Unregistered workers to forfeit salary, bonus in Kwara

• Minimum wage raises Kano bill to N150.9b monthly

Kwara State government has warned workers that are not captured by its Residents Registration Agency (KWSRRA) of forfeiting November salary and bonus.

Commissioner for Finance, Dr Hauwa Nuru, yesterday said that effective November 2024, workers, who have not registered, would not receive entitlements.

The state government lamented that many workers were yet to comply with the registration directive several months after.

Nuru, who spoke yesterday, explained that the move “is in line with the state’s commitment to accountability and transparency in resource administration.”

She added: “A directive had since been issued mandating all state employees, including those across the 16 local governments, to complete their registration with KWSRRA.

“The KWSRRA registration is a vital step towards establishing a comprehensive and accurate database that enables us to serve Kwara State residents more effectively.

“Ensuring that every state worker is registered strengthens our payroll system, enhances service delivery, and builds trust in our processes.”

The commissioner was quoted in a statement by the ministry’s Press Secretary, Babatunde Toyin Abdulrasheed, as saying the initiative would play a major role in resource management and planning within the state.

MEANWHILE, the Kano State government has earmarked N150,996,352,990.82 for payment of monthly salaries and allowances to civil servants and political office holders.

The governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, had on Friday presented the proposed 2025 appropriation bill to the tune of N549,160,417,663.00.

Addressing journalists at his office yesterday, the Commissioner for Planning and Budget, Musa Suleman Shanono, explained that the amount was based on the new minimum wage approved by the governor.

According to him, the amount is part of the proposed recurrent expenditure for the 2025 fiscal year, at N236,525,504,990, 82, representing 43 per cent of the total estimated budget.

The proposed overhead cost for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), according to Shanono, is N75,567,346,000.