The Borno State Government’s, has approved an immediate implementation of promotion salary and payments of leave grants for civil servants across the state.

The implementation of payments were conveyed in an executive approval granted by Governor Babagana Zulum following a closed door meeting with the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) held at the Government House Maiduguri on Monday.

Zulum issued the directive following the submission of a service proposal by the Directorate of Establishment, Office of the Head of Service, which provided critical analysis and concrete recommendations on a state-wide implementation of the national minimum wage policy across different strata of the state public service.

After an interactive discussion with the stakeholders, and to ensure efficient and sustainable implementation of the wage reform, Zulum approved the Immediate implementation of the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 promotional benefits for all civil servants in the state.

Others approvals made include an mmediate payment of leave grants for all entitled civil servants for 2025 and a review of the salary arrears for secondary and tertiary education with a view to implementation towards September 2026.

The governor also established and directed a task force headed by the Commissioner for Ministry for Local Government and Emirate Affairs, Honourable Sugun Mai Mele, to review and submit a proposal on the implementation of the new salary scale and gratuity scheme for local government staff.

Zulum charged the Task Force to consult widely with all stakeholders, review extant regulations, examine existing state-wide local government workforce, and propose viable and sustainable options for a full-scale, state-wide implementation of the enhanced salary scheme for local governments in the state.

The Committee was directed to submit its report in two weeks for a speedy consideration.

The Governor also directed the Directorate of Establishment to submit a blueprint on a new employment and recruitment into the civil service on the basis of internal review of existing workforce, gap analysis and need assessment, especially of critical professions and expertise that have been depleted due to retirement and capacity flight.