Yobe State Governor, Hon Mai Mala Buni has approved the payment of one month palliative bonus of N10, 000 for civil servants and N5,000 for pensioners in the state.
The state’s Acting Head of Civil Servants, Hamidu M. Alhaji, disclosed this in a statement made available to LEADERSHIP in Damaturu.
Alhaji said the approval is in addition to the earlier approved wage award for six months that has commenced last month.
According to the statement, a total of N695, 900,000.00 representing N320, 000,000.00 for civil servants and pensioners was approved at the state while N375, 900,000.00 was approved for local government staff and pensioners.
The Ag. Head of Service noted that the gesture was to cushion the effects of the current hardship, and to provide relief during the forthcoming Eid-El Fitr Sallah celebration.
He said the payment for the March 2024 wage award shall not be effected along with the March salary; however, the March 2024 wage award and the one month bonus are to be paid by the first week of April 2024.
Alhaji said urged civil servants to reciprocate the gesture by committing to their duties and continuously pray for the success of the Mai Mala Buni-administration.