The Federal Government has approved a monthly transport allowance of N70,000 for public servants for six months, beginning in November, following talks with organised labour. The agreement also covers outstanding allowances and other workers’ welfare issues, although negotiations over the effective date for implementing the national minimum wage remain unresolved.

In Rivers State, Governor Siminalayi Fubara has unveiled candidates under the Rainbow Coalition following his reconciliation with FCT Minister Nyesom Wike. Meanwhile, support for the establishment of state police has grown, and a court has ordered INEC to replace an NDC candidate with the winner of the party’s primary.

nment has approved a N70,000 monthly transport allowance for public servants for six months, starting in November, following a conciliation meeting with the Nigeria Labour Congress on Tuesday. The agreement also provides for outstanding peculiar allowance arrears to be paid in three instalments from November, while arrears owed to health workers are to be cleared over three months from December.

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