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Minimum wage: NUT, NULGE, MHWUN decry non-inclusion of members in Kano
Mukhtar Yahya Usman
The Kano state branches of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), and Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) have decried the non-inclusion of their members in the implementation of the new minimum salary scheme by Kano state government.
KANO FOCUS reports that the Kano state government had excluded teachers and local government employers from the N30,600 minimum salary scheme it started paying in December 2019.
NUT chairman in Kano, Muhammad Abubakar Hambali said the three unions will meet with government representatives on Thursday to find out when their members will start benefiting from the salary increment.
A cross-section of primary school teachers and local government employees in Kano, told KANO FOCUS that they received increments in their December salaries that are not commensurate with the new salary scheme.
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Bilkisu Muhammad, a primary school teacher said she received N27,000 in December.
“I’m at 05/3 salary scale and I received an increment of N6, 000 only, which is below the N30,600 promised by government.” She said.
Another teacher Musa Shehu said he was happy when he heard the announcement of the payment, and had started budgeting for additional expenses.
Mr Shehu said he was however disappointed when he received a raise of N3,100 only.
Ibrahim Auwal, a local government staff who was receiving N19,000 at grade level 04/4 said he received N23,000 only with the new increment.
The office of the secretary to the Kano state government and the Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) had explained away the discrepancies as deductions approved by the NUT for the payment of Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) certificates.
However, the NUT chairman Mr. Hambali had rejected the government’s explanation.
“We approved the TRCN deduction for only a few teachers who were yet to register. Why then did the deduction affect all?” He asked.
He added that health workers and other local government employees also did not receive the full salaries provided in the new scheme even though they don’t have to register with the TRCN.
The Kano state Government under the able leadership of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has announced it decision to revisit the abandoned trailer park projects in Kano south zonal.
The decision was announced by Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf through his spokesperson Sanusi Bature after an unscheduled to the Dakatsalle site of one of the abandoned projects.
According to the statement, these trailer park projects were initiated by the Rabiu Kwankwaso administration in 2014 at Dakatsalle, Gundutse and Dawanau but they were abandoned the immediate past administration of Ganduje.
The Governor who lamented the rampant blockage of road by heavy duty vehicles creation unneccesary hardship to road users within the metropolis, said the decision to revive the projects particularly at Gundutse and Dakatsalle in Kano South.
“It was unpatrotic for the immediate past administration to have vandalised the third location of these projects in Dawanau, which was expected to serve Kano north but the project site has allocated plots to members of thier families and cronies.” Gov. Yusuf lamented
The Governor further stated that the reasons for resustsiting were for maintaining of safety, ease vehicular movement and economic development.
Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa added that the Governor has directed all relevant agencies to ensure strict compliance of road traffic and ensure that no major road is blocked by any gathering including Friday mosques within and outside the Kano city.
Similarly, the Governor has revocked all lands allocated within the two trailer parks in Kano south (Gundutse and Dakatsalle) as part of the plan to revisit the projects.
It could be recalled that the projects were handed over to National Association of Road Transport Owners (NATO) to operate after completions
Sanusi Bature DawakinTofa
Director General, Media and Publicity, Government House, Kano.
The Executive Governor of Kano State His Excellency Abba Kabir Yusuf has flagged off the second phase of women empowerment on livestock entrepreneurship.
A statement from the office of the Governor’s Spokesperson Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa revealed that the women beneficiaries were given three small ruminants (goats) across the 44 Local Government areas of the state.
The iniative was championed under the State’s Livestock Fattining Programme of Kano Agro-Pastoral Development (KSADP).
While flagging off the second phase of programme, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf said as part of his administration’s commitment to fighting abject poverty, it has been resolved to coordinate a multi-dimensional approach to supporting the plight of women and youth for self-reliance.
He said under this iniative, the state is distributing seven thousand one hundred and fifty eight (7, 158) goats to two thousand three hundred and eighty six women beneficisries.
The Governor further stated that the programme will include the distribution of one thousand three hundred and forty two (1, 342) cows to women and youth and also one thousand eight hundred and twenty two rams.
While distributing the empowerment, the Governor issued a stern warning on diversion of the animals other than the purpose it was meant for.
Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano has inaugurated a 7.3 kilometer rural road equipped with solar-powered streetlights valued at over N4 billion in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area.
KANO FOCUS reports that the project which was launched Sunday, was originally initiated by Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’s administration in 2012 but was Abandoned by the immediate past governor in state.
Gov Abba Kabir Yusuf
Speaking during the commissioning ceremony, Yusuf expressed joy at fulfilling one of his campaign promises.
“Today, we witness the realisation of a commitment made to the people of Dawakin Kudu,” he said.
Dawakinkudu road
“I am delighted to commission this project, which will significantly enhance the socio-economic well-being of the community.”
The road project was revalidated last year under an agreement with H&M Nigeria Limited, the contractor, to complete and deliver it within the first quarter of 2025.
Sani Ahmad Mairago, Chairman of Dawakin Kudu Local Government, commended the governor for prioritizing and completing the project, describing it as a vital development for the local community.
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