Gov Radda gives ₦10K wage award to Katsina workers, ₦5K for pensioners

News Agency Of Nigeria 18:23 - 28 December 2023

Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State. [X:@dikko_radda]

Payment of the award would be made in January 2024, he added.

Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has approved an ₦10,000 wage award to all civil servants in the state and ₦5,000 for pensioners to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal.

His media aide, Ibrahim Kaula-Mohammed, stated on Thursday in Katsina that news about the award was conveyed by the state’s Head of Service, Alhaji Usman Isyaku.

“This is marking a proactive step to fulfil the governor’s commitment to gradually introduce measures to ease the impact of subsidy removal,’’ Kaula-Mohammed stated.

Payment of the award would be made in January 2024, he added.