• Hausa Edition
  • Podcast
  • Conferences
  • LeVogue Magazine
  • Business News
  • Print Advert Rates
  • Online Advert Rates
  • Contact Us
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Leadership Newspapers
Read in Hausa
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Leadership Newspapers
No Result
View All Result

Over N5bn Paid By Gov Nwifuru As Gratuities – Commissioner

by Obinna Ogbonnaya
1 year ago
in News
Nwifuru
Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XTelegram

The Ebonyi State Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Mr Jude Okpor yesterday said that over N5 billion has been paid as gratuities to 2,099 retirees since Governor Francis Nwifuru’s assumption of office.

Advertisement

Mr Okpor maintained the present administration has cleared all arrears of gratuity owed retirees from the creation of the state to 2023.

In a statement made available to LEADERSHIP Sunday, the commissioner said that the last batch of retired workers in the state were paid last week and commended the governor for the prompt payment of the gratuities as contained in his electioneering campaign promises to the people.

“As at Thursday, May 9, 2024 the last batch (phase 11) which comprises of spill-over retirees between 1996 to 2021 were cleared and paid with a total number of 256 retirees receiving their payment in full, bringing the total gratuity amount paid in that category to N394,907,784.91 kobo.

“Also cleared and paid during the 7-day exercise were retirees between (2022-2023), with a total number of 277 retirees cleared and paid in that category, with a total gratuity paid, amounting to N1,030,972,870.05.

RELATED

Private Sector Participation Critical To  Development Of Niger Delta – Expert

NDDC Will Sustain Support For Digital Transformation In Niger Delta, Says Ogbuku

1 minute ago
Edo Gov’t Directs Okpella Kingmakers To Begin Selection Of New Okuokpellagbe

Gov Eno’s Defection Will Unlock Opportunities In South-South – Okpebholo

2 minutes ago

“Further breakdown of the total sum and beneficiaries reveal that the Governor Nwifuru-led administration in the first phase of the exercise paid a total of 3,610,330,485.64 to 1,566 retirees, who patiently awaited their entitlement from1996 – 2021.
“A total of 533 retirees were cleared and paid a total gratuity amount of N1,425,880,654.96 in the second phase.

“We therefore call on Ebonyi people to continue to reciprocate the good gestures of the governor through prayers and loyalty to his administration as his government girds loins for better gestures in favour of Ebonyi people,” he stated.


We’ve got the edge. Get real-time reports, breaking scoops, and exclusive angles delivered straight to your phone. Don’t settle for stale news. Join LEADERSHIP NEWS on WhatsApp for 24/7 updates →

Join Our WhatsApp Channel

START EARNING US DOLLARS as a Nigerian ($35,000) monthly. Companies are sacking their workers due to AI (artificial intelligence), business owners are in panic mode. Only the smart will make it. Click here


Tags: Francis Nwifuru
SendShareTweetShare
Previous Post

2,156 Children Malnourished In Marte Resettled Community – UNICEF

Next Post

Seven Tips On Healthy Fruit Juices You Can Make At Home

Obinna Ogbonnaya

Obinna Ogbonnaya

You May Like

Private Sector Participation Critical To  Development Of Niger Delta – Expert
News

NDDC Will Sustain Support For Digital Transformation In Niger Delta, Says Ogbuku

2025/06/08
Edo Gov’t Directs Okpella Kingmakers To Begin Selection Of New Okuokpellagbe
News

Gov Eno’s Defection Will Unlock Opportunities In South-South – Okpebholo

2025/06/08
No Trust, No Police
Backpage

No Trust, No Police

2025/06/08
Risk Managers Seek Review Of Nigeria’s Early Warning Systems
News

Risk Managers Seek Review Of Nigeria’s Early Warning Systems

2025/06/08
$300m AMCE To Curb Medical Tourism Drain
News

$300m AMCE To Curb Medical Tourism Drain

2025/06/08
We Will Not Be Deterred By Use Of IEDs In Shiroro – COAS
News

COAS Lauds Army Veterans, Reaffirms Support For Welfare

2025/06/08
Leadership Conference advertisement

LATEST

NDDC Will Sustain Support For Digital Transformation In Niger Delta, Says Ogbuku

Gov Eno’s Defection Will Unlock Opportunities In South-South – Okpebholo

No Trust, No Police

Risk Managers Seek Review Of Nigeria’s Early Warning Systems

$300m AMCE To Curb Medical Tourism Drain

COAS Lauds Army Veterans, Reaffirms Support For Welfare

Ebonyi Community Laments Govt’s Silence On Killings

Senator Karimi Pledges To Deepen Democratic Gains In Kogi West

Zulum Donates N100m To Wounded Soldiers, Bereaved Families

Kaduna PDP Decries Govt’s Inaction Against Banditry

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.