Osun State Will Not Pay State Workers March Salaries
Osun State received only N6.23m in funding for the month of March. According to Governor Rauf Aregbesola, the government will not be able to pay the State Secretariat’s electricity bills, let alone its N2.6bn wage bill.
March’s federal allocation represents a significant decline from February’s allocation of N1.677bn. Additionally, Osun State received N19.418m and N726.1m from the exchange rate gain and value added tax, bringing the total February allocation to N2.423bn.
The reason for Osun State’s insufficient funding comes from debt obligations amounting to over N2bn. The debt payments included external debt and an irrevocable standing payment order (ISPO).
Every other state was granted a March allocation of at least N1bn, with Akwa Ibom, Delta, Lagos, and Rivers States topping the list with N8.557bn, N6.062 bn, N6.612 bn and N5.427bn, respectively.
More Stories
DON FAULTS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIM WOMEN
A lecturer at the Lagos State University, Dr Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle, has lamented the growing discrimination against Muslim women in Nigeria....
SHELVE PLANNED PROTEST, KWANKWASO URGES ORGANISERS
Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has urged organisers of the nationwide protest to shelve the plan and exercise caution...
FG CHARGES MDAs TO INTENSIFY FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION
The Federal Government has urged Ministries, Departments, Agencies and bodies involved in fighting corruption to intensify their efforts and strengthen...
FEMALE STUDENT FOUND DEAD IN BAUCHI VARSITY BATHROOM
A 300-level Computer Science student of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi, Naja’atu Salisu has been confirmed dead after she...
PLANNED PROTEST: APC BACKS TINUBU ON 1999 CONSTITUTION
Amidst apprehension of a planned nationwide protest, the All Progressives Congress has urged organisers of the protest to shelve its...
BREAKING: SENATOR IFEANYI UBAH DIES IN LONDON HOTEL
Nigerian politician and businessman Ifeanyi Ubah has died. Mr Ubah suffered slumps after suffering what family sources described to Peoples...