North) of the APC. Upon arrival, Dr. Ganduje was warmly received by the Borno State Deputy Governor, Hon. Umar Usman Kadafur, Deputy National Chairman, Hon Ali Bukar Dalori and other dignitaries, including the Borno State APC Chairman.
The wedding ceremony, scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 18, 2025, promises to be a grand celebration of love, unity and family. The event will be attended by prominent politicians, business leaders, and dignitaries from across Nigeria.
The arrival of Dr. Ganduje and other APC leaders is a testament to the strong bonds of unity and solidarity within the party. It also underscores the importance of family and community in Nigerian culture.
As the APC family gathers to celebrate this joyous occasion, we are reminded of the party’s commitment to the values of love, unity and family. We wish the happy couple a lifetime of happiness, love and prosperity.
National Chairman of APC Arrives in Maiduguri Ahead of APC Deputy National Chairman’s Children’s Wedding
VP Shettima Arrives In Maiduguri On Condolence Visit To Families Of Slain Soldiers
By: Our Reporter
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on a condolence visit to the families of soldiers who lost their lives during a terrorist attack in Damboa.
The Vice President is in Maiduguri to extend the condolences of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the federal government to the families of the fallen soldiers and to honour their ultimate sacrifice.
The soldiers who died during the attack in Damboa, Borno State, paid the ultimate sacrifice while successfully repelling an onslaught that resulted in the neutralisation of 34 terrorists at a Forward Operating Base in Sabon Gari.
In the wake of the tragic event, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had called for a thorough investigation to uncover the circumstances that led to the unfortunate incident and ensure it serves as a valuable lesson to prevent similar occurrences.
The President extended his heartfelt condolences to the families of the fallen soldiers, saying their sacrifice in defending the nation will forever be honoured and remembered.
President Tinubu also commended the armed forces for their swift and decisive response, particularly the air component, in launching effective retaliatory strikes.
The targeted air raids resulted in the significant neutralisation of numerous terrorists and the destruction of their assets as they attempted to flee.
During his visit to Maiduguri, the Vice President will, at the instance of the President, also pay a condolence visit to Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum.
On the delegation of the Vice President are federal lawmakers from the state, including Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan (Borno Central), Hon. Abdulkadir Rahis (Maiduguri Metropolitan Federal Constituency), Hon. Usman Zannah (Kaga/Magumeri/Gubio Federal Constituency), as well as the Minister of Transportation, Hon. AjiKolo Ali Gujja, and a prominent politician, Sen. Saidu Alkali, among others.
On arrival, the Vice President was received at the Maiduguri International Airport by the Borno State Governor, the Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur; Minister of State for Regional Development, Uba Maigari Ahmadu; Special Adviser to the President on Health, Dr Salma Anas-Kolo; Deputy National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) North, Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori.
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