The Yobe State governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni has approved the review of the monthly standing payment of gratuity from the N100 million to N200 million.
The Yobe State governor had since inception approved the sum of N100 million for settling the gratuity of retirees every month.
A statement from the office of the Hon. Commissioner of Finance, Alh. Mohammed Abacha, stated that Governor Buni approved the review to ensure an increase in the payment of gratuity to the beneficiaries every month.
The review would now provide room for a larger coverage of retired public officers and the next of kin of deceased workers to receive their retirement benefits.
The director general Press Affairs and Media to the governor said the upward review has demonstrated the commitments of the Yobe state government to ensure that retirees are paid their benefits in good time after retirement.
The next of kin of the deceased civil servants would also be paid the entitlements of their deceased relations to support the beneficiaries.
