Kebbi set to implement ₦70,000 transportation allowance for workers
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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — The Kebbi State Government has said it is ready to implement a ₦70,000 transport allowance for workers in the state to cushion the high transport fares occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy. Recall that the Kebbi State Government approved a ₦75,000 minimum wage for state workers and an additional ₦17,650 for teachers.
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✦Asked whether the state would pay workers the ₦70,000 recently approved for federal workers, to be implemented from November, Governor Idris said he had already set up a committee for the implementation of the transport allowance.
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₦70,000:By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — The Kebbi State Government has said it is ready to implement a ₦70,000 transport allowance for workers in the state to cushion the high transport fares occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy.Tuesday:The State Governor, Comrade Nasir Idris, disclosed this on Tuesday during an interview with journalists in Abuja.₦75,000:Recall that the Kebbi State Government approved a ₦75,000 minimum wage for state workers and an additional ₦17,650 for teachers.
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✦By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — The Kebbi State Government has said it is ready to implement a ₦70,000 transport allowance for workers in the state to cushion the high transport fares occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy.
✦Recall that the Kebbi State Government approved a ₦75,000 minimum wage for state workers and an additional ₦17,650 for teachers.
✦Asked whether the state would pay workers the ₦70,000 recently approved for federal workers, to be implemented from November, Governor Idris said he had already set up a committee for the implementation of the transport allowance.
Key Facts:₦70,000: By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — The Kebbi State Government has said it is ready to implement a ₦70,000 transport allowance for workers in the state to cushion the high transport fares occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy.Tuesday: The State Governor, Comrade Nasir Idris, disclosed this on Tuesday during an interview with journalists in Abuja.₦75,000: Recall that the Kebbi State Government approved a ₦75,000 minimum wage for state workers and an additional ₦17,650 for teachers.₦70,000: Asked whether the state would pay workers the ₦70,000 recently approved for federal workers, to be implemented from November, Governor Idris said he had already set up a committee for the implementation of the transport allowance.
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Asked whether the state would pay workers the ₦70,000 recently approved for federal workers, to be implemented from November, Governor Idris said he had already set up a committee for the implementation of the transport allowance.
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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — The Kebbi State Government has said it is ready to implement a ₦70,000 transport allowance for workers in the state to cushion the high transport fares occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy.
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Recall that the Kebbi State Government approved a ₦75,000 minimum wage for state workers and an additional ₦17,650 for teachers.
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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — The Kebbi State Government has said it is ready to implement a ₦70,000 transport allowance for workers in the state to cushion the high transport fares occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy.
