By Charles Coffie-Gyamfi, Abeokuta 15 December 2022 | 3:46 am The Ogun State chapter of Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has expressed appreciation to the Governor of the state, Dapo Abiodun, for increasing the remittance of the N500 million quarterly allocation earlier approved to offset pension arrears in the state. According to a statement in Abeokuta, yesterday, by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin,… The Ogun State chapter of Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has expressed appreciation to the Governor of the state, Dapo Abiodun, for increasing the remittance of the N500 million quarterly allocation earlier approved to offset pension arrears in the state. According to a statement in Abeokuta, yesterday, by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, the pensioners in a letter dated December 5, 2022 and signed by the State Secretary, Dr. Bola Lawal, applauded Abiodun not only for the timely release of the money, but also expressed surprise at the kind gesture of the governor whom they said was so magnanimous with them to the point of increasing the money from N500 million to N600 million from the third quarter of the year 2022. NUP, in its letter, said the governor’s gesture would go a long way in bringing comfort to the state pensioners, particularly at this period when their needs become so exigent. The letter reads in part: “Your Excellency, you promised that the N500 million usual quarterly release of gratuity would be increased and so, the third quarter allocation of this year was increased by N100 million!” The elderly citizens, however, pleaded with Abiodun to extend his magnanimity to cover them in their much-demanded consequential increase in pension in order that their joy may be full. As part of their solution towards offsetting the entire outstanding pensioners’ gratuity, the elderly citizens demanded that Abiodun should give approval for the state to obtain bond towards meeting up with their demands, stressing that Abiodun would have written his name in gold by doing so. “It would be recalled that at one of the meetings between the union and government’s side, the idea of obtaining bond to offset the outstanding pensioners gratuity came into fore. It would be highly appreciated if this idea could be approved by Your Excellency, as this gesture would make your name to be written in gold”, the letter concluded Latest NOW The family of Ojo Alokomaro in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, has announced the passage of Chief Nicholas Ojo Alokomaro (JP), the Alakata of Akata in Ogbomosoland, who died on Friday, December 9, 2022 during a brief illness. Alokomaro, who was a member of the Federal House of Representatives from 1992 to 1993, represented Ogbomoso South Constituency… 4 mins ago THE South African Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has held its election, in a move that saw the emergence of Oluwatoyin Oyekanmi as chairman of the chapter, alongside other executive members. The election, which was preceded by the composition of a five-member electoral committee under the chairmanship of Otunba Femi Jaiyesimi, at the instance… 4 mins ago A non Governmental Organisation (NGO), JumokeCares Foundation, has donated food, clothes, toys and other items to less-privileged children of Agbado and environs within Alimosho Local Council of Lagos State. The founder, Jumoke Kolawole, yesterday, explained that the gesture was to make the kids happy every Yuletide and beyond, recalling that she used to… 8 mins ago Urges users to download apps only from official sites, stores A MALWARE that steals Facebook account credentials, known as ‘Schoolyard Bully’, has infected over 300,000 android devices. This has prompted the Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) to issue an advisory, reminding users to only download applications from official sites and application… 9 mins ago About 619.7 million barrels of crude oil, valued at $46.16 billion or N16.25 trillion, have been stolen in the last 12 years, Nigerian Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has said. NEITI disclosed this, yesterday, in a statement signed by its Head, Communications and Advocacy, Obiageli Onuorah. Separately, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and other…
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