Retired civil servants
23 Feb
A coalition of retired civil servants has called on Senate President Godswill Akpabio to intervene and reject a controversial bill that seeks to restrict the appointment of the National Assembly Clerk (CNA) solely to those who have served within the legislative chambers. The Coalition of Patriots (Retired Civil Servants) warned that the proposed legislation is…
1 Aug 2024
Zamfara State Government says it has paid the sum of N7.3 billion gratuities to retired local government and state civil servants in the state The Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Sulaiman Idris, made this known in a statement issued in Gusau on Thursday. Idris said the state government instituted a committee…
2 Jun 2024
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has announced that his administration has paid off more than N5 billion in gratuities owed to retired civil servants, clearing a backlog that spans 13 years. A statement on Sunday by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, explained that the government began paying the outstanding gratuities in February to state…
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