By Okon Okon, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The recent approval of increased peculiar allowances and welfare benefits for Federal Civil Servants has sparked renewed hope among workers battling the harsh realities of rising inflation, high transportation costs and dwindling purchasing power. For many employees in the Federal Public Service,Continue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says the approved monthly upkeep allowance for beneficiary students under its scheme remains N20,000. The Fund made the clarification in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by its Director of Strategic Communications, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi. Oluwatuyi said the clarification becameContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has begun implementing key welfare components of its renegotiated agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, in a directive issued to Vice-Chancellors of federal universities on Monday, announced a 40 per cent increase in theContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCTA), has hailed Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for settling their 13 months outstanding hazard allowance. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications and Social Media disclosed this inContinue Reading
