PREMIUM TIMES reported how Mr Tinubu Sunday morning announced the monthly payment of N25,000 allowance to junior civil servants.
President Bola Tinubu has increased the proposed monthly allowance for federal civil servants from N25,000 to N35,000, an official has said.The increment was announced in a statement by information minister Mohammed Idris.The president made the announcement in his Independence Day broadcast to Nigerians, saying the allowance would be paid for six months.
Mr Idris's late Sunday night statement, however, shows the monthly allowance has now been increased to N35,000.The labour unions are expected to announce today whether they will proceed with the strike or suspend it.
Furthermore, the Federal Government announced that it will commence payment of N75,000 to 15 million households at N25,000 per month, for a three-month period from October-December 2023.In light of the discussions held during the meeting between the Federal Government and Labour representatives, the following were the major highlights:
v.) NLC and TUC will consider the offers by the Federal Government with a view to suspending the planned strike to allow for further consultations on the implementation of the resolutions above.
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